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NMA demands removal of hospital director as doctors threaten strike

Nigeria, July 5 -- The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has called for the immediate removal of Olugbenga Owoeye as Acting Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hosp... Read More


How Nigerian professor taught Liberia's president, cabinet

Nigeria, July 4 -- It's not every day a professor ends up teaching a country's president. But that's exactly what happened to Eghosa Osaghae, one of Nigeria's most respected political thinkers. He did... Read More


Constitution Review: Senate panel receives 49 new states, LGAs requests, begins public hearings

Nigeria, July 4 -- The Senate Committee on Constitution Review (CRC) has received 31 proposals for the creation of new states and 18 requests for the establishment of additional local government areas... Read More


Energy security: Powering Nigeria's future, By Awaal Gata

Nigeria, July 4 -- There are moments in a nation's history when a single bold decision rewires the entire system and restores sanity to an industry long ruled by chaos. For Nigeria, that moment arrive... Read More


Four years of PIA implementation: How far, so far!, By Akpandem James

Nigeria, July 4 -- On 16 August, 2021, the then President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. He described the resulting Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 ... Read More


Troops foil terror plot, uncover 56 IEDs on Borno bridge

Nigeria, July 4 -- Nigerian Army troops serving in the military's Operation Hadin Kai alongside Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have deactivated 56 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) discovered on a... Read More


Who is afraid of the coalition?, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, July 4 -- The "owners" of political power in Nigeria appeared to have entered panic mode on Wednesday when the platform of the opposition, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), was to be lau... Read More


Court jails another set of eight Chinese nationals for cyberterrorism, internet fraud in Lagos

Nigeria, July 4 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced eight Chinese nationals to one year in prison each for cyberterrorism and internet fraud, in connection with a massive transnational cr... Read More


Like 'Gangs of Lagos', new film faces resistance from Badagry community

Nigeria, July 4 -- In a manner reminiscent of the furore generated by the 2023 movie Gangs of Lagos, several Badagry indigenes are fighting to stop the release of a film titled Badagry (I Bad I Gree).... Read More


Angelique Kidjo is first African artiste to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Nigeria, July 4 -- Singer, songwriter Angelique Kidjo is set to make history as the first African artiste to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The multi-Grammy-winning musician w... Read More