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How ex-NSA Dasuki approved diversion of election security fund - Witness

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- A prosecution witness told the FCT High Court on Wednesday how N2.2 billion intended for election security was allegedly diverted from the Office of the National Security Adviser (... Read More


AFCON 2025: Five men who might decide Nigeria vs Morocco semi-final battle

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is racing toward its finish line. With just four matches left, Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt and hosts Morocco remain in the hunt for continental gold, and... Read More


Nigeria hires American firm to counter false narratives about country

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- The Nigerian government has hired an American lobbying firm for $750,000 per month over six months to defend its international reputation in Washington, spending a total of $4.5 mi... Read More


Yakubu Mohammed, Newswatch co-founder, dies at 75

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- Yakubu Mohammed, one of the pioneering figures behind Nigeria's Newswatch magazine, has died at the age of 75, barely two months after the magazine lost another co-founder, Dan Agb... Read More


Paystack launches microfinance bank

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- Paystack has launched a microfinance bank in Nigeria, marking a major expansion of its role from payment processing into broader financial services for businesses and individuals. ... Read More


ANALYSIS: 2025: The year PDP, Africa's former 'largest party', unravelled

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- At its peak, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described itself as the largest party in Africa and boasted that it would rule Nigeria, Africa's largest democracy, for 60 years. Ho... Read More


Health workers insist nationwide strike continues despite 'no work, no pay' order

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has directed its members to continue their ongoing industrial action, despite a federal government directive enforcing the 'no work, no pay'... Read More


The high cost of politics: Enabling corruption and fiscal indiscipline in Africa, By Uche Igwe

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- Elections are fundamental to democracy but their financial implications are escalating. Between now and 2027, many African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Congo, will hold... Read More


Who's afraid of madam governor?, ByTunde Akanni

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- The question is no longer whether Nigerian women are interested in power. The more honest question is whether Nigeria's political architecture is genuinely prepared for women to ex... Read More


ASUU-FG agreement introduces new allowances for professors, readers

Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- The newly signed agreement between the Nigerian government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has introduced a new professorial cadre allowance for professors and ... Read More