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Niger’s ousted president is being denied food and electricity, says European Union

The European Union Friday said it had “deep concern” about the treatment of Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Per Second News reports. Mr...

Just in: Guinea-Bissau President, Embaló, Visits Tinubu In Lagos

The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, on Saturday paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos, the first by any country’s...

Max Air Acquires 16 Year Old Boeing 777-200

Kano based Max Air Limited has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-200 aircraft to boost its passenger operations and enhance capacity on...

Fuel Subsidy: Need for Labour to tread softly, Softly 

The Labour Movement in Nigeria is up in arms against the Federal Government following the removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the...

Between the dialectics and the benefits of petroleum subsidy removal

By Paul Njowusi For many years, successive administrations in Nigeria had embraced the scam that the fuel subsidy regime exemplified in the mismanagement...

Inside Mele Kyari’s Gas Credentials

By Femi Soneye In March 2021 a few months before the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) came into force, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the...

Nigeria, US Military Officers Confer on Techniques for Protecting Civilians

Through these engagements, the U.S. and Nigeria aim to further develop the Nigerian military’s capability to ensure the protection of civilians during military...

2023: Ex-Zamfara Gov. Yari, Sen. Mafara quit APC, join PDP

Amid intractable crisis in Zamfara APC, two chieftains of the party in the state, former Governor Abdulaziz Yari, and Senator Kabiru Marafa, have...

Controversial ASUU payment platform, UTAS, faces another integrity test — Ngige

  Labour and Employment Minister, Dr Chris Ngige, said on Tuesday that the controversial University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) payment platform preferred...

Former mayor of Kabul becomes refugee in US after fleeing Taliban

Former Kabul mayor Fazal Karim Aimaq had seen more than his share of turbulence during decades of war, but nothing prepared him for...

Lagos Govt. releases White Paper on #EndSARS Panel report

  Living up to its billing, the Lagos State Government says it has released the White Paper on the Lagos Judicial Panel of...

Uzodimma says Imo state is safe, calls for prayers

  Governor Hope Uzodimma has reassured Imo indigenes that the state is safe and well protected from any form of violence, incursions and...

Again, 2 more INEC offices torched in Southeast

The spate of attacks and destruction of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices in the Southeast continues unabated with two offices in...

NDDC probe: Gbajabiamila saunters into venue, says Tunji-Ojo recused himself to ensure credible exercise

          The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday sauntered into the venue of the...

Reps committee summon Akpabio over alleged corruption, mismanagement and unwarranted meddlesomeness.

    The House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Friday summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to...

Nigeria sees highest one-day increase in coronavirus cases since pandemic began

  The number of positive coronavirus cases continued to climb in Nigeria on Tuesday. According to Tuesday’s 11 p.m. update from the Nigeria...