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Lagos Declares August 20 Public Holiday for Isese Day, Honoring Yoruba Heritage

Nigerian Eye · August 18, 2025

Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has declared Wednesday, August 20, 2025, a work-free day for public servants in commemoration of the annual Isese Day. The announcement, made on Monday, August 18, underscores the state’s commitment...

Nigeria Info & Wazobia FM renew premier league radio broadcast rights in Nigeria

Pulse · August 18, 2025

Nigeria’s leading talk radio platform, Nigeria Info, has retained its radio commentary rights for the English Premier League (EPL) in Nigeria, extending its exclusive partnership with global EPL commercial radio broadcast rights owners talkSPORT...

Lagos Declares August 20 Public Holiday To Celebrate Isese Day, Yoruba Cultural Heritage

Sahara Reporters ·

Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has declared Wednesday, August 20, 2025, a work-free day for public servants to mark the annual Isese Day celebration. The announcement was made in a circular signed by the Head of Service, Mr. Bode...

Nigeria sustains 1.5m bpd oil output for second consecutive month — OPEC

The Guardian (Nigeria) · August 18, 2025

Nigeria sustained crude oil production at 1.5 million barrels per day in July 2025, maintaining the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) quota for the second consecutive month, according to the organisation’s August Monthly...

Nigeria is poised to deliver clean energy across Africa

Daily News Tanzania · August 18, 2025

ULSAN, SOUTH KOREA: PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu says Nigeria is poised to deliver clean and sustainable energy solutions not just in-country but also across Africa and beyond. The President made the remarks today at the commissioning ceremony of a...

Lagos APC Jubilates Over By-election Victory

Lagos Post Online · August 18, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State views its overwhelming victories in Saturday’s legislative by-elections as a powerful affirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and a clear sign of the party’s continued supremacy...

Nigeria News49 minutes ago ‘Unpaid Entitlements’ – Shaibu, Okpebholo Accused Of Alleged ₦40 Billion Treasury Looting Plot [See Document] Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has been accused of colluding with former Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, in a…

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Sources allege that the money is being disguised as unpaid allowances and entitlements due to Shaibu during his tenure as acting governor and deputy governor between 2016 and 2024. Sources told Naija News that to actualise the payout, Shaibu has...

Nigeria News14 minutes ago Tinubu Appoints GTBank’s Former Director As PenCom Chairman President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a former executive director at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), Opeyemi Agbaje, as the new chairman of the...

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Naija News reports that his appointment follows the seven-day ultimatum issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC had demanded the immediate reconstitution of PenCom’s governing board, warning of an industrial action should the...

Abuja authorities begin clearance of shanties in Nigeria’s capital

Premium Times · August 18, 2025

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has vowed to clear all illegal settlements, especially shanties harbouring criminals and preventing developmental projects in the Federal Capital City, adding that; “the ongoing onslaught on...

Lagos Judiciary rolls out programme for 2025/2026 Legal Year

Daily Post · August 18, 2025

The Lagos State Judiciary has unveiled the programme of events to mark the commencement of the 2025/2026 Legal Year, under the leadership of the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kareem Olanrewaju Alogba. In an official statement, the Judiciary...

Nigeria’s illegal bird-trafficking trade is worsening

Thred · August 18, 2025

The shipment was seized at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport. This incident is indicative of a broader, ongoing issue – Nigeria as a source and transit point for illegal wildlife trade, which treaties such as CITES (the Convention on...

Nigeria Deports 42 Foreign Cybercrime Convicts

Trust TV · August 18, 2025

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has deported 42 Chinese and Philippine nationals convicted of cybercrime and Ponzi scheme offences. They were among 192 foreigners recently sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos after being arrested...

Nigeria News27 seconds ago Tinubu Arrives Japan For TICAD9 President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Japan ahead of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), scheduled to hold in Yokohama between August 20...

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Naija News reports that the Nigerian leader, who left Abuja on Friday, August 15, was received in Tokyo on Monday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, alongside top Japanese officials. Tinubu’s entourage included senior government...

Ibadan North by-election: APC kicks, says vote-buying, INEC collusion marred poll

Daily Post · August 18, 2025

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State has alleged widespread irregularities in Saturday’s Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election, faulting the declaration of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidate as winner. This is...

Lagos: Man Remanded For Alleged Defilement Of 15-Year-Old Girl

New Telegraph · August 18, 2025

A 40-year-old man, Lekan Adebeshin, has been remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday. The incident reportedly occurred on August 10 at No. 11, Ojomo Amoka Street, Oju-Oro in...

Nigeria Reports People Missing After Boat Capsizes

MENAFN · August 18, 2025

(MENAFN) More than 40 individuals remain unaccounted for after a vessel transporting roughly 50 passengers overturned in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State on Sunday, according to the West African nation's emergency agency. The National Emergency...

Nigeria News47 minutes ago Instead Of Abusing The Judge, Prove You Are Not Terrorist Organisations – Falana Challenges APC, PDP Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Recall that a Canadian Federal Court had described both parties as entities that have engaged in conduct amounting to terrorism under Canadian law. The judge, Justice Phuong Ngo, made the declaration while dismissing the asylum appeal of a...

Nigeria News16 minutes ago INEC Publishes Particulars Of 637 Candidates Ahead Of 2026 FCT Elections The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the personal details of 637 candidates set to contest in the 2026 Federal Capital…

Naija News · August 18, 2025

This was made known by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, FCT, Aminu Kasimu Idris, alongside the Administrative Secretary, Abimbola Oladunjoye, during a press briefing on Monday. According to INEC, the action is in compliance with Section 29(3)...

Nigeria raises tax on expatriates earning over $521

GhanaWeb · August 18, 2025

In an increasingly complex political landscape, Sudan has become a stage for intersecting international and domestic statements that reflect the deep division over the direction of the war and the future of power. While the UN Security Council...

Lagos impounds 668 Okada in one week as mob attacks government officials

Nairametrics · August 18, 2025

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force), says it has impounded 668 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as ‘okada’, in one week following some security concerns. According to the...