Nigeria offers free train rides, cuts bus fares for holidays
The Nigerian government has offered free train rides and slashed by 50% public bus fares across the country during the festive season, in a bid to ease the financial strain associated with holiday travels. The move announced on Wednesday is to allow domestic travellers to visit their loved ones and hometowns “without stress and the […]
Nigeria aims to build Africa’s largest e-bus fleet
Nigeria aims to have the largest fleet of electric public transport buses in Africa, a minister has told the COP28 summit. Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar made the comments after President Bola Tinubu told the UN conference, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, that Nigeria plans to roll out 100 electric buses. Quoted by local […]
Nigerian man killed in test on bullet-proof charm
A man has been shot dead in Nigeria’s north-eastern Bauchi state while a so-called bullet-proof charm – or “gun medicine” – was being tested on him by a traditional healer, police spokesman Ahmed Wakil has said. The healer – who allegedly fired the shot with a locally made gun – has been arrested, along with […]
Nigeria begins mass HPV vaccinations to fight cervical cancer
Nigeria has begun a mass vaccination campaign against human papillomavirus (HPV) in a bid to drastically reduce cervical cancer rates. HPV, a common virus usually spread through intimate sexual contact, can in a minority of cases lead to cervical cancer. In 2021, a major study found the HPV vaccine was cutting cases of cervical cancer by […]
#EndSars hashtag revived in Nigeria three years on
#EndSars is once again the most-used hashtag on social media in Nigeria, on what is the third anniversary of a notorious shooting incident during a protest at a tollgate in Lagos. People are reflecting on the fortnight-long protests in which tens of thousands of young Nigerians took to the streets condemning police brutality, after a […]
Rema’s Calm Down falls off Billboard Hot 100 after setting new record
After a record 57 weeks, Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema’s song Calm Down has fallen off the Billboard Hot 100. “It made history, becoming the longest-charting and most successful African song of all time,” the music monitoring platform Chart Data said on X. The song smashed the 35-week record held by fellow Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid’s […]
Davido’s twins: Afrobeats star describes having ‘beautiful’ babies a year after son’s death
Nigerian megastar Davido has described welcoming “beautiful” twins a year after his three-year-old son’s tragic death. Davido’s wife, Chioma Rowland, gave birth to a boy and girl this week, the musician told a conference in New York. The couple’s late son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, died last October after drowning in a swimming pool. On Saturday, Davido […]
Naira Marley denies involvement in Mohbad’s death, vows to aid investigation
By Seli Baisie Nigerian music Star, Azeez Fashola, widely known as Naira Marley, has refuted allegations linking him to the untimely demise of his former signee, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Naira Marley took to his Instagram account to clarify his stance and express his intention to return to Nigeria to cooperate with […]
MohBad: Nigerian fans demand justice after Afrobeat star’s death
Hundreds of fans of Afrobeats star MohBad, who died last week, have taken to the streets of Ibadan and Asaba in Nigeria, calling for justice. It follows similar protests and an outpouring of grief in other cities across southern Nigeria this week. The 27-year-old singer, whose real name was Ilerioluwa Aloba, died in hospital in […]
Nigeria cuts down numbers billed to travel for UN General Assembly in New York
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the trimming of the Nigerian delegation to the upcoming UN General Assembly. In a move aimed at reducing government spending, President Tinubu has directed the US mission in Nigeria to issue visas exclusively to Nigerian government officials who will directly participate in the UN event, which is scheduled in […]
