Nigeria
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:01:23 GMTThe Bandit Warlords Of Zamfara - Devastating Conflict Over Land and Water
[BBC] In north western Nigeria bandit gangs raid villages, attack drivers, abduct schoolchildren, and kill anyone who resists. But who are these men, and what do they want? A new documentary from BBC Africa Eye talks us into the heart of Nigeria's wo...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:42:28 GMTNigeria Families Call for Release of Kidnapped Relatives After Fresh Threats From Kidnappers
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- A demonstration was held at the Ministry of Transportation in Abuja on Monday morning by the relatives of victims still in captivity.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:34:24 GMTNigeria's Jailbreaks Point to a Prison System Out of Step With Reality
[The Conversation Africa] On the night of 5 July 2022, 879 inmates escaped from the Kuje correctional facility in Abuja, Nigeria after an attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. Prior to this, the largest jailbreak was on 5 April 2021 when gunmen ...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 01:04:27 GMTWill Economic Collapse Precede Political Transition in Nigeria?
[CFR] Nigeria is staring down the barrel of financial bankruptcy.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:02:40 GMTTrain Attack - Gunmen Free More Hostages
[Premium Times] The terrorists are still holding 39 hostages
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:39:07 GMTSetting the Record Straight - Burna Boy Didn't Create a Music Genre Called Afrofusion
[The Conversation Africa] Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu was born in 1991 in Port Harcourt, the largest city in Rivers State in Nigeria. He would become known as Burna Boy, a singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing ...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:14:52 GMTNLC Fulfils Promise, Protests Against Fuel Hike, ASUU Strike, Bad Governance
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has finally embarked on a two-day protest it promised, to register its displeasure over the lingering ASUU strike and other issues affecting the country.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:31:46 GMTAlleged Organ Harvesting - UK Court Grants Beatrice Bail, Denies Ike Ekweremadu
[Vanguard] A London Court has granted Beatrice, wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, bail.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:31:43 GMTNBC Sign MOU With NGOs On Community Devt Programmes in Nigeria
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Bottling Company, NBC, through its parent company, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for a ?1 million donation with four implementing partners.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:31:40 GMTLagos Workers Ready for Solidarity Protest - NLC
[Vanguard] THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, said, yesterday, that it was ready for the two days nationwide protest, beginning today, in solidarity with the striking university workers.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:31:38 GMTBorno Tops Prosecution of Tip Cases in North Eastern States, Says NAPTIP
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP has said that Borno is the highest state among the North Eastern states with high number of Trafficking In Person (TIP) pending cases under prosecution.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:14:36 GMTNAPTIP Takes Fight Against Trafficking, Organ Harvesting to Facebook, Instagram, Others
[This Day] The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has taken the fight against trafficking in persons, organ harvesting and others to various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, telegram amongst othe...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:14:33 GMTOkonjo-Iweala Urges Members to Build On Ministerial Conference' Success to Revitalise WTO
[This Day] The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members of the global trade body to build on the substantive outcomes reached at its recently held 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12).
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:14:31 GMTNNPC Offers Exit Package to Staff Willing to Leave Before Retirement Date
[This Day] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has offered workers willing to exit the firm before their due retirement a "tempting" package to facilitate their leaving the company, THISDAY learnt yesterday.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:14:30 GMTBuhari to Stress Importance of Credible Polls in Monrovia As Liberia Marks 175th Independence
[This Day] As Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone head to the polls in 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari would today stress the importance of free, fair and credible polls in the countries.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:14:25 GMTGovt Procures Six More Attack Helicopters As Terrorists Release Four Kaduna Train Passengers, Keep 39
[This Day] The federal government, has procured six more attack helicopters to enhance the fight against insecurity, just as four more of the remaining 43 kidnapped Kaduna-bound train passengers abducted in the attack by terrorists on March 28, 2022,...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:31:35 GMT8 Repentant Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists Killed After Mistaking IED for Scrab Metal in Bama
[Vanguard] At least eight (8) repentant Boko Haram terrorists were killed while one injured by an undetonated Improvised Explosive Device(IED), in the North East of Bama local Government area of Borno state on Monday.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:31:32 GMT'Proposed Ban On Donkey Slaughtering Will Render 3 Million Nigerians Unemployed'
[Vanguard] Abuja -- THE Donkey Dealers' Association, DDA has told the Senate that the proposed ban on donkey slaughtering in Nigeria would lead to loss of businesses and investments for three million Nigerians.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:46:14 GMT2023 - Peter Obi Replies Atiku, Says He's Hopeful for Another Miracle
[Premium Times] Atiku, had in an interview, dismissed Mr Obi's presidential ambition, saying it would take a miracle for the former Anambra State governor to win the 2023 presidential election.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:46:14 GMTTrain Attack - Buhari, APC Have Irretrievably Failed Nigeria - PDP
[Premium Times] PDP criticises Mr Buhari while reacting to a video released by the terrorists showing bandits torturing some male victims among the captives captured during Abuja-Kaduna train attack.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:46:14 GMTKano Residents Protest At INEC Office As Registered Voters Reach 6 Million
[Premium Times] The protesters feared that they may not get the chance to vote during the 2023 election as the Independent National Electoral Commission announced July 31, 2022 as the deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration exercise.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:37:49 GMTLawmaker Wants JAMB Cut-Off Mark Raised, More Funding for Education
[Daily Trust] The Deputy Chairman Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, has said to address the failing standard of education in the country, the curriculum and quality of teachers should be improved.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:37:47 GMTArmy Rescues 7 Kidnapped Herdsmen, 200 Rustled Cows in Borno
[Leadership] The Troops of 195 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Operations Hadin Kai, have rescued seven herdsmen kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in Dusuman in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:06:42 GMTNationwide Ban May Create Worst Monster, Render 40m Nigerians Jobless - Okada Operators to Govt
[Daily Trust] Motorcycle operators popularly called Okada have warned that the proposed ban of commercial motorcycles as part of measures to tackle security challenges in the country will not only make 40 million Nigerians jobless but also create the...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:06:39 GMTStudies Reveal 75 Percent of Houses in Nigeria Substandard - Osinbajo
[Vanguard] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said studies have revealed that about 75 per cent of the houses in Nigeria are substandard.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:02:44 GMTSanwo-Olu Approves Four Work-Free Days for Lagos Workers to Get PVCs
[This Day] As the July 31 deadline for the procurement of Permanent Voter's Card (PVC) draws closer Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Monday approved a four work free days for workers in the State for them to get their PVCs.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:02:42 GMTEvans - How Police Tortured Me to Sign Statement Implicating Me in Kidnapping - Dismissed Soldier
[Premium Times] "I saw the corpse of three men on his phone, including the picture of Nwosu. I was forced to sign the papers because I was scared."
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:02:39 GMTInsecurity - Nigerian Govt Shuts Unity School Amid Ongoing Exam
[Premium Times] The ministry said it would communicate to the students how and when they would sit their papers they may miss as a result of the abrupt shutdown.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:02:36 GMT'Love, Damini,' Burna Boy's Latest Album Is the Highest Charting Nigerian Album in History
[This is Africa] African Giant Burna Boy is topping international charts with his latest album. The personal letter to his fans inspired by his life, is a fusion of sound, featuring popular musicians. The project has expectedly catapulted him and 'Af...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:59:59 GMTUnicef Laments Decline in Funding of Education By Niger Govt
[Premium Times] The UNICEF official disclosed that in 2017, N5 billion was allocated to education by the Niger government and only N1.7 billion was released.