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BREAKING: Fire guts section of Lagos Airport Terminal

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed a fire outbreak at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. In a brief statement posted on... Read More


ICPC arraigns Ebonyi official for N61 million money laundering

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Obasi Sunday, a staff member of the Ebonyi State Accountant-General's Office, before th... Read More


Udo Udoma gets new appointment

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the reappointment of the Oku Ibom Ibibio, Solomon Etuk as the chancellor of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU). Mr Eno also confirm... Read More


Executive Order on oil revenue enforces constitutional provisions - Presidency

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Presidency has defended Executive Order 9 (EO9), describing it as a constitutional instrument aimed at safeguarding public revenues rather than an attempt by the President to u... Read More


ANALYSIS: Africa must race to avoid being left behind in AI world

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the largest Artificial Intelligence gathering in New Delhi last week, his words carried a deliberate edge. "Design and develop in... Read More


Nigerian university expels 28, withdraws certificates of 15 over cultism, malpractice

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Senate of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), now Yakubu Gowon University, has approved the expulsion of 28 students over what it described as serious disciplinary offences, in... Read More


Africa Energy Leaders set for high-stakes forum on industrialisation, minerals

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- When African energy ministers, sovereign wealth fund managers, mining executives and project financiers converge in Dubai this June, the conversation will be markedly different fro... Read More


Court orders MSCN to 'preserve' copyright levy funds, halts withdrawals, transfers by CBN, 20 banks

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 20 commercial banks from from touching, releasing or transferring copyright levy funds received by ... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Tension in Nigerian Judiciary as NJC begins probe of top Judges

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The National Judicial Council (NJC) has commenced a discreet but far-reaching investigation into some highly placed judges in the country, including heads of courts, insiders at th... Read More


Fate of Democracy in West Africa: The Question of Political Legitimacy

Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The resurgence of coups in the West African subregion, exemplified by the coup in Guinea-Bissau and the thwarted coup in the Republic of Benin, indicates a decline of political leg... Read More