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BRICS Investment in Nigeria Soars 189% in Six Months
Nigeria’s foreign investment inflows from BRICS nations have soared to 189 per cent in the first two quarters of 2024, being January to...
Tanker Explosion Kills Over 90 People In Jigawa State
A tragic explosion involving a petrol tanker on Wednesday morning has reportedly claimed over 90 lives in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area...
Nigerian Lawmakers Use Hard Drugs and Support Dealers – Senator Kawu
Kawu Sumaila, Kano South Senator of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has accused his colleagues of consuming hard drugs in their homes...
Oshiomhole Opposes Creation of Nigerian Coast Guard, Cites Duplication of Duties
In an address during a Senate plenary, Adams Oshiomhole, the senator representing the Edo North senatorial district, voiced strong opposition to the proposed...
Nigeria’s Power Grid Collapses Twice in 24 Hours
Nigeria’s national electricity grid suffered its second collapse in less than 24 hours on Tuesday morning. According to a Punch report, the latest...
National Grid Collapses Again, Plunging Nigeria Into Darkness
The national electricity grid has collapse again. Operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) the grid collapse occurred at approximately 6:48 PM...
Tinubu Sponsoring Crises In Opposition Parties To Establish One-Party State – HURIWA
The Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is sponsoring the destabilisation of the two major opposition political parties...
Nigerians Losing Count Of Lives Lost To Insecurity – Peter Obi
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has lamented the incessant killings, kidnappings and other violent crimes across the...
With Nigerian Universities Underfunded, Lawmakers Seek Bill to Establish ‘Bola Tinubu University’
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and eight other members of the House of Representatives have proposed a bill seeking to establish a university in...
Peter Obi Criticises Tinubu, NNPCL for Fuel Price Hike Amid Nigeria’s Economic Struggles
Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, has attributed Nigeria’s “extremely difficult” economic conditions to the “wrong policy choices” by President Bola...
Courts Rejects Bail for Detained Binance Executive, Says Nigeria Can Handle His Health
Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial compliance, has been denied bail for the second time as he faces money laundering charges in Nigeria....
Niger Revokes Nationality of Former Tourism Minister and Eight Others for Collaborating with Foreign Powers, Treason
The Nigerien government has revoked the nationality of nine individuals accused of collaborating with foreign powers and engaging in acts that threaten national...