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11th Senate Race: Akpabio courts Tinubu, warns Uzodimma over ambition

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Senate President Godswill Akpabio openly asked President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday to support his bid for re-election as leader of the 11th Senate in 2027. He also appealed to the ... Read More


2027 Grammys: Davido, Tems, Asake, Ayra Starr submit works for consideration

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Nigerian music stars Davido, Asake, Tems and Ayra Starr have submitted albums and songs for consideration across multiple categories at the 2027 Grammy Awards, including Album of t... Read More


Make sure subsidy savings go to poor citizens, IMF tells Nigerian Govt, others

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday urged the Nigerian government and other African economies to ensure that savings realised from subsidy removal policies are channe... Read More


Nigeria's inflation eases to 14.63% in September

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Nigeria's headline inflation rate edged down to 14.63 per cent in September, from 15.39 per cent a month earlier, official data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Thu... Read More


Malnutrition admissions rise at ICRC-backed facilities in North-east Nigeria

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Malnutrition admissions at 10 health facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in north-eastern Nigeria rose 18 per cent in the first nine months ... Read More


Nigeria's fiscal crisis forced us to be creative, look beyond oil revenues - Cardoso

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, said on Thursday that Nigeria's fiscal crisis forced the monetary and fiscal authorities to be creative in revenue gen... Read More


How Toluwanisings died - Singer's PA

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Babadunni Gbolabo, the personal assistant (PA) to late gospel singer Olayemi "Toluwanisings" Bolaji, has revealed that efforts to save the singer's life took them to between seven ... Read More


How ex-SUG president died at NYSC camp - Official

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Etimbuk Daniel, has been confirmed dead while undergoing his compulsory three-week orientation course at the NYSC camp in Enugu... Read More


Soldiers, terrorists killed in midnight terror attack on Borno military base

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- About 20 security officers and an unspecified number of terrorists were killed during a Tuesday midnight terror attack on a military base in Borno State. Security sources told PRE... Read More


Diri counters Donald Duke, says Lagos-Calabar coastal highway buildable

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has faulted former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke's claim that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is unbuildable because of the swampy terr... Read More