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No Nigerian Airline has Boeing 737 Max in its fleet, says Aviation Minister

Several Nigerian Airlines team stayed busy on Monday, with a constant stream of questions from passengers asking if the airlines operate Boeing 737...

Buhari meets APC governors in Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with some governors on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), at...

Voter turn out low in Aso Rock Villa

Voter turnout was low in polling units (PU) 021 and 022, located inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as voters made their way to...

Emefiele and the stakes at CBN

                    By Sufuyan Ojeifo  As the central bank and apex monetary authority of the country, the major regulatory objectives...

9 women, 6 children injured as explosion rocks Mpape

A total of Fifteen people; nine women and six children, have been reportedly injured by an explosion which took place in Mpape, a...

Governorship elections: Group raises alarm over deployment of special killer squad to South South

The Niger Delta Peace Movement (NDPM), has raised alarm over the deployment of a Special Killer Squad to the six States of the...

Financial crimes: CBN, EFCC to monitor politically exposed persons

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have disclosed that they are collaborating on anti-money  laundry...

Nigerian corn farmers begin N3bn CBN loan repayment, BOA chief says 

As Nigeria sought to import 300,000 tons of maize last month to meet its consumption demand of 11.3 million tons, the country’s maize...

German govt. donates €15m to education for conflict affected children in Nigeria

The German Government has announced a new contribution of 15 million euros to UNICEF Nigeria, to support the provision of quality and equitable...

Presidential polls: Appeal Court grants Atiku access to INEC electoral materials

A three-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday in Abuja, granted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku...

IGP deploys 7 DIGs, 10 AIGs, 277 CPs for gubernatorial election

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Mohammed Adamu, has deployed seven Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs), to the six geo-political...

Buhari To Nigerians: I will never let you down in my last lap

President Muhammadu Buhari told Nigerians that he stands behind them, even as many in the country bemoaned the level of division in the...

Obasanjo won’t stop criticizing Buhari: ‘ There is nothing personal between me and him.’

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he will continue to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari, saying, democracy involves criticism and that it is not...

In reversal, Amosun reinstates Ogun NLC Chairman

Bowing to pressure from the labor union, Ogun state governor Ibikunle Amosun abruptly reversed himself Tuesday and reinstated the state chairman of the...

Nigeria, African countries lags behind in world’s healthiest countries ranking

Whether it’s an unhealthy food diet, poor housekeeping, worsening environmental factors, limited access to health services, or a combination of all that and...

Dino Melaye alleges plot to end his life by Kogi government

The senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has again accused the state government of planning to assassinate him on March 8 or 9....