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Buhari’s anti-restructuring comment distasteful, “unpresidential’’, says PANDEF

  “Nigeria is in distress but the federal government has maintained the ostrich policy; refusing to accept the obvious, rather choosing to, un-presidentially,...

Twitter suspension directive to electronic media: SERAP slams, drags FG, Lai Mohammed to court

    The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order...

Osinbajo to corporate companies: Show drive for improved services, confidence-building in customers

Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has urged corporate organisations operating in the country to show commitment to improving services and building confidence...

Press Council Act amendment: Real threat to media freedom in Nigeria – Stakeholders

  Facing the crucible of Nigeria’s federal lawmakers, critical stakeholders in the media industry have spurned the proposed amendment of the Nigerian Press Council Act....

Three die in gas tanker explosion in Lagos

At least, three people were roasted in Thursday night’s gas tanker explosion in front of OPIC Plaza on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja...

‘Babies were ripped from wombs’: Boko Haram survivor testifies before U.S Commission

A Muslim woman from NorthEast Nigeria who claimed to have witnessed persecution firsthand criticized the Nigerian government’s response to the rampant violence impacting...

World Leaders Pay Tribute To Kenneth Kaunda

World leaders joined a chorus of condolences from around the world following the death of former Zambia’s President Kenneth Kaunda on Thursday at...

FCT N1trn land swap initiative with investors to resume — FEC

Land-swapping initiative with private investors who will in turn provide necessary infrastructure is to be reinstated by the Federal Goverment in the Federal...

Buhari’s vision has translated to boosting NLNG production capacity, growth in oil and gas sector – NNPC GMD, Kyari

  “The approval has created the condition for Train 7 and further incentisize additional trains to attain the 12 Train vision’’ President Muhammadu...

Poor mum sells two daughters for N300,000

  Dirt-poor 35-year-old mother, Blessing Ebuneku Agoro, has been apprehended by the Ogun State police for allegedly selling off her two biological underage...

Nigerians should be fair to this administration, says President Buhari

In a self-assessment, President Muhammadu Buhari has Nigerians to be fair to his administration, saying it is not doing badly in terms of...

Buhari to Nigerian youths: No more job vacancies for you

In what looks like a gloomy future for the youths, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday evening dashed their hopes of clinching federal jobs, saying...

Buhari in Lagos, inaugurates China funded Lagos-Ibadan new rail project

After the Chinese contractors failed to deliver the project in 2020 as scheduled due to COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the...

Former U.S President Trump praises Nigeria for banning Twitter

Former United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a statement praising the decision to suspend Twitter operations in Nigeria. “Congratulations to … Nigeria,...

Just in: FG declares Monday, June 14 public holiday for June 12 Democracy Day

  The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14 as public holiday nationwide to be observed as 2021 Democracy Day. Congratulating Nigerians ahead...

Secession threat: Buhari deals “coup de grace” to IPOB, says it’s going nowhere

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken his silence on the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), championing lgbo...