Nigeria
Polytechnic student demands N1bn damages after soldier’s bullet chopped off his leg
About two-and-a half years after he was amputated following a soldier’s bullet that hit his leg, a polytechnic student,...
Africa, Eid-al-Fitr and The Virus by Reuben Abati
This year’s eid-al-fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast for 29 or...
Post-COVID-19 lockdown: Airlines to raise fares by 45 per cent — FAAN
A 45 percent increase in air fares will be charged by airlines when flight operations...
Africa Day 2020: African leaders urged to invest in health, agriculture, digital technology
By Ajuma Edwina Ogiri As Africa and the rest of the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, African leaders have been urged...
FG, Information Minister lauded over COVID-19 stimulus package for media, creative industry
The Federal Government has been lauded for the COVID-19 stimulus package being initiated for the Nigerian media and the creative industry....
Alleged Marginalization: 21 Southerners Hold Top Management Positions As COOs, MDs, GMs, Others In NNPC
Says top management appointments based on merit Contrary to allegations of lopsidedness in management appointments at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
Nigeria’s Communications Minister Has Always Degraded Women – Abike Dabiri
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chief executive officer (CEO) of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has said Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has...
Abike Dabiri-Erewa told a big, fat lie – Minister of Communications
Minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, on Sunday issued a stark warning for Nigerias to “ignore the lies” and insist...
Eid-el-Fitr: Agba preaches peace, love, brotherhood among faiths’ adherents
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has congratulated Muslim faithful on the successful completion of the...
Executive lawlessness : SERAP drags Gov. Wike, FG to ECOWAS Court
Says Wike is using Executive Orders 1 and 6 to ride roughshod on Rivers people For alleged brutal crackdown, repression, and human...
10 more COVID-19 deaths reported, another 245 confirmed cases
Another 10 people with COVID-19 have died, the NCDC Health officials reported Friday, bringing the nationwide total to 221. ...
President Buhari spending Eid-el-Fitr with family at home
President Muhammadu Buhari will be spending the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations with his family at home. This is in observance of the lockdown measures...
Many states begin reopening as coronavirus cases continue to climb in Nigeria
The coronavirus death toll in Nigeria rose by 11 on Thursday, as some states commence Phase One of reopening. NCDC health officials...
Reopening of economy : NEC sets up governors’ committee to interface with COVID-19 PTF
…VP calls for FG, states synergy …Excess Crude Account hits $72,4bn, Stabilization Account N39, 3bn, says Finance Minister In a...
Overcrowded COVID-19 isolation centres : FG to discharge patients early
In a bid to decongest isolation centres, the Federal Government says it is considering discharging COVID-19 patients to home isolation. The Director-General,...
