Nigeria Commissions West Africa’s First PCB Toxic Waste Facility
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria commissions West Africa’s first dedicated Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) treatment facility, marking a major step in combating toxic pollution and protecting…
Month: December 2025
Edo Deputy Governor Orders Upgrade of Rural Primary Health Centres
BENIN CITY, Nigeria – Edo State Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa orders improved funding, staffing and service delivery at rural primary healthcare centres to expand…
Akwa Ibom Court Sentences Four Kidnappers to Death
UYO, Nigeria – An Akwa Ibom State High Court sentences four convicted kidnappers to death by hanging over the abduction and killing of a…
NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Over Recalled Indomie Noodles Hidden Allergens
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s food safety regulator, NAFDAC, issues a public warning over a recall of Indomie Vegetable Flavour noodles after French authorities detect…
FEC Approves Nigeria’s 2026 Budget Ahead Tinubu’s National Assembly Address
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) approves the 2026 budget proposal, clearing the way for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to present the…
Navy Hands Seized Smuggled Rice to Customs in Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Navy hands over 58 bags of suspected smuggled foreign rice to the Nigeria Customs Service following a maritime interception…
When the Roads Go Quiet: How Fear Hijacked Nigeria’s Christmas Homecoming
(By Oluwafunbi Bello and Edino Cornelius) December is supposed to be loud in Nigeria. It is meant to roar with revving engines, raised voices…
NANS Urges Tinubu to Declare Emergency on Nigeria’s Insecurity
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) calls on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on insecurity,…
Reps Probe Alleged Alterations as PDP Demands Tax Law Delay
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives sets up a seven-member ad hoc committee to probe alleged discrepancies between tax reform laws passed by…
Insecurity: Tinubu Renews Push for State Police, Demands Local Government Autonomy
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu intensifies calls for state police and effective local government autonomy, describing both as essential to addressing Nigeria’s worsening…