Nigeria

Rape, gender-based violence: Information, Women Affairs Ministries Plan National Campaign, Advocacy

  Worried by the spikes in cases of rape and gender-based violence in the country, the Federal  Ministries of Information and Culture and Women...

NNPC says targets 40bn barrels nation’s reserve by 2023

    In its drive to upscale the nation’s reserve, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is targeting 40 billion barrels...

June 11 Gunfire at Villa: Buhari’s ADC’s Fate Hangs in the Balance, CPSO Redeployed to Police College

      Nearly a week after a rumble of gunfire caused a scare at Nigeria’s seat of power — the Presidential Villa,...

Disaster in Ogun as thunderbolt strikes three FRSC officials dead

    Thunderbolt has killed three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ilese, a satellite community near Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State....

UN Security Council condemns June multiple terrorist attacks in Borno

    The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms last week’s multiple terrorist attacks in three communities including a UN...

APC produces three national chairmen in 12 hours, Eta sacks Giadom, acts for Ajimobi

    Less than 24 hours after the Appeal Court swept off  Mr Adams Oshiomhole as the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman,...

Nigeria’s debt profile: Lai Mohammed calls Atiku scaremonger

The Federal Government has hit back on former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on the country’s debt profile he painted, saying it is nothing but scaremongering...

Leadership crisis tears APC apart as two chairmen emerge

  As the dust of the removal of Mr Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of APC is yet to settle, two chairmen have...

2020 International Day of the African Child: UBA Foundation wants  youths to imbibe financial literacy, reading culture

  The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Foundation has urged youths to imbibe financial literacy and  good reading culture for a more secured...

TAJBank Named Receiving Agent for Nigerian Customs Service

      TAJBank, Nigeria’s most innovative non–Interest financial institution, has been named as a receiving agent by the Nigerians Customs Service (NCS)....

Appeal court affirms Oshiomhole’s suspension as APC national chairman

  The Court of Appeal has affirmed the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a...

Lagos governor says he changed his mind on reopening Churches, Mosques after increase in coronavirus cases

      Lagos Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said today that he has decided against the planned reopening of churches and mosques after the...

Okonjo-Iweala, WTO and Africa’s chances By Reuben Abati 

        The announcement of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria’s nominated candidate for the position of the Director General of the...

NEITI hails NNPC’s policy to publish its audited accounts

  The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has described as laudable, the decision of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to make...

Agba lauds Finance Minister Ahmed’s patriotic service to Nigeria as she turns 60

    Glowing tributes have been pouring in for the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, on her...

Toyin Salau’s murder: Dabiri-Erewa urges U.S. Government to investigate 

      Grieved by the alleged murder of 19-year- old Nigerian-American activist, Toyin Salau in the US, the Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora...