Nigeria

2021 Presidency’s budget: Finance Ministry, EFCC, BPE, others deliberate on N10bn expenditure ceiling

          Agencies of government in the nation’s seat of power, the Presidency held a virtual budget consultations for the...

FG replies Obasanjo, says Buhari actually saved Nigeria from becoming failed state

    Contrary to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim, the Federal Government said on Sunday that President Muhammadu Buhari’s assumption of office in...

Presidency Slams Obasanjo the ‘Divider-in-Chief’

The Presidency on Sunday aimed directly at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, attacking him as the “divider-in-chief” and insisting the former leader is not...

SERAP wants court to compel NASS to publish details of corruption probes, public hearings since 1999

The National Assembly has been sued over its failure to publish reports of all completed public hearings and corruption probes by the National Assembly...

Nigeria teetering on the brink of collapse, disunited, alerts Obasanjo

  After several months of reticence, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has opened up on the state of the nation and concluded that Nigeria...

United Airlines to Commence Direct Flights From Washington, DC to Lagos

  United Airlines is set to commence non-stop round-trip flights to Lagos, Nigeria (LOS) three times per week in March, 2021. Passengers on...

FG, 36 states, FCT debts now N31trn – DMO

    The Debt Management Office on Wednesday put the Nigeria’s debt at N31 trillion,  an increase of N2.38 trillion in three months. It...

CBN reacts to Economic Summit Group’s criticism of economic recovery measures, blames 60 % drop in national revenue, forex inflows

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Wednesday that the over 60 percent reduction in revenues accruable to the Federation Account, significant...

SERAP criticizes arbitrary electricity tariffs, petrol price hike

    The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the patently unfair and arbitrary hike in electricity tariff and fuel price...

Let us blow our own trumpets, Buhari tells ministers, other officials

  “Information to the public should be better packaged; go on the offensive, we are proud of our achievements and we should blow...

My Response to President Trump’s Christian Massacre Allegation – Buhari

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday revealed he pushed back on U.S President Donald Trump’s claim that the Nigerian government was slaughtering Christians...

Gas pipeline contract cost inflation baseless, false, malicious, says NNPC

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described as false, baseless and unfounded the allegation that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline...

NIRSAL’s Five Fabulous Feats At Five

  By Peter T. Udo-Akpan   One fateful day in December 2015, Aliyu Abatti Abdulhameed walked out of the Central Bank of Nigeria...

Return of petrol subsidy will throw the country off-balance, says Buhari at retreat for ministers

    As the rage over petrol subsidy removal and the new electricity tariff lingers, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said any attempt...

NSIA is Midwifing Rebirth of Healthcare with World-Class Facilities in Abia, Kano, Lagos  

  By Umaru  Dauda The Coronavirus pandemic was a calamity that exposed the decadence of Nigeria’s health system. At the emergency period of...

U.S Secretary of State Pompeo speaks with Nigeria’s foreign minister Onyeama on building health security and regional stability

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama over phone and the two leaders discussed the importance...