Nigeria
Statistics bureau adds illicit drugs business to Nigeria’s GDP indicators
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, has announced plans to include proceeds from illicit activities such...
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NDLEA seizes codeine worth N1.1 billion in Rivers; arrests Lagos chief priest for drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1.1 billion in...
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Lamentations as Lagos govt prepares to enforce ban on single-use plastics
Controversy, confusion, and lamentation have trailed the reactions expressed by stakeholders, including sachet water dealers and consumers, as the Lagos...
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Obi tasks Ohaneze Ndigbo leaders on national peace, unity
Peter Obi, 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party has admonished the new leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, led by...
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Four dead in terrorist attack on NIS facility in Kebbi
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the deaths of four individuals following an attack by suspected terrorists on its...
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SERAP drags Tinubu, govs to ECOWAS Court for using Cybercrimes Act to criminalise free speech
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit at the ECOWAS Court against the Bola Tinubu government...
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Lagos police arrested 2,176 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers in four months: CP
The Lagos State Police Command arrested 2,176 suspects between September 2024 and January 2025. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police,...
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Defence chief Musa hails air force’s operations against terrorists
Defence chief Christopher Musa says recent successful operations against terrorists and bandits in Borno and Katsina exemplify the effectiveness of...
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Ooni lauds appointment of Owoade as Alaafin-elect
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has lauded the appointment of Alaafin-elect Abimbola Owoade. He also congratulated...
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Kogi: Gov Ododo spends N7 billion to upgrade primary health centres
The Kogi government has committed N7 billion to upgrade 88 additional primary healthcare centres across the state. Governor Ahmed Ododo...
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