Nigeria

Insurgency: Peace deals with bandits, products of poor policy, intelligence analyses – AISSON President

      The President of Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria (AISSON), Dr Ona Ekhomu, says the so-called peace...

Indigenous Lagosians `spoil for war’ over political domination, marginalization in Lagos    

      Indigenous Lagosians popularly called “Omo Eko’’ in local parlance are rueful of political domination and marginalization and takeover of the...

COVID-19: Nigerians not taking the pandemic seriously – PTF

      The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has expressed concerns that Nigerians are longer taking the pandemic seriously just as some...

Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: 12,847 active cases, tests 113,575 – Minister

    The Federal Government has said that the nation has so far tested 113,575 Nigerians out of which  12,847 were active cases, with...

Minister admits owing 12,000 N-Power beneficiaries.

    The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouk, has admitted owing no fewer than 12,000 N-Power...

COVID-19: Nigerians’ failure to go for test cause of avoidable fatalities – FG

  The Federal Government has warned that failure by Nigerians to go for COVID-19 test with evident symptoms could lead to avoidable fatalities. It also...

APC crisis: Governors meet Buhari, calls for emergency NEC meeting

    Amid crisis rocking his party, President Muhamadu Buhari said on Monday he would not interfere in the running of the ruling...

ECOWAS endorse Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG

  The Economic Community of West African States,  ECOWAS, Monday endorsed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation...

APC swears in Boms as Giadom’s replacement 

The All Progressives Congress newly appointed Acting Deputy National Secretary, Barrister Worgu Boms, was on Monday sworn in by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) in...

ALSCON: Nigeria’s case of self-inflicted economic sabotage?

      By Yemie ADEOYE   “I am the greatest obstacle to my greatest dreams.” -Craig D. Lounsbrough   THE Aluminium Smelter...

COVID-19 funds: SERAP slams suit against federal health ministry, NCDC

          Two high-ranking Federal Government officials – a Minister and a Director General – have been dragged before the...

Multiple tanker explosion hits Lagos Berger bridge 

  Fire from a multiple tanker explosion in the wee-hours of Sunday has engulfed the Ojodu-Berger bridge at Lagos-Ogun State boundary. The four tankers...

Alleged stoppage of NIRSAL probe, wicked, mischievous, baseless, says AGF Malami

    The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), has reacted to a false publication by an...

FG backtracks on Discos’ sack, plans to engage more distribution companies

      The Federal Government may have backtracked on the sack of electricity distribution companies (Discos) as it plans to bring on board additional...

Graft, misconduct : Malami unsettles Magu, demands his removal in a memo to Buhari

     It is an unsettling experience for Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as the Justice...

Nigeria records highest daily count of new COVID-19 cases as virus spreads in states

    The Nigeria Center for Disease Control health officials confirmed 745 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest daily count of...