Nigeria - HenrisCounty

Dickson to inaugurate NDC Selection Committee

Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson will inaugurate members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Selection Committee on Monday 25 May, 2026 at the NDC National Secretariat. This was announced via a…

HenrisCounty May 25, 2026NDC, NigeriaNo Comments

Sport

Official: Joe Aribo, 9 other players to leave Leicester City this summer

Super Eagles of Nigeria midfielder, Joe Aribo, alongside nine (9) other Men's first team players will leave Leicester City at the expiration of their contracts this summer. Among the players…

HenrisCounty May 24, 2026Championship, Foxes, Leicester City, Nigeria, Stadium, Super EaglesNo Comments

News

President Tinubu hail NDLEA for ‘successfully dismantling’ multi-million dollar narcotics production network in Nigeria

Via a statement, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for the "successful dismantling" of a huge drug gang alongside a multi-million dollar narcotics…

HenrisCounty May 22, 2026Drug, law, NDLEA, Nigeria, President, Tinubu, West AfricaNo Comments

Business

We should be ‘concerned’ – Obi reacts after President Tinubu says Nigeria will spend ‘$11.6bn on debt servicing’

In a recent post on X on Nigeria's "debt servicing, borrowing and fiscal priorities", former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, reacted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's statement during his…

HenrisCounty May 18, 2026ADC, administration, Debt, Labour Party, NDC, Nigeria, Obi, TinubuNo Comments

Business

President Tinubu arrives in Kigali for Africa CEO Forum

Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has landed in the Rwanda Capital of Kigali for the Africa CEO Forum. The event, the 13th edition, themed 'The Scale Imperative: Why Africa Must…

HenrisCounty May 14, 2026Africa, Kigali, Nigeria, President, Rwanda, TinubuNo Comments

Technology

Nigeria ‘moving from SD to HD broadcasting’ as DSO set for launch in June

Mohammed Idris, Nigeria's Minister of Information and National Orientation (FMINO), has announced, the country's Digital Switch Over (DSO) project is now set for commissioning nationwide. This was made known via…

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Health

NCDC releases advisory on hantavirus in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has released a 'Public Health Advisory' on hantavirus in Nigeria. The advisory was released to address the recent reports of the…

HenrisCounty May 9, 2026Disease, Hantavirus, NCDC, Nigeria, ShipNo Comments

Sport

Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest: Awoniyi’s brace sink Blues at Stamford Bridge

Woeful Chelsea suffered a humiliating 3-1 defeat in the hands of Nottingham Forest in the Premier League match on Monday 4 May, 2026 at Stamford Bridge in London. The outcome…

HenrisCounty May 4, 2026Awoniyi, Chelsea, Nigeria, Nottingham Forest, Premier league, Stamford BridgeNo Comments

Politics

Obi, Kwankwaso dump ADC, join NDC

Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi; and former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have officially decamped from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and moved to the Nigeria…

HenrisCounty May 4, 2026ADC, Atiku, Kwankwaso, Labour Party, NDC, Nigeria, ObiNo Comments

Culture

Minimum wage in Nigeria ‘can no longer guarantee even the most modest standard of living’ – Obi

On Workers' Day, Friday 1 May, 2026, Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State, extends his "warm salute" to Nigerians workers, whose sacrifices on daily basis continue to "sustain our…

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Business

‘Nigerians actually speak very good English’ – Dele Alake responds to President Ruto

Dele Alake, Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals, has responded after President of Kenya, William Ruto, made a statement that suggests, the English Nigerians speak is not good enough. On X,…

HenrisCounty April 28, 2026Alake, Kenya, Mining, Ministry, Nigeria, RutoNo Comments

School

Nigeria hail Saudi Arabia for offer of scholarship to ’50’ students

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its gratitude to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia after the Asian nation offered fully funded scholarship to "50" Nigerian students in Petroleum and…

HenrisCounty April 27, 2026Mineral, Ministry, Nigeria, Petroleum, Saudi Arabia, Scholarship, Tinubu, UniversityNo Comments

News

NiDCOM warn Nigerians against ‘escalating anti-foreigner demonstrations’ in South Africa

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has issued a warning to Nigerians on the "escalating anti-foreigner demonstrations" in faraway South Africa. The warning was contained in a Press Statement on…

HenrisCounty April 25, 2026Foreign, Minister, NiDCOM, Nigeria, Ojukwu, Protest, South AfricaNo Comments

Science

Nigeria, other countries sign NASA Artemis Accord for ‘responsible space exploration’

Nigeria has joined more than sixty (60) other countries to sign the NASA Artemis Accord, committing "to a set of principles for peaceful, transparent, and responsible space exploration". Other countries…

HenrisCounty April 24, 2026NASA, Nigeria, Space, Trump, United StatesNo Comments

School

‘Heartbreaking’: Obi reacts to abduction of UTME students in Benue State

Former Labour Party (LP) member, Peter Obi, has bared his mind on the news of the abduction of "innocent" UTME students in Benue State. Taking to X, Obi described the…

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Business

We did not ban airtime borrowing or data advance services – FCCPC

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has come out to respond via a statement to a series of newspaper publication and a viral anonymous post in the social media…

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Business

Keyamo writes AON over threat by airlines to suspend flights over 300% increase in JET A1 fuel

Festus Keyamo, Minster of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has written the Airline Operators of Nigeria in a bid to work out a solution to the threat by Airlines to suspend…

HenrisCounty April 17, 2026Airline, Keyamo, Minister, NigeriaNo Comments

Politics

President Tinubu congratulate Wadagni Benin President-Elect on election victory

Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Romuald WadagnI, President-elect of Benin Republic, following his victory at the polls. This was made known via a State House…

HenrisCounty April 16, 2026Benin, Election, Nigeria, President, TinubuNo Comments

Edifice

NRS commissions corporate headquarters in Abuja

On Tuesday 14 April, 2026, the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) officially commissioned its "long-awaited" Corporate Headquarters at Plot 1241, Kur Mohammed Avenue, Central Area, Abuja, the NRS announced. The Service…

HenrisCounty April 15, 2026Abuja, Nigeria, NRS, Revenue, Service, TinubuNo Comments

News

SERAP urge NASS to investigate ‘serious allegations’ against INEC Boss Amupitan

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) ha called on the National Assembly to use its lawful oversight functions to execute "credible an transparent" investigations into what it termed "serious…

HenrisCounty April 14, 2026Amupitan, Election, INEC, Nigeria, SERAPNo Comments