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State Police: Nasarawa Assembly joins 11 other states to approve bill

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has approved the constitution amendment bill seeking to establish state police, joining 11 other state legislatures that have endorsed the prop... Read More


Taraba Assembly approves state police bill

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Taraba State House of Assembly has approved the constitution amendment bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria. The lawmakers unanimously approved the bill on Tuesda... Read More


NTI centre managers suspend strike, reach agreement with management

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- The National Centre Managers' Forum (NCMF) of the National Teachers' Institute (NTI), Kaduna, has suspended its warning strike six days after it began. In a statement by its Natio... Read More


Afenifere leader Reuben Fasoranti dies at 100

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- The National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti, has died at the age of 100. Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa announced his dea... Read More


Senate considers increased funding for unity colleges, armed forces schools as bill passes second reading

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- A bill seeking to amend the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Act to strengthen the administration and funding of federal unity colleges and armed forces senior second... Read More


Northern Nigeria's tech turn: Solar, biotech and digital innovation can drive the change, By Mukhtar Yau Madobi

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Northern Nigeria is a region of contrasts - rich in sunlight, land and youthful energy, yet constrained by insecurity, unreliable electricity, unemployment, climate pressures and l... Read More


Reps order probe into corps member's death at NYSC camp

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the death of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Etimbuk Sunday, at the Corps Orientation Camp in Enugu Sta... Read More


Keyamo approves design for Lagos airport monorail

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo has approved the design of a proposed monorail to link Ikeja Railway Station in Lagos to Murtala Muhammed International... Read More


BREAKING: Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja, begins contact tracing

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Nigeria is on high alert after the federal government confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. The patient, a woman ... Read More


Journalists, media leaders honour Dele Giwa at book unveiling

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Journalists and prominent figures from Nigeria's media industry on Monday gathered in Lagos to honour Dele Giwa, the late founding editor-in-chief of Newswatch magazine, 40 years a... Read More