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FUJI NOTE: Aderinto: In Praise of the Queens in Fuji Kingdom

Nigeria, March 7 -- Iyabo Alake Osanle, easily the most phenomenal female Fuji musician of the 21st century, burst onto the male-dominated Fuji scene on the cusp of the millennium with rare gusto: a m... Read More


Super Eagles goalkeeper Obasogie cleared of match-fixing allegations

Nigeria, March 7 -- Tanzanian Premier League club Singida Black Stars SC has cleared Nigerian goalkeeper Amas Obasogie of match-fixing allegations following an internal investigation conducted by the ... Read More


Akwa Ibom govt deletes video of Eno's 'insult' against critics

Nigeria, March 7 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has deleted a controversial live-streamed video in which Governor Umo Eno launched a verbal attack on his critics and made claims about the state's f... Read More


Former health minister appointed ambassador to Canada

Nigeria, March 7 -- President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of 65 ambassadors-designate to Nigeria's diplomatic missions worldwide, including former Minister of Health Isaac Adewole, who has... Read More


Food prices dropped by 50% amid agricultural reforms - Minister

Nigeria, March 7 -- The Nigerian government has said its agricultural reforms are beginning to yield results, with prices of essential food commodities dropping by as much as 50 per cent nationwide. ... Read More


Nigerian doctor wins leading women's award in Canada

Nigeria, March 7 -- A Nigerian-Canadian medical doctor, Kika Otiono, has received the Orleans Leading Women, Leading Girls Recognition Award in Canada as part of activities marking International Women... Read More


Nigerian troops rescue 12 kidnapped victims, arrest suspects

Nigeria, March 7 -- The Nigerian Army have said its troops have rescued 12 kidnapped victims in Ette Community, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east. In a stateme... Read More


Ministers urge stronger support for women-led businesses to boost AfCFTA participation

Nigeria, March 7 -- Ministers and economic stakeholders have said Nigeria's ambition to lead intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will depend largely on unlocking... Read More


INEC rejects Labour Party's request to dissolve states, LGA executives

Nigeria, March 7 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has rejected the Labour Party's request for the commission to dissolve all states, local government and ward executives of th... Read More


Iwo school hosts send-off for Federal College of Education's pioneer provost, Abdulrafiu Adebayo

Nigeria, March 7 -- The management of The Wings Schools in Iwo, Osun State, has organised a send-off ceremony honoring Abdulrafiu Adebayo, the pioneer provost of the Federal College of Education (FCE)... Read More