Medical Doctors in Kogi State on Tuesday took to the streets in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, to protest the kidnap of one of their colleagues, Dr Austin Uwumagbe. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers had last week abducted Uwumagbe, the Director of Victory Hospital-Annex at Ogaminana, in  Adavi ...

Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 27th September 2023. 1. New CBN Governor Pledges to Address Forex Obligations and Enhance Bank's Integrity: The newly appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has committed ...

By Williams Anuku The organised labour unions, comprising the Trade Union Congress, TUC, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, have declared an indefinite strike effective from October 3, 2023. TUC President, Festus Osifo declared the strike at a joint press conference also attended by the ...

By Samson Atekojo Usman The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Mr Olayemi Cardoso as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Other nominees who were confirmed as Deputies to Olayemi are: Emem Usoro, Muhammad Abdullahi-Dattijo Philip Ikeazor and Bala Bello. Their screening commenced after hours of ...

Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, will by 3 pm today hold a joint briefing to declare a nationwide indefinite strike. Vanguard gathered that the leaders of the two labour centres have resolved their differences that made only NLC embark on ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The continued rise in the price of crude oil at the international market has raised anxiety about a further petrol price hike in Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that the product sold at $93.55 per barrel on Monday, The development comes in the face of the Naira depreciation at the ...

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that the Federal Government will invest in the harmonisation of the country’s data through the National Identity Management Commission, noting that multiple ID registrations will soon be over in the country. Speaking while receiving the MTN ...

The continued rise in the price of crude oil at the international market has raised anxiety about a further petrol price hike in Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that the product sold at $93.55 per barrel on Monday, The development comes in the face of the Naira depreciation at the ...

Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 26th September 2023. 1. Senate to Screen CBN Leadership and Deputy Governors Nominees: Today, the Senate is set to conduct screening interviews for Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, the acting Governor of the Central Bank ...

By Don Silas The Federal Government, under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, has declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023 as public holiday in commemoration of Eil-ul- Maulid celebration by Muslim faithful. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, ...

Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 25th September 2023. FCT Minister Revokes 21 CBD Land Plots for Non-Development: The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has taken action by revoking 21 land plots located in the Central ...

By Racheal Ayodele The Federal Government has declared that the proposed Abuja-Lagos superhighway will be completed by 2027. Minister of Works Dave Umahi, while addressing newsmen in Lagos on Saturday, stated that the proposed 470-kilometre highway will last 100 years. He further disclosed that ...

Nigeria currently has 84 qualified paediatric dentists to attend to its children, Dr Ify Adegbulugbe, National President of the Nigerian Association of Paediatric Dentistry (NAPD) says. “There are many challenges facing oral healthcare in children. Currently, only 84 paediatric dentists are ...

Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 24th September 2023. State chapters and affiliate unions of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, appear to be gearing up for a possible nationwide strike following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum given to ...

Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 23rd September 2023. The legal battle over President Bola Tinubu's academic records at Chicago State University is set to resume in a United States court on Monday. This follows a decision by US District ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said it will sanction fuel stations that alter petroleum pumps. Farouk Ahmed, NMDPRA Chief Executive, stated this during an interactive session with commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The President Bola Tinubu administration has approved the implementation of 35% and 23% of salary increment for Staff of all Federal Tertiary Institutions. And also The FG will pay arrears from 1st January 2023. This is contained in a letter from the office of the Auditor ...

Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 22nd September 2023. On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu urgently filed a motion to halt the release of his academic records by Chicago State University (CSU) to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of ...

The Federal Government may spend about N1.68tn as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from September to December this year, an analysis of data provided by oil marketers and the sector has shown. PMS dealers stated on Thursday that the pump price of petrol should be between ...

Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 21st September 2023 The Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has overturned the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the March 18 ...

By Stephen Angbulu The Federal Government said on Wednesday that this year’s Independence Day celebration on October 1 will be low-key and will not feature the usual ceremony at Eagle Square, Abuja. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, said this year’s Independence ...

Here's a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 20th September 2023 In response to the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi, the ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Oil marketers have said that they can no longer sustain the distribution of petroleum products across the country. This is as s result of the hike in price of diesel used by these marketers to power their trucks. The product now sells for N1,100/litre in many locations. ...

About 104 days to the end of the year, President Bola Tinubu has yet to announce new dates for the conduct of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census. Nigeria has been brandishing an estimated figure for the last few years, as the last census was conducted in 2006, which gave a ...

Here's a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 19th September 2023 The meeting between the Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong, and the Nigeria Labour Congress has concluded without resolution, as organized labor insists that the Federal Government must address ...

The meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock with another meeting scheduled for a later date, The PUNCH reports. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, is also expected to meet with the representatives of the Trade Union Congress ...

as retailers have issued a cautionary note, suggesting that the cost of a 12.5kg cooking gas cylinder may soar to N18,000 by December unless the Federal Government intervenes to curb the activities of terminal owners. Olatunbosun Oladapo, the President of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied ...

Good morning! Here's a brief update Of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 18th September 2023 President Bola Tinubu has appointed Kingsley Stanley Nkwocha as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Communications in the Presidency. Nkwocha joins a team of ...

Outrage, yesterday, greeted the justification of jumbo pay for National Assembly members and political office holders by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, which said the lawmakers do not earn outrageous salaries. RMAFC Chairman, Muhammed Shehu, told NAN in Abuja ...

By Godwin Aliuna President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of 26 Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Advisors. Among those also appointed by Tinubu as presidential aides is Moremi Ojudu, first daughter of Babafemi Ojudu, the former Special Political Adviser to Vice-President Yemi ...

President Bola Tinubu has left Nigeria for the United States to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This was announced by the presidential media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Sunday afternoon. The event will be Tinubu’s first UNGA meeting since he assumed office ...

Good morning! Here's a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 17th September 2023. Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has praised former President Olusegun Obasanjo's second term, citing it as the most economically successful period in Nigeria's ...

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday described as malicious and untrue reports that there were plans to impeach him. He said the Senate under his leadership was stable and harmonious and could not be distracted by “the innuendo of the merchants of political tar brush by what ...

By Abdul Seye In the last three months since President Bola Tinubu announced the withdrawal of petroleum subsidy, Nigerians are still trying to grapple with the over 400 per cent increment while they continue to wait for the promised palliatives from the government. But the increase in the price ...

Good morning! Here's a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 16th September 2023 President Bola Tinubu appointed Dr. Olayemi Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, replacing Folashodun Shonubi, who was serving in an acting ...

By Ogaga Ariemu President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Olayemi Michael Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Cardoso is to serve a term of five years in the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the ...

By Muhammad Bukar The Kano to Maradi, Niger Republic $2 billion rail line project, awarded by the previous government under President Muhammadu Buhari, is expected to be completed by the set project target year of 2025. Speaking during an inspection of the project that commenced from Dawanau in ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Friday 15th September 2023 1. The Federal Government has said the nationwide blackout witnessed on Thursday is due to a fire incident and an explosion on the Kainji/Jebba 330kV line 2. There was widespread ...

There is a widespread blackout across the country following the total collapse of Nigeria’s electricity grid early Thursday morning. It was gathered that the grid collapsed totally around 12:40 a.m. on September 14, 2023, leading to the massive loss of supply to power distributors nationwide. ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Thursday 14th September 2023 1. The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has commenced the process of registering its over 40 million members electronically to consolidate its membership strength ahead of ...

The National Identity Management Commission may be moved to the Ministry of Interior, The PUNCH has learnt. The move is part of efforts to resolve issues around passport processing in the country. The NIMC is supervised by the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. On ...

Barely one week after leading a two-day nationwide warning strike,  the organised labour on Tuesday threatened to begin an indefinite strike should the Federal Government fail to meet its demands at the end of a 21-day ultimatum which will expire in approximately one week’s time. The workers union ...

By Yemi Balogun The House of Representatives has denied media reports that its members received N100 million as palliatives from the executive arm of government. In a statement issued Wednesday, Akin Rotimi, the spokesperson of the House, said they were compelled to respond following the media ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Wednesday 13th September 2023 1. The organised labour, on Tuesday, threatened to begin an indefinite strike should the Federal Government fail to meet its demands at the end of a 21-day ultimatum which will ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, 60,000 passport backlogs have been cleared within four working days. Media Adviser to the Minister, Babatunde Alao, in a statement on Tuesday, said Tunji-Ojo made the disclosure earlier in the day while receiving the Minister of ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Tuesday 12th September 2023 1. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, issued a directive instructing commercial banks on Monday to refrain from utilizing their foreign exchange revaluation gains for ...

By Ogaga Ariemu The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has launched a Power Outage Reporting (PORS) app on Monday. Unveiling the app to the public, NERC chairman Sanusi Garba said the commission encourages all electricity consumers to key into the innovation by downloading the PORS ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu A British Royal Navy warship, HMS Trent, has arrived in Lagos. The warship is visiting Nigeria for the second time as part of its West Africa regional mission to aid British allies and partners to combat piracy, trafficking and other illegal activities. The British High ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Monday 11th September 2023 1. No fewer than 399 pieces of improvised explosive devices were recovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency from one Asana Leke, 39, along Mokwa-Jebba ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the 36 state governors in the country to “disclose details on spending of the N2 billion palliative recently disbursed to each state by the Federal Government, including the names of beneficiaries and details of the reliefs so far ...