Nigeria

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...

Abia Governor Okezie Ikpeazu tests positive for coronavirus, quarantining for 14 days

  Abia State governor Ikpeazu has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Abia State Government has confirmed that the governor has tested...

Ex-Minister, other UBA customers laud its innovative Mobile Banking App

      Commendations and applause have trailed the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)’s recently upgraded Mobile Banking App.   Following the...

Presidency alerts Nigerians, International Community of IPOB’s false allegations of Christians’ persecution by FG

      The Presidency has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of spearheading a misleading campaign using false allegations of persecution...

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...

Locally-made face mask: WHO counsels on how to wear, remove, wash it

      The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidelines on the use of homemade or locally-made face masks for the...

SERAP to Court : Order release of Buhari, Osinbajo’s asset declarations 

    Unsatisfied with a court judgment, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked a higher court to order public disclosure of...

Insecurity: Ganduje to FG: Ban migrant-herdsmen from Nigeria 

  Alarmed by the menace of migrating armed herdsmen,  Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje has urged the Federal Government to bar herdsmen from West...

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...

SGF Mustapha lays NNPC hospital foundation in Maiduguri, lauds Gov. Zulum’s performance 

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, on Saturday performed the ground breaking for the construction of an Infectious Diseases...

13-year-old gang raped by four youths in Kaduna as reported cases soar in Nigeria

  A 13-year-old girl in Kaduna was allegedly gang-raped by four men after she was drugged,  the Kaduna State Ministry of Human Services...

N33bn SDGs budget controversy: NASS clears Orelope-Adefulire

  The House of Representatives Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has absolved Mrs Victoria Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the...

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...

COVID-19 : Organized Private Sector lauds CBN’s intervention in manufacturing and agribusiness sectors 

    The Central Bank of Nigeria’s planned disbursement of N93.2 billion out of N1 trillion intervention fund for manufacturing and agribusiness sectors has...

Subsidy removal: Petrol marketers now to fix pump price 

      In line with the new pricing regime for petrol, marketers are now free to fix the price of the commodity, the Petroleum...