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Multi-billion naira fraud at NIRSAL a hoax, unfounded – Management

    Contrary to an online media report of a multi-billion naira fraud at the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending...

Five states N148bn richer as FG approves refund for federal roads rehabilitation

    Following the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), five states are to get N148.14 billion as refunds for rehabilitating or...

Why FG is cash-strapped, by Information Minister

      The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has attacked all Nigeria’s revenue sources, leaving the Federal Government cash-strapped, the Minister of Information and...

FEC reviews military operations in Northeast

    The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday assessed military operations in the Northeast amid complaints of inadequate funding and personnel in...

COVID-19: NNPC unveils contact tracing App

  In a strategic move to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in its organization and government offices, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation...

Majek Fashek: An archetypal musician, song writer, ace guitarist, says Information Minister

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed deep condolences over the passing on of Makej Fashek, saying he will...

For the first time in three months, Brent oil rises to $40

    For the first time since March, oil price rose on Wednesday with Brent going up at $40 just as optimism mounted...

FG set to auction 57 oil fields in June

     As indicated few months ago, the Federal Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has announced that  57 oil fields will be...

Budgetary cuts in health, education: SERAP reports Buhari, NASS to UN 

  The anti-corruption and good governance crusaders, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked three United Nations  special rapporteurs to prevail on the...

Reprieve as ICPC withdraws N1.1b fraud charge against ex-Customs boss, Dikko

  After about two years of evading trial, a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Inde Dikko and two others were let...

Another teenage female student gang-raped, stabbed to death in Ibadan

  Barely a week after a female university student was gang-raped and murdered in Benin City, Edo State, another student has been fatally...

Hunger Games – The Socioeconomic Divide and the Response to Disease Outbreaks

  By Dr Adaeze Oreh   The global count of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has since passed the six million mark, close to...

Looking beyond COVID-19: Developing Nigeria’s healthcare system

  By Daniel Obaseki The current COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm and shaken the health systems worldwide. Nations that apparently...

After self-isolation, Abia Gov. Ikpeazu says test negative for COVID-19

        After some days in self-isolation for being unwell, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State says he has tested negative...

COVID-19: FG lists guidelines for reopening of churches, mosques

    guidelines are baseline for states, free to introduce other conditions Ahead of the reopening of churches and mosques nationwide, the Federal...

COVID-19: Nigeria’s 812 health workers infected, now occupies 3rd position in Africa

          …40,000 pieces of PPEs distributed to health facilities   More than 812 health workers across the country have...