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Bauchi government creates 13 new emirates (LIST)

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has signed into law a bill creating 13 additional emirate councils in the state. Channel Television reported that the governor signed the 2025 ... Read More


Nigerian Army announces donation of 3,000 exercise books to displaced pupils in Benue

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Nigerian Army has announced it donated 3,000 copies of 60-page exercise books to pupils in Internally Displaced Persons' (IDP) camps and schools in Benue State as part of activ... Read More


Abia govt reacts to fake report of Otti's defection to APC

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Abia State Government has dismissed a report that Governor Alex Otti has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as fake. A Facebook page published the fake article on... Read More


UK Charity Commission freezes over 100 bank accounts linked to MFM

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- On Tuesday, the UK's Charity Commission announced it had frozen the assets of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International (MFM), a Nigerian-founded church. On its websi... Read More


Alaba market fire ravages law firm, furniture warehouse

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A night fire has destroyed the second floor of a two-storey building housing a law firm and a furniture warehouse in the Alaba International Market area of Lagos, leaving goods wor... Read More


Motorists, residents groan as potholes resurface on Akwa Ibom roads

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Once the pride of Akwa Ibom's infrastructure success story, the city of Uyo is again sinking into a familiar problem - potholes. Barely a year after major repairs that restored its... Read More


Mandykiss: Police redeploy DPO over unprofessional conduct

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer of Enu-Owa Division in the state, for lapses in hand... Read More


At Nordic Nigeria Connect 2025, Lagos vows to become Africa's innovation hub

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it is ready to become Africa's launchpad for Nordic innovation. It made the vow at the fourth edition of the Nordic Nigeria Connect (NNC... Read More


Nigerian govt pledges power restoration to revive Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Nigerian Government has vowed to reconnect the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) to the national grid in an effort to restart the joint venture asset. Bolaji Tunji... Read More


Senate proposes life imprisonment for persons guilty of defiling minors

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Senators on Tuesday debated an amendment to Nigeria's Criminal Code Act seeking to prescribe life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of defiling minors, regardless of gender. Th... Read More