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Nigeria: No Fuel Price Increase in June, Deputy Oil Minister Sylva Says

Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva has assured citizens there will be no increase in the price…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Destroyed Materials Will Be Replaced in One Year, Electoral Commission Says

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says some of the destroyed sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials will take between six…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Decision to Ban Open Grazing Irreversible, Ondo Governor Akeredolu Tells AGF Malami

  Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu says the decision by the 17 Southern Nigerian Governors to ban open grazing in…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Cross River Governor Ayade Dumps PDP for APC

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has defected from the People's Democratic Party to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).…

4 years ago

There’s is a Deliberate Policy to Destroy INEC’s Ability to Conduct 2023 Elections, Prof Akinyemi Says

Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, a former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs says there is a deliberate policy to destroy the country's…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Kaduna Governor El-Rufai Backs Out of Reconciliation Meeting with Labour

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has backed out of a scheduled meeting between the federal government, state officials as well…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Labour Suspends Warning Strike in Kaduna

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended it's five days warning strike in Kaduna State. National President of NLC Ayuba…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Kaduna Governor El-Rufai Lacks Powers to Declare Labour President Wanted, Civil Groups Say

A coalition of more than 70 labour and civil society organisations (CSOs) says Kaduna State Governor Nasir El Rufai lacks…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Devolve More Powers to States, PDP Governors Tell Buhari

Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately…

4 years ago

Nigeria VP Osinbajo Debunks 2023 Presidential Ambition

Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has debunked suggestions that he has "quietly" expressed interest in the 2023 presidential election. Mr…

4 years ago

Nigeria-Turkey Relations: Buhari Seeks More Support for Humanitarian Efforts in Northeast

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater Turkish participation in the country's humanitarian efforts in the Northeast and economy.…

4 years ago

Buhari to Attend African Finance Summit in France, to Meet President Macron

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet France President Emmanuel Macron when he departs for the European nation on…

4 years ago

Nigeria to Reactivate Special Terrorism Courts to Prosecute Insurgents

The Nigerian Minister of Justice and Attorney general of the Federation Abubakar Malami has said the federal government will through…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Father Mbaka Criticising Buhari Because He Was Refused Contracts, Says Presidency

The Nigerian Presidency says calls by popular Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka for President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or be impeached…

4 years ago

Criminals Testing Will of Government But Nigeria Will Overcome, NSA Munguno Says

The Nigerian presidency says criminals in the country are testing the will of the federal government, but expressed determination to…

4 years ago

Amid Worsening Insecurity, Police IG Redeploys Senior Officers in Nigeria’s Southeast

Nigeria's Police boss Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the redeployment of senior police officers in the country's southeastern region, a…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Presidency Accuses Benue Governor Ortom of Desecrating Lives of Citizens With Accusations Against Buhari

The Nigerian Presidency has described the "litany of accusations and strings of emotional attacks" from Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom…

4 years ago

Nigeria’s Electoral Body Announces Date for 2023 General Elections

Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the next general elections in Nigeria will be held on Saturday, February 18…

4 years ago

Nigeria VP Osinbajo Says Country Cannot Afford Another War, Urges Elite to Speak Up

Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the country's elites to speak up against forces of division in order…

4 years ago

Bandits Release Abducted Benue Varsity Students

Three abducted students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in northcentral Benue State have regained their freedom. Catherine…

4 years ago