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Nigerian lawmakers seek 18-month waiting period before telecom firms recycle dormant lines

Nigeria, April 28 -- The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the timeframe for reassigning inactive phone numbers to new users to 18 months. The ... Read More


The Ibadan summit, opposition politics and 2027, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, April 28 -- "What a country? "Which country? "What other country do you think I could possibly be talking about? Nigeria, of course." "Baba Gbeborun. Community Radio! O ya, shoot. I am all... Read More


2027: Nigerian Senate to adjourn plenary for primaries

Nigeria, April 28 -- Nigeria's National Assembly will adjourn plenary on Thursday to enable lawmakers participate actively in their respective political parties' primary elections. The Senate Preside... Read More


Nigerian Senate declares seat of lawmaker appointed as UN Permanent Representative vacant

Nigeria, April 28 -- The Senate on Tuesday declared the seat representing Ondo South Senatorial District vacant following the appointment of its occupant, Jimoh Ibrahim, as Nigeria's Permanent Represe... Read More


Reps approve Tinubu's $516m loan request for road project

Nigeria, April 28 -- The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu's request to secure a $516.3 million external loan for the construction of sections of the Sokoto-Badagry superhigh... Read More


The credit revolution: Powering Nigeria's renewed hope, By Zainab Bakare

Nigeria, April 28 -- When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on 29 May, 2023, he inherited an economy in shambles and on life-support, while haemorrhaging seriously from criminalised state sub... Read More


MOVIE REVIEW: Bimbo Akintola drives 'When Moremi Falls', a step forward for Nollywood romance

Nigeria, April 28 -- What happens when a woman who has built her life on control meets a man she cannot control, and, more unsettlingly, cannot ignore? That is the gripping question at the centre of '... Read More


Court orders Nigerian Navy to vacate Port Harcourt property, awards N200m damages

Nigeria, April 28 -- A Rivers State High Court has ordered the Nigerian Navy to vacate a disputed property in Port Harcourt and pay N200 million in damages to the Lawrence Zidougha family, ending a lo... Read More


2027: GAC endorses Hamzat as APC's Lagos governorship candidate

Nigeria, April 28 -- The Governance Advisory Council (GAC), the influential leadership body of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, has endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as its consensu... Read More


Suspected meningitis outbreak kills several people in Sokoto village

Nigeria, April 28 -- A suspected outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) has killed several residents, mostly children, in Kurawa village, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, trigger... Read More