Breaking: Nigerian governor declares Friday as public holiday, gives reason

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has approved Friday, November 7, as a work-free day for workers in the state Theodora Igwegbe, the Head of Service (HOS), in Awka, the state capital, on Thursday, November 6, announced the development...

Nigerian Airlines Face Shrinking Routes And Low Passenger Volumes Over Unfriendly Policies

The domestic aviation sector in Nigeria is under serious pressure. Local airlines are seeing their routes shrink and passenger numbers fall, driven largely by high costs and unfavourable policy frameworks. According to Charles Grant, Chief...

Holiday Style Meets Community Spirit: Winter Fashion at Yew Dell with the Louisville Ballet

Styled By Cleo Heine Photography By Matt Johnson & Antonio Pantoja This holiday season, fashion takes center stage, but with a purpose. This winter fashion photoshoot, set against the breathtaking beauty of Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, brings...

Economy rebounds as Nigeria secures over $400m for IDPs, Sokoto health projects

Nigeria’s economy is showing renewed momentum, buoyed by rising investor confidence and fresh multilateral financing totalling more than $400 million to support internally displaced persons (IDPs), host communities in the North, and healthcare...

10 Nollywood Period Dramas Ranked by How Much They Make You Want To Time Travel

The urge to time travel lives in my mind rent-free. And because science hasn’t figured out time travel yet because scientists are focused on other things like curing diseases, period dramas are the only to satisfy this urge. So with that in mind,...

Emirates To Resume Nigeria Flights After Two Years

Emirates airline has announced plans to resume flights to Nigeria, after a two-year suspension of operations on the route. Naija News recalls that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stopped issuing visas to Nigerians in 2022 after the Emirates...

Africa loses five to seven billion dollars annually to medical tourism:NMA

Chancellor of the Ekiti State University, Dr Tunji Olowolafe, has said Nigeria and Africa cannot reverse medical tourism without deliberate investments in knowledge production, research, and medical education to strengthen local capacity....

OPINION: The Trouble With Nigeria’s Healthcare System

November 06, (THEWILL) — The quality of a country’s healthcare system is a mirror image of its leaders’ commitment to citizens’ health. Countries like Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland are among the world’s top countries with the best...

South-South Region Key To Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy Development, Says Oyetola

1 Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola (left) and Managing Director, South South Development Commission (SSDC), Ms Usoro Akpabio (right) when the SSDC delegation visited the Minister in his office in Abuja on Tuesday. The...

Baba Ahmed urges Tinubu to address Nigerians amid US threat of military action

Former Presidential Adviser, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has called on President Bola Tinubu to speak directly to Nigerians following recent threats by US President Donald Trump to deploy American military forces to Nigeria over alleged persecution of...

Tinubu’s Silence Makes Nigeria Look Weak — Ex-Presidential Aide Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

Former Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticized the President’s silence following the United States’ recent hard stance toward Nigeria, describing it as damaging to the country’s image. In a post shared...

70% of e-hailing cab users in Nigeria are women- new Bolt report shows

Only 30 per cent of e-hailing passengers in Nigeria are male. This is according to a report titled Ride Hailing Safety Perception Report by Bolt, a leading ride-hailing company in Nigeria, in conjunction with leading research company Ipsos....

Trump’s Nigeria War Rhetoric Exposes America’s Double Standards

The United States military has reportedly developed a range of contingency plans for potential military action in Nigeria, following a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump. According to The New York Times, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)...

Minister signs MOU with Afroliganza, CAFA to boost Nigeria’s fashion sector

The Honourable Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy, Barr Hannatu Musa Musawa, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Afroliganza aimed at developing a structured, values-driven fashion economy rooted in...

Emirates set to resume Nigeria flights after two years

Emirates airline has announced that it would resume flights to Nigeria, ending close to two years suspension of operations on the route. This was contained in a statement by the airline’s Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim,...

U.S invasion threat: Address Nigerians, ex-presidential aide tells Tinubu

Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, has called on the President to speak directly to Nigerians following recent tensions with the United States. In a post on his verified Facebook account...

South-South crucial to Nigeria’s blue economy, says Oyetola

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has underlined the South-South region’s central role in Nigeria’s maritime and blue economy development. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser, Bolaji Akinola, Mr...

NUPRC says new offshore facility FPSO will deliver major boost to Nigeria’s oil output

Nigeria’s crude oil production is set for a significant rise with the imminent deployment of the EMEM Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced. The...

Safety Index Report Reveals 81% of Nigerians View Ride-Hailing as Safer Than Other Transport Modes

A new Ride-Hailing Safety Index Report commissioned by Bolt and conducted by leading research company, Ipsos, reveals that 81% of Nigerian passengers perceive ride-hailing as safer than other transport options, underscoring the growing trust in...

Nigeria: Real estate firm boosts Abuja hospitality industry

A real estate and hospitality firm, AIBEN Investment and Properties Limited, has unveiled its new luxury facility, Bourdillon Hotel, in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja, with a pledge to redefine the city’s hospitality and tourism experience. Speaking...