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Nigeria’s Super Falcons’ handler, Oshoala, books a place in Spanish squad

      Barcelona Ladies’ striker, Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala has been named in the Spanish Primera Iberdola Team of the Season. The 25-year-old...

Petrol pump pricing: PPPRA recants, says’ll still provide guiding price

      The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) on Sunday retracted its earlier statement removing price cap of petrol and giving...

COVID-19 100 days : FG to establish infectious disease laboratory in 36 states, FCT

As Nigeria marks 100 days of the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Government says it plans to set up at least one...

Nigerian Government is committed to combating violence against women, girls – Agba

  Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, says that the Nigerian government is committed to the global...

NNPC alerts of contaminated diesel in circulation

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has alerted the public of contaminated diesel that is harmful to machines and environment being sold...

Tragedy: DPO, seven other policemen, women  killed in Kogi 

  Armed robbers struck at a branch of a first generation bank in lsanlu, Kogi State, on Thursday leaving a trail of murders of nine...

Nigeria nominates Okonjo-Iweala for DG, World Trade Organization

  Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, has been nominated for election as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)...

Multi-billion naira fraud at NIRSAL a hoax, unfounded – Management

    Contrary to an online media report of a multi-billion naira fraud at the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending...

Why FG is cash-strapped, by Information Minister

      The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has attacked all Nigeria’s revenue sources, leaving the Federal Government cash-strapped, the Minister of Information and...

COVID-19: NNPC unveils contact tracing App

  In a strategic move to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in its organization and government offices, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation...

After self-isolation, Abia Gov. Ikpeazu says test negative for COVID-19

        After some days in self-isolation for being unwell, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State says he has tested negative...

COVID-19: Nigeria’s 812 health workers infected, now occupies 3rd position in Africa

          …40,000 pieces of PPEs distributed to health facilities   More than 812 health workers across the country have...

Politics and Nigeria’s Electricity Sector by  Reuben Abati 

  While Nigerians are busy with the management of COVID-19 and its many fall-outs, fire has been burning in other aspects of national...

Declare jailed Orji Kalu’s seat vacant, protesters tell Senate President 

  Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday massed at the National Assembly, demanding that the seat of the Senate Majority Whip, jailed Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu,...

Post-COVID-19 lockdown: UN groups mull sustainable new education model

    As part of post-COVID-19 global lockdown strategies, Africana Women Working Group at the United Nations and the Center for SDG Global...

FG okays domestic flights from June 21

  With effect from June 21, domestic flights will begin across the country, the Federal Government said on Monday. Currently, the 23 airports...