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Defence Headquarters clarifies relationship with US troops deployed to Nigeria

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Defence Headquarters has issued a clarification on Nigeria's security relationship with the United States following an announcement by US authorities that the country has deploy... Read More


Group criticises Senate, demands mandatory real-time results transmission

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- A civic organisation, Connected Advocacy, has criticised the Nigerian Senate's rejection of a proposed amendment mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results, des... Read More


Nigeria's health workers suspend strike after 84 days

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has suspended its nationwide strike following an agreement with the federal government to implement overdue salary adjustments and other outs... Read More


Nigerian university bans activities of Neolife, Faith Heroic Group

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has banned the activities of Neolife and Faith Heroic Group (FHG) on campus and asked students to stay away from them. In a memo ... Read More


Resident doctors caution against misinformation on snakebite treatment after Ifunanya's death

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has cautioned against the spread of medical misinformation following the death of fast-rising singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, who died... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria Immigration Service says document Ozekhome gave British court is fake

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Fresh evidence has emerged showing that a key document presented by prominent Nigerian lawyer Mike Ozekhome to a London tribunal to claim ownership of a house in North London was a ... Read More


Flight operations disrupted as workers protest concessions of Enugu Airport

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Many passengers were stranded on Friday morning when aviation workers at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, disrupted flight operations. The workers shut down flight operati... Read More


BUA Cement kicks off POP plasterboard production at Port Harcourt plant

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- BUA Cement has begun the manufacturing of POP gypsum plasterboards at its Port Harcourt factory, barely a year after operations started at the 2,400-ton per day plant. "Production ... Read More


'Taxi Driver' made me famous at 16 - Mandy Brown-Ojugbana

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Many Nigerians remember Mandy Brown-Ojugbana as the unmistakable voice behind the 1980s cover of Bobby Benson's 1950s highlife classic, 'Taxi Driver'. Released in 1986, the song be... Read More


Machina Emirate celebrates Kole Shettima, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- This weekend, the Emir of Machina, Alhaji Dr Bashir Albishir Bukar Machinama turbaned Dr. Kole Shettima as the Zanna Yuroma of the Emirate. This exalted position is only given to pe... Read More