April 29
Nigeria: Motorists Hike Transport Fares in Abuja As Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder
Premium Times
The crisis has led to an increase in the cost of transportation and commuters were left stranded at various bus stops on Monday as workers and students returned from work and… Read more »
Nigeria: Young Middle-Class Nigerians Are Desperate to Leave the Country - Insights Into Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor… Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Had Been Set Up' - LGBTQ+ Nigerians Battle Dating App Traps
Thomson Reuters Foundation
What's the context? LGBTQ+ Nigerians are fighting back against online dating attacks, exposing and even entrapping the criminals behind the assaults Read more »
Nigeria: Nollywood Produced 274 Films in Q1 2024
Premium Times
As indicated in the report, films in English constitute the chunk of the films produced during the period under review. Read more »
Nigeria: Again, Gunmen Abduct 18 Bayelsa-Bound Passengers in Ughelli North
Vanguard
No fewer than eighteen persons travelling from Warri to Bayelsa state in a private company bus have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen between Evwreni and Ogor… Read more »
Nigeria: Four Killed, Many Injured As Herdsmen Attack Nimbo Community
Vanguard
Fear grips Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State following the gruesome murder of four members of the community by suspected herdsmen on Sunday evening. Read more »
Nigeria: Many Killed As Suspected Herders Invade Enugu Community
Premium Times
The police have confirmed the attack, but said they would provide details later. Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists, Drug Dealers Use Crypto to Raise, Hide Over £1bn Illicit Funds, UK Laments
Vanguard
The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced a crackdown on criminals such as terrorists, drug dealers, and fraudsters who use cryptocurrency to raise and hide money. Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Nabs Man Carrying 4,000 Tramadol Pills in Lagos Airport
Vanguard
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a male passenger carrying 4,000 tramadol pills at the Muhammad Murtala International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Read more »
Nigeria: Nass to Consider Role for Traditional Rulers in Constitution - Reps Deputy Speaker
Premium Times
The deputy speaker said traditional rulers must have security of office, not guaranteed by the local government chairmen, governors or the president but by the constitution. Read more »
Nigeria: Zenith Bank Shareholders Approve Holdco Structure [press release]
Premium Times
In his remarks during the EGM, the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, thanked the shareholders for their unwavering commitment, which has been instrumental in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Naira Depreciated By 23% in 4 Days - Currency Dealers, Analysts
Vanguard
A surge in demand for dollars in the parallel market driven by banks and end-users combined with slow forex disbursement to BDCs by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, caused the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu At WEF, Says Subsidy Removal, Forex Reform Saved Nigeria From Bankruptcy
This Day
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said last year's removal of fuel subsidy and current efforts by his administration to manage Nigeria's foreign exchange market were necessary… Read more »
Nigeria: Tackling Insecurity and the North's Illegal Firearms Market [editorial]
Premium Times
PREMIUM TIMES believes that it is therefore incumbent on NSA Ribadu to develop a new security paradigm that will reverse this ugly landscape. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Approves Design of Sokoto-Badagry Road Project
Leadership
Minister of works, Engr David Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu has approved the design of Sokoto-Badagry Highway project as part of efforts to improve economic diversification in… Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal Necessary for Nigeria's Economy - Tinubu
Leadership
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again defended his administration's decision to remove fuel subsidy in Nigeria, describing it as a necessary action to prevent the country from… Read more »
Nigeria: Water Supply Cut-Off Cripples Businesses in Sokoto
Leadership
Sachet water producers, building-block moulders, car wash and commercial toilets' owners are facing harsh business fluctuation, as Sokoto State Water Board disconnected their… Read more »
Nigeria: Explosion - Atiku Commiserates With People of Rivers, Ogun [press release]
Premium Times
Atiku advocates that mechanisms be put in place for the transitioning to a much safer mode of transporting petroleum products, especially in urban centres. Read more »
Nigeria: Updated - JAMB Releases 2024 Utme Results, 76 Percent Scores Below 200
Premium Times
Between Friday, 19 and 29 April, more than 1.9 million candidates took the computer-based examination to rank candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions. Read more »
April 28
Nigeria: Tinubu Calls for Inclusiveness in Addressing Global Challenges
Premium Times
Mr Tinubu said capital mobilisation, which is needed to spur economic growth and associated advancements in Africa, cannot be overlooked any longer. Read more »
Nigeria: 19 Burnt to Death in Kogi Auto Crash - FRSC
Premium Times
Mr Agwu, an assistant corps marshall, added that the Toyota bus was travelling from Kano and was on its lane when the Dangote truck driver travelling from Port Harcourt wrongfully… Read more »
Nigeria: Oborevwori Brings Succour to Suffering Okuama People
Vanguard
On March 14, 2024, the once peaceful community of Okuama, a village of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, was thrown into turmoil as the news… Read more »
Nigeria: Transformative Leadership and Remarkable Impact As Md/CEO, Ekedc
Vanguard
When I assumed the role of MD/CEO at Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in 2022, I faced significant hurdles, including ATC&C losses at 29.87% and CE at 82.69%. With… Read more »
Nigeria: I Fought Militants, Boko Haram, Ipob Without a Scar - CP Adeoye
Vanguard
The retired Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye has recounted how he fought the dreaded Niger Delta militants, the Book Haram terrorists in the North East and… Read more »
Nigeria: How We Are Cutting 38-Mth Timeline for Oil, Gas Contracts in Nigeria - Olu Verheijen, Tinubu's Special Adviser,
Vanguard
·'In a year or two, most of what we are Read more »