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Buhari signs historic Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into law

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed a major piece of Police legislation into law that establishes an appropriate funding framework for...

Nigeria will defend, consolidate democracy in ECOWAS countries, says Buhari 

As one of the biggest democracy in Africa, Nigeria will do its best to consolidate democractic process in the West African sub-region. President Muhammadu...

Stop genocide against Christians in Nigeria, ex-US congressman, NFL star urge Trump

    A Former U.S NFL tight end and outspoken Christian, Benjamin Watson, is calling on Americans fighting for racial justice in the...

FG to create crime proceeds recovery agency

  The Federal Government has approved the Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of...

Osinbajo in Ghana, assures Nigerian traders of justice

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerian traders in Ghana of justice despite the delay in resolving stiff business regulations imposed on them...

Father of Microsoft’s co-founder, dies

    Williams Gates Sr., who stepped in when appeals for charity began to overwhelm his billionaire son and started what became the...

SERAP to FG: You have refused to obey 7 court judgments

  The Socio-Economic Rights And Accountability Project (SERAP)  on Wednesday took on the Buhari administration on rule of law, accusing it of failing...

l borrowed in national interest, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has justified his administration’s borrowing to finance infrastructure, saying the  loans are in the interest of the country to solve the...

President Buhari adds to divisions in an unhappy country – Soyinka

  Nigerian’s are deeply unhappy about the state of their country — and Noble Laureate Wole Soyinka  thinks President Muhammadu Buhari is exacerbating...

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...

FG reopens all airports to domestic flights

  The Federal Government on Monday announced the reopening of all the airports across the country for domestic flight.   The Minister of...

COVID-19 stimulus for media: FG awaiting NPAN’s submission, says Lai Mohammed

    The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government is awaiting the submission of the Newspapers Proprietors...

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...

Plot to kill US Ambassador to South Africa uncovered

  Iran is plotting to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa as it seeks to further avenge the killing of top Iranian...

2021 Presidency’s budget: Finance Ministry, EFCC, BPE, others deliberate on N10bn expenditure ceiling

          Agencies of government in the nation’s seat of power, the Presidency held a virtual budget consultations for the...