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NHRC establishes PWD rights, laws implementation group

Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday inaugurated the Disability Inclusion Technical Working Group (DITWG) to support the enforcement of the rights of Persons L... Read More


Road contracts below N20billion to be awarded to local firms - Minister

Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The Nigerian government has directed that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) Tax Credit road contracts below N20 billion be awarded to local contractors. The Minister... Read More


Ex-NNPC official convicted in US over $2.1 million bribery scandal

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- A United States judge has found Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian lawyer based in Los Angeles, guilty of receiving a $2.1 million bribe from a Chinese oil company to secure drilling ... Read More


Ex-NNPC official convicted in US over $2.1 bribery scandal

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- A United States judge has found Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian lawyer based in Los Angeles, guilty of receiving a $2.1 million bribe from a Chinese oil company to secure drilling ... Read More


Gunmen kill three police officers, steal rifles in Kogi-Kwara boundary ambush - Police

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Gunmen have killed three police officers after ambushing a security checkpoint in Kogi State. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning in Egbe, a town in Yagba West Local Gover... Read More


Nigerian govt set to arraign two captured Ansaru commanders on terrorism charges

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The federal government will on Thursday arraign two top leaders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The globally wanted defenda... Read More


Soludo orders prosecution of task force officials who shot at traders

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has ordered the arrest and prosecution of officials of a task force known as Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade (OCHA) who opened... Read More


Troops rescue Nigerian military officer abducted by gunmen - Official

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have rescued a major abducted on Monday by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Delta State, southern Nigeria. The rescued officer h... Read More


Nigeria's Health Financing Dialogue: Promises, gaps and the road ahead

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Nigeria's healthcare system is underfunded and overstretched, with millions of citizens paying directly for services at the point of use. More than 70 per cent of total health ex... Read More


Nigeria records 15,000 suicide deaths annually as stigma, criminalisation deepen the crisis

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- As the world marks the 2025 World Suicide Prevention Day, Nigeria confronts a suicide crisis that remains largely hidden behind stigma and silence. Despite an estimated 15,000 de... Read More