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Anambra Governor appoints Tony Nezianya media aide

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra State has appointed Tony Nezianya, a veteran journalist and a former director of the News Agency of Nigeria,...

Buhari Recovering Rapidly, Says Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said he was delighted to see the rapid recovery President Buhari has made from his health challenges. Welby made...

Flouting his own advice, Trump will take extended vacation

(AP) — Donald Trump once questioned the wisdom of taking vacations. “What’s the point?” he asked. But now the president is getting ready...

NNPC Commended For Clean, Updated Audit

Once again, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has received a positive audit report. ‘’Let me at this juncture commend the Group Managing Director,...

Creative Industry Gets Pioneer Status’, Qualifies For Tax Holiday

The Federal Government has granted ‘Pioneer Status’ to the Creative Industry, in a landmark move aimed at transforming the industry to a creative...

Feeding Nigeria’s 200 million people will be huge business- First Bank CEO

Nigeria imports nearly a shipload of rice every week. But it is one of the most agriculturally fertile countries in Africa. The challenge,...

NNPC, Shell, Chevron Sign Agreements to Boost FG Revenue by $16 billion

Two sets of alternative financing agreements on Joint Venture (JV) projects to boost reserves and production in line with government’s aspiration were executed...

Saraki: APC Docile, Inactive And Not Same As Years Ago, Says I’m a Member ‘Body and Spirit’

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]enate President, Bukola Saraki,  has revealed that he has no plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the he is...

Despite IMF’s Forecast, Nigeria Economy To Grow 2.2 Per cent in 2017 Says FG

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government expects the economy to grow 2.2 percent this year, according to a strategy document cited by Reuters on Thursday. The...

Poverty-stricken Calabar man sells 2-year-old son for just N150, 000

Apparently ravaged by the current economic hardship, 52-year-old Abraham Udoh, has sold off his two-year-old son for N150,000 in Calabar, Nigeria. Udoh bargained...

Energy Integration: Nigeria to Extend Gas Pipeline to Cote d’ Ivoire

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) would be extended from Ghana to Cote d’ Ivoire...

In 2018 No Passport Without Identification Number, Says FG

Nigerians applying for traveling passports will have to obtain identification number from the National Identification Management Commission, NIMC, in order to be eligible...

It’s Luxury in the Sky As Emirates Airline Unveils New Cabin Lounge

Emirates’ premium flyers can now enjoy the airline’s newly revamped lounge aboard the world’s largest passenger plane. The redesigned airplane bar made its...

Buhari has been gone for months. The last Nigerian president absent this long died in office by Kim Dioone

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been out of the country since May 7, seeking medical care in London. He has not disclosed the...

I’m Not Dead: Awujale Denies Death Rumours

Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, in Ogun State, is alive, hale and hearty, contrary to widespread rumours about his demise....

Half year: Dangote Cement records 12.6% Sales volume increase across Africa

Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30th June 2017, posting a 12.6 percent...