Nigeria

Buhari lauds NNPC over AKK project, says it’s for Nigeria’s economic prosperity

  Hopeful that the 614km Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project will lift Nigeria economically, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday lauded the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation...

The Politics Of Ajimobi’s Death by Reuben  Abati 

        Except something else occurs that grabs the headlines and dominates Nigerian social media, the big news of the past...

Buhari, Osinbajo, NASS leadership stave off electricity tariff hike by Discos

    President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly have halted the planned electricity tariff hike by the distribution companies for  Wednesday,...

COVID-19: FG pegs attendees at funeral, weddings at 20 people including family members

          The National Coordinator, Presidential Tasks Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has announced a little window for...

FG eases interstate travel effective July 1 after three months

  With effect from July 1, the Federal Government has lifted the interstate travel ban it slammed on the nation three months ago....

COVID-19 stigmatization: More than 2,683 active cases fail to report for treatment — LASG

    Citing ignorance, fear of stigmatisation or preference for home care, the Lagos State Government has alerted that 2,683 COVID-19 active cases...

UBA hosts Airtel CEO in its quarterly Business Series

    Leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is to host its Business Series on Tuesday, June 30. This edition...

Alarming rise in coronavirus cases as states roll back lockdowns

    Coronavirus cases are rising in most states, according to numbers released by the NCDC, a worrying trend that could intensify as...

N500bn COVID-19 Intervention Fund: Publish names of beneficiaries, SERAP tells FG, CBN

  The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk and Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, have been dragged to...

Tinubu to detractors: My 2023 presidential ambition not yet born, 2023 ‘ll answer its own questions in due time

    . The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Saturday reacted first the time to his much-canvassed presidential ambition...

COVID-19: FG reopens Lagos, Abuja airports, says 90 per cent ready for domestic flights

    With the successful test-run of the facilities at Lagos and Abuja airports, the Federal Government on Saturday indicated readiness for the...

Attack on Nigerian Embassy in Indonesia: Handiwork of Nigerian touts, extortionists – PSN check

  Embassy’s bust of illegalities triggers attack The attack on the Nigerian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, by some disgruntled and unscrupulous Nigerians is...

Yoruba Actor Ogun Majek Dead After Brief Illness

    Veteran Yoruba actor Gbolagade Akinpelu also known as Ogun Majek has died following a brief illness.   Ogun Majek, best known...

COVID-19: FG begins dry run ahead of domestic flights resumption

  Ahead of resumption of flight operation, the Federal Government says it will carry out ‘Dry Run’ tests of Lagos and Abuja Airports...

Police unseals APC National Secretariat as Gov. Buni committee assumes duty 

  Following the inauguration of a Caretaker Committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Police have unsealed the National Secretariat of the...

Coronavirus kills former Oyo gov Abiola Ajimobi 

    COVID-19 has killed a former governor of Oyo state Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the latest leader in the country to die of...