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NSCDC Detains 24 Officers in Connection with 37 Miners Who Died in Custody

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has detained 24 of its personnel following the deaths of suspected illegal miners in...

Flood Alert: Lagos Orders Immediate Evacuation of Residents in Ajah, Eti-Osa, Kirikiri, Others

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Government has directed residents of low-lying and flood-prone communities to move immediately to higher ground following a federal...

NAFDAC Director Defends 9-Year Record as She Laughs Off Resignation Demands

LAGOS, Nigeria — Professor Mojisola Adeyeye has rejected calls to resign as head of Nigeria’s food and drug regulator. She defended her nine-year record as...

Activist Raises Alarm Over Nigeria’s Proposed NGO Bill, Says It Could Cover Churches, Mosques

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian activist Mahdi Shehu has warned that a proposed bill regulating non-governmental organisations could affect religious institutions, schools, unions and community...

Reuben Abati: Fake Government Agencies in Nigeria: A Growing Menace [MUST READ]

Ghosts. Fake, fraudulent, dubious things are not new in Nigeria. The crisis of transparency in Nigeria's public sector payroll system began, for example, as...

Lagos Government Warns Car Spotters Against Stopping Luxury Vehicles in Lekki

LAGOS, Nigeria — Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has warned people who stop luxury cars along the Lekki-Epe Expressway to desist. The deputy governor...

ICPC Uncovers 2 More Fictitious Agencies in Presidential Council Investigation

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s anti-corruption commission has uncovered two additional fictitious government agencies during an investigation into a man accused of operating an unauthorised...

C.L.I.C.K.D.: Nigeria Opens Applications for Credit-Financed Laptops, Smartphones and Tablets

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerians can now register for a new federal consumer-credit programme offering laptops, smartphones, tablets and other digital tools through instalment payments. The...

Nearly 50% Female Students Face Gender-Based Violence in Nigerian Schools, Official Says

ABUJA, Nigeria — An estimated 42.3 per cent of female students in Nigeria experience gender-based violence during their education, a federal justice official has...

SERAP Demands Withdrawal of Social Media Shutdown Bill, Threatens Legal Action

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the National Assembly to withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026,...

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