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No more barriers for investors says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said with the launch of Focus Labs for the nation’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), the...
Sahara Reporters Publisher, activist declares intention to contest 2019 presidential Election
Mr Omoyele Sowore, an activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters an online newspaper, has announced his intention to contest the 2019 presidential elections. “It...
National Assembly has the constitutional powers to reorder sequence of elections
By Adum Ter Alex INTRODUCTION The very renowned and revered Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is...
UK government to build N350m prison in Lagos
The UK is to build a £700,000 (N350M) jail in Nigeria so it can deport Nigerian criminals and free up places in British...
Appeal court reserves judgment on Kashamu’s extradition to the U.S
The Court of Appeal, has reserved its decision on Buruji Kasha’s extradition to the United States. The Senator representing Ogun East, in 2015, secured two separate...
Independence Day Bomb Plotters Sentenced; Alleged Mastermind Gets Life
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced Charles Okah and his co-defendant, Obi Nwabueze, to life imprisonment for masterminding the bomb...
Former DMO boss says 45 percent of funds for basic education in Nigeria misused
The immediate past Director General of Nigeria’s Debt Management Office, DMO, Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, on Monday said that 40 – 45 percent of funds meant...
Our fragile media freedom: Are Journalists and Journalism under attack in Nigeria?
By Victoria Ayuwei, PerSecond News Twenty-three years after the crackdown on the media and the pro-democracy movements during the Military regime, Nigeria seems to...
Dacha Update: Search for kidnapped girls extended to neighbouring countries
The ongoing search for the 110 girls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, has...
N40bn: SERAP to Gov Yari: ‘Make clear commitment to abolish double pay, pensions laws’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “the Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari to emulate the example...
Nigeria reports record high Lassa fever cases with 317
Health authorities say a Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has reached a record high and there are suspected cases in neighboring Benin as...
Herdmen/Farmers Clash: Buhari blames Lake Chad shrinkage
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for an immediate action plan by African leaders and the international community to arrest the shrinkage of...
Buhari re-appoints Segun Awolowo NEPC boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Olusegun Awolowo as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)....
FG sets up committee to probe abduction of Dapchi girls
The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls...
With fresh momentum, Buhari urges party members to work for victory in 2019
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari has said he is aware of criticism of his administration’s slow pace of work, particularly, the delay in appointments to...
