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Oil markets will remain fragile for the rest of 2020, IEA says

  Oil markets are set to remain “even more fragile” for the rest of the year as Covid-19 infections increase globally, the International...

3 Christian men facing combined 35 years in prison flee Iran

    Three Iranian Christian converts, who were facing a combined 35 years in prison because of their faith, have fled the country...

President Buhari appoints four new permanent secretaries

    President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday approved the appointment of four new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The newly appointed...

Addressing poverty, suffering and insecurity can heal an increasingly divided Nigeria – Jega

      A prominent Nigerian and former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, says a high percent of...

Presidency Slams Obasanjo the ‘Divider-in-Chief’

The Presidency on Sunday aimed directly at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, attacking him as the “divider-in-chief” and insisting the former leader is not...

Torrential rainfall: Lagos community loses two children to flood water 

For the residents of Oyebanjo Street in Ketu surburb  area of Lagos, Saturday’s torrential rainfall can be anything but a blessing as they have lost...

SERAP wants court to compel NASS to publish details of corruption probes, public hearings since 1999

The National Assembly has been sued over its failure to publish reports of all completed public hearings and corruption probes by the National Assembly...

Edo Elections: No Voting Without a Face Mask – INEC Chairman

    The Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that they will deny voting to voter not wearing...

Rising food prices: Buhari meets governors, others to stave off crisis 

President Muhmmadu Buhari on Thursday met with members of the National Food Security Council (NFSC) at the Council Chambers of the State House, to...

United Airlines to Commence Direct Flights From Washington, DC to Lagos

  United Airlines is set to commence non-stop round-trip flights to Lagos, Nigeria (LOS) three times per week in March, 2021. Passengers on...

Rape: Osinbajo prescribes stiffer penalty for offenders

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has advocated stricter punishments for rape offenders especially in situations involving lecturers and their female students in the...

FG, 36 states, FCT debts now N31trn – DMO

    The Debt Management Office on Wednesday put the Nigeria’s debt at N31 trillion,  an increase of N2.38 trillion in three months. It...

CBN reacts to Economic Summit Group’s criticism of economic recovery measures, blames 60 % drop in national revenue, forex inflows

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Wednesday that the over 60 percent reduction in revenues accruable to the Federation Account, significant...

Let us blow our own trumpets, Buhari tells ministers, other officials

  “Information to the public should be better packaged; go on the offensive, we are proud of our achievements and we should blow...

My Response to President Trump’s Christian Massacre Allegation – Buhari

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday revealed he pushed back on U.S President Donald Trump’s claim that the Nigerian government was slaughtering Christians...

Gas pipeline contract cost inflation baseless, false, malicious, says NNPC

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described as false, baseless and unfounded the allegation that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline...