[DW] On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron had threatened to pull troops out of Mali if the political instability there continued. The West African nation has seen two coups d'etat inside nine months.

[This Day] The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced that the federal government has extended the commencement of the new passport regime earlier scheduled for June 1, 2021, June 8, 2021. This, it explained was to clear the backlog of appli...

[This Day] The federal government yesterday explained that the production of the first local vaccine for COVID-19 pandemic in the country is being threatened by its inability to raise the $1.5 million cost of the clinical trial.

[The Conversation Africa] Born to a French mother and a Senegalese father, David Diop has won the prestigious annual International Booker prize for translated fiction. He shares the prize with his translator Anna Moschovakis for the novel, At Night A...

[Daily Trust] The Senate, on Thursday, ruled out the possibility of giving Nigerians a new constitution despite a mass campaign for it.

[Mo Ibrahim Foundation] London -- Former President of Niger describes award as an honour for all Nigeriens

[Daily Trust] Women aggrieved over the widespread killings in the land have described Nigeria as one of the most terrorised nations on earth.

[Premium Times] The concessions will affect the Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano airports.

[Vanguard] "I am pleased to stress that in the past year (2020) Mine Action organizations have provided critical life-saving information to mitigate the risk by Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) for 206,970 (41,081 men, 55,095 women, 58,907 bo...

[This Day] The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called for the publication of assets declared by public and civil servants by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in order to curb corruption in the public sec...

[Daily Trust] Abuja, Kano -- The Senate, on Thursday, ruled out the possibility of giving Nigerians a new constitution despite agitations for a new law.

[Daily Trust] The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor Godwin Emefiele, might have made history as the only governor to be reappointed for a second term since the return to democratic rule.

[Premium Times] Mr Shehu's position came 24 hours after the Nigerian government accused Twitter of having a hidden agenda about Nigeria.

[Vanguard] "It is pertinent to note that there are some on-going programmes like: support to Ground Water Management in Niger Basin (AGES), project II to strengthen NBA and its Member Countries' technical capacity and human resources for improving tr...

[Premium Times] These were selected from a pool of over 1000 and according to Forbes Africa, they "survived and thrived during one of the most turbulent chapters on earth."

[Premium Times] The experts and politicians spoke at a webinar held by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ).

[Daily Trust] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria is dripping with bitterness and sadness.

[Premium Times] The U.S. authorities allege that the suspect ran the scheme between July 2017 and 2018, through hacking of over 5,500 company user accounts.

[Premium Times] Backers of the scheme include EU, Dangote, Visa, BUA, Lafarge, Microsoft and co, Vice President Osinbajo says.

[Leadership] FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria's premier and leading financial services provider, has announced the promotion of 1,179 employees to new grades, which was part of the year-end appraisal outcomes.

[Leadership] No doubt the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was devastating on the Nigeria economy. An economy which grew by 1.87 per cent in real terms in the first quarter of 2020, contracted by 6.1 per cent and 3.62 per cent in second and t...

[Leadership] Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the bank aims at empowering the cultivation of 80, 000 hectares of cotton in 2021.

[This Day] Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has distanced himself from statements making the rounds on social media, suggesting that he supported the agitation for the Yoruba Nation.

[This Day] The Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set standards for truck owners and drivers.

[Daily Trust] INEC, with the assistance and encouragement of APC - and I will also not spare the 'body language' of the sitting president - bullied young political parties and summarily deregistered them ultra vires the Nigerian Constitution as amend...

[Premium Times] Lagos was going to host the Championship for a second time.

[This Day] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State yesterday asked the state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, to resign over escalated insecurity in the state.

[Daily Trust] Like scavenger birds hovering over a carcass, Nigeria's out-of-job politicians have been gathering all over the country and turning the alarming state of insecurity into a perfect ploy to short circuit the constitutional schedule and pr...

[This Day] A member of the House of Representatives representing Abor Mbaise and Ngor Okpala federal constituency of Imo State, Hon. Bede Eke, yesterday alleged that security agents were killing people in the state.

[This Day] Pantami should stick to policy issues and ensure the independence of regulatory bodies