Nigeria Considers Airline Refunds Over Christmas Fare Price Surge
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s consumer protection regulator is considering compelling airlines to refund passengers over sharp increases in domestic airfares during the 2025 Christmas…
Group Donates 25 Motorised Beds to Niger Leprosy Hospital
MINNA, Nigeria – A humanitarian organisation has donated 25 motorised hospital beds to the Niger Leprosy Hospital in Minna, a move health officials say…
Customs Destroy N17m Expired Drugs Seized from Bauchi Smugglers
BAUCHI, Nigeria – Nigerian Customs officers have destroyed expired pharmaceutical products worth ₦17 million in Bauchi after intercepting the illegal medicines during anti-smuggling operations…
Human Rights Group Demands Arrests After Cleric Claims Government Knows Terrorists
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) issues a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute terrorists…
Nigeria Launches Youth Agribusiness Land Fund to Train Six Million
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s federal government has launched a new agribusiness programme aimed at training more than six million young Nigerians and expanding access…
Customs Seize ₦1.1bn Smuggled Drugs, Currency, Wildlife in Kano
KANO, Nigeria – Nigerian customs officials have intercepted contraband worth ₦1.1 billion, including millions of suspected counterfeit pharmaceutical capsules, foreign currencies, precious metals and…
Tinubu Orders 100,000 CNG Conversion Kits to Cut Transport Costs
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has ordered the nationwide deployment of about 100,000 compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion kits in a bid to…
TETFund Expands Medical Training Infrastructure to Curb Nigeria Medical Tourism
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is ramping up investment in medical education infrastructure to tackle the country’s persistent medical tourism…
Tinubu Nominates Tax Reform Chief Oyedele as Minister
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu asks the Nigerian Senate to confirm Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential tax reforms committee, as a minister…
Insecurity: Baba-Ahmed Blasts Tinubu Over Killings, Kidnappings Across Northern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria – Former Northern Elders Forum spokesperson Hakeem Baba-Ahmed sharply criticises President Bola Tinubu, accusing the government of becoming “desensitised” to widespread killings…