Shortage of banknotes in Nigeria: new protests in Ibadan
Angry crowds burned tires and blocked roads in Ibadan, a major city in southwestern Nigeria, on Wednesday to protest a shortage of banknotes that is […]
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Nigeria’s Electoral Commission confirms that elections will be held
Nigeria’s Electoral Commission (Inec) said Wednesday that the presidential election will be held as scheduled on February 25 despite massive shortages of gasoline and new […]
Nigeria tests biometric identification before elections
The Nigeria’s National Elections Commission (NEC) organized Saturday tests on biometric identification before the presidential election of February 25, to avoid the previous failures and […]
Nigeria: “The First Lady withdrew her complaint” against a student
The National Association of Nigerian Students had called for nationwide protests starting Dec 5. The wife of the Nigerian president has withdrawn her defamation complaint […]
Nigeria’s presidential election: Four candidates commit to civil “peace
Four of the leading candidates in Nigeria’s February 2023 presidential election pledged on Thursday not to promote any violence during the upcoming five-month campaign. As […]
Nigeria’s presidential candidates to launch five months campaign from Wednesday
The race for Nigeria’s presidential election will start on Wednesday. Eighteen candidates are on the starting line, hoping to take the helm of Africa’s most […]
Morocco, Nigeria, ECOWAS Sign Gas Pipeline Agreement
Morocco’s National Agency for Mines and Hydrocarbons (ONHYM), Nigeria’s National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), and the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) signed Thursday […]
Nigeria in crisis: calls mount for Buhari’s impeachment over insecurity and bleeding economy
Nigerian opposition senators have pushed for the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to face impeachment, 10-months before the end of his second term in office, over […]
Nigerian opposition wins Osun State governorship seat
The candidate of Nigeria’s main opposition party has won the governorship election in the southwestern state of Osun, the Electoral Commission said on Sunday, a […]
Nigerian presidential election: Bola Tinubu chooses a northerner as his running mate
Bola Tinubu, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), for the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, chose Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate […]