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Nigeria Bans the Use of Sytrofoam and Single-Use Plastics

Nigeria’s southwestern state of Lagos and the country’s economic hub has banned the use of styrofoam and single-use plastics to address environmental concerns and promote sustainability. The move comes as part of a comprehensive effort to mitigate the adverse effects...

Scores injured in an explosion in Nigeria

At least two people were killed and scores of others injured in an explosion in a residential area in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Oyo, the state governor said early Wednesday. “So far, a total of 77 injured people have been...

Nigeria’s highest court hears presidential poll challenge.

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has begun hearing the opposition’s challenge to the February 2023 presidential election result. The poll was won by Bola Tinubu but his main opponents - Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi - want the country's highest court to...

Five Nigerians jailed for exhuming skull ‘to get rich’.

Five men have been jailed for 12 years each in Nigeria after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull. They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor who said it was needed for rituals that would make...

Nigeria beat Ghana’s 2023 AFCON opponent Mozambique in friendly match.

Nigeria emerged victorious with a 3-2 win over Mozambique, who are set to face Ghana in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, in a friendly match held at the Estadio Municipal de Albufeira in Albufeira, Portugal on Monday. Mozambique took...

Flutterwave sponsors Nigeria Bar Association’s 17th annual business law confab

Flutterwave, a leading fintech company in Africa, was a proud sponsor at the recently concluded 17th Annual Business Law Conference organized by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The conference, which took place between Wednesday, 5th to Friday, 7th July 2023,...

Nigeria: Fuel demand falls following end of subsidies

Fuel consumption has fallen in Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu removed costly subsidies. This is according to figures released to the Reuters news agency by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. The average daily petrol consumption reportedly reached 48.43...

Tinubu Willing To Sacrifice For Nigerians, Says APC Deputy National Chair

Deputy National Chairman (South) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emma Eneukwu, has urged Nigerians to appreciate President Bola Tinubu’s willingness to sacrifice for the good of all. “The spirit of willingness to sacrifice as exhibited by President...

EU observers claim that public trust in voting was weakened during Nigeria’s elections.

The European Union (EU) observers have released a final report on Nigeria's recent elections, revealing significant problems that undermined public trust in the electoral processes. The report emphasizes the need for reforms to enhance transparency and accountability in future elections....

For hoarding fresh Naira notes, an Abuja bank manager was detained.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arrested an Operations Manager of a commercial bank in Abuja Central Area, for hoarding the new banknotes. The suspect was arrested by operatives of the commission for allegedly refusing to load...
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“Parliament Adjourns to January 2 Without Approving Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation”

Parliament has adjourned its seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament to January 2, 2025, without...
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