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One-million-man march staged at UN headquarters in New York by Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination

  “The protest is called to draw international support for their cause which includes an end to the genocide being perpetrated by herdsmen...

YLF to FG: Respect Nigeria’s constitution on VAT collection

  “The Federal Government, through the FIRS, should desist from usurping the functions of states. President Muhammadu Buhari swore to defend the constitution,...

We may resume suspended strike anytime from now, ASUU threatens

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) has threatened to resume its suspended strike anytime, accusing the Federal...

Rebound Tipped For Global Oil Demand

  After three consecutive months of declines due to the Delta variant, global oil demand is set to rebound with a 1.6-million-bpd jump...

Buhari seeks NASS approval for fresh $4bn, €710m external loans, pushing Nigeria’s debt to over N35 trn

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   “On July 7, 2021, the Senate had approved a loan request of N2.343 trillion, approximately $6 billion...

Revealed: Chief Justice of Nigeria earn trifling N279, 497 monthly, other judges earn as low as N206,425, N166,285

  …urges federal and state governments to live up to their obligations under the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and the...

Famed South Korean Pastor, David Yongi Cho, departs the world

  …authored many Christian books including the most read — the Holy Spirit, My Senior Partner, the Fourth Dimension, Unleashing the Power of...

COVID-19: Delta variant full of surprises, dominant in Nigeria, FG says

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Federal Government has alerted that the Delta variant of COVID-19 is “full of surprises” and dominant in...

Just in: Another jail break in Kogi, 2 soldiers shot dead, 240 inmates freed

  A midnight attack by gunmen on Sunday on the Medium Security Custodial Centre (prison) in Kabba, Kogi State, leaving two soldiers dead...

Buhari to lead Nigerian delegation to UN General Assembly

  President Muhammadu Buhari will lead the Nigerian delegation to the 76th UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The president is scheduled...

Ola Ibironke a.k.a Dudu Heritage slumps and dies at 61

  Ola Ibironke, popular music promoter and Captain of Ibadan Golf Club (IGC), is dead. Popularly called ‘Dudu Heritage, Ibironke reportedly died suddenly...

Daniil Medvedev beats Novak Djokovic in 2021 US Open men’s final

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev won his first Grand Slam title by shattering Novak Djokovic’s hopes of completing a calendar sweep of the majors in...

Defunct Air Namibia owes N$3.5bn to creditors

The liquidators of Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) say the defunct state-owned airline’s liabilities total NAD3.5 billion Namibian dollars (USD247.3 million), NAD2.3 billion...

Ex-Governor in Northern Nigeria, after closed-door meeting with Obasanjo, says Nigeria is bleeding profusely

  Upset by the hemming in of Nigerians amid deteriorating insecurity in the country, a former Jigawa Governor Sule Lamido, says Nigeria is...

Nigeria requires between $3 and $5 billion annual spending in power sector in next 15 years, says Schneider Electric

  In a bid to actualize Nigeria’s industrialization goals, stakeholders in the nation’s power sector have been urged to upscale their investment in...

Suspension of internet in Zamfara, Katsina: Reverse it now, SERAP tells Buhari

  “Shutdowns exert significant chilling effects, with direct implications on participatory democracy, whose existence depends upon an active and informed citizenry capable of...