Nigeria
Tragedy: DPO, seven other policemen, women killed in Kogi
Armed robbers struck at a branch of a first generation bank in lsanlu, Kogi State, on Thursday leaving a trail of murders of nine...
Nigeria nominates Okonjo-Iweala for DG, World Trade Organization
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, has been nominated for election as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)...
Police nab three dare-devil siblings for kidnap, murder of widow
Three bloodthirsty siblings, who allegedly kidnapped and gruesomely murdered a 55-year old mother of five in Abuja and bolted to Imo State,...
Senate Probe Panel Indicts Akpabio Over NDDC N500m Project Scam
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, may have soiled his hands in a N500 million Niger Delta Development Commission’s project...
Multi-billion naira fraud at NIRSAL a hoax, unfounded – Management
Contrary to an online media report of a multi-billion naira fraud at the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending...
The NCDC reports there are now 11,166 coronavirus cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday reported at least 348 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria. Breakdown of...
Five states N148bn richer as FG approves refund for federal roads rehabilitation
Following the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), five states are to get N148.14 billion as refunds for rehabilitating or...
Why FG is cash-strapped, by Information Minister
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has attacked all Nigeria’s revenue sources, leaving the Federal Government cash-strapped, the Minister of Information and...
COVID-19: NNPC unveils contact tracing App
In a strategic move to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in its organization and government offices, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation...
Majek Fashek: An archetypal musician, song writer, ace guitarist, says Information Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed deep condolences over the passing on of Makej Fashek, saying he will...
For the first time in three months, Brent oil rises to $40
For the first time since March, oil price rose on Wednesday with Brent going up at $40 just as optimism mounted...
FG set to auction 57 oil fields in June
 As indicated few months ago, the Federal Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has announced that 57 oil fields will be...
Budgetary cuts in health, education: SERAP reports Buhari, NASS to UN
The anti-corruption and good governance crusaders, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked three United Nations special rapporteurs to prevail on the...
Another teenage female student gang-raped, stabbed to death in Ibadan
Barely a week after a female university student was gang-raped and murdered in Benin City, Edo State, another student has been fatally...
Hunger Games – The Socioeconomic Divide and the Response to Disease Outbreaks
By Dr Adaeze Oreh The global count of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has since passed the six million mark, close to...
After self-isolation, Abia Gov. Ikpeazu says test negative for COVID-19
After some days in self-isolation for being unwell, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State says he has tested negative...
