Nigeria

FG slashes petrol pump price at N125

  A Presidential approval for the reduction of pump price of petrol from N145 to N125 may have been given, according to Aso...

COVID-19 : NYSC shuts orientation camps nationwide, sends campers home 

    Amid fear of Coronavirus, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has ordered shut all orientation camps across the country. It said...

Emirates to suspend flights to Abuja from March 22 due to coronavirus

  Emirates Airlines will suspend its flights to Abuja due to the coronavirus, which has forced several countries to close their borders to...

CONVID-19: Ministers, public office holders, officials barred from foreign travels 

  …all scheduled trips cancelled In a bid to curb the spread of Coronavirus, the Federal Government has slammed a no-travel ban on...

CONVID-19: CBN cuts interest rate to 5%, directs banks to restructure loan terms for Nigerians

  For the first time in several years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has reduced interest rates on all its...

Tinubu to “dissidents’’ in APC: I expended my sweat, tears, toil, sleepless nights to build the party

    …blasts orchestrators as blinded by 2023 ambitions   Fazed by the ongoing political intrigues and plot to weaken the institutional core...

APC Rumpus: A Leadership Faux Pas

  With the political situation at the All Progressives Congress (APC) national office in Abuja and its National Working Committee (NWC) fast becoming...

Ease of Doing Business: Osinbajo hails World Bank ranking of Nigeria,  urges commitment for sustainable growth

  Impressed with the progress Nigeria has recorded in the Ease of Doing Business and its position in the World Bank rankings, Vice-...

Exiled Sanusi :SERAP writes United Nation, urges its intervention

  …demands compensation, release of Sanusi The continued detention and banishment of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has attracted...

ASUU strike illegal – FG

  … says employees can’t dictate to employer The Federal Government has declared the two weeks warning strike embarked upon by the Academic...

Oil price plunges almost 30% as NNPC vow to Reduce Cost of Crude Oil Production

  Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, on Wednesday said that the state oil firm plans to put in place measures...

Osinbajo restates FG’s commitment to boost agricultural production, collaboration with private sector

  The Federal Government has restated its readiness for increased support for agricultural production in the country using the 12 dams nationwide under...

Is Nigeria the next Iraq?

  By Tina Ramirez Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is poised to become the third largest in the world by 2050....

Social Media Bill: Amnesty Int’l, NCC, CSOs, others to Senate: Shoot it down

  …bill to foist on Nigerians dictatorship Stakeholders including Amnesty International, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the...

Accomplished Oil and Gas Technocrat, Mr Bala Wunti, Now Holds Sway At NAPIMS As GGM

    …As PPMC boss, he eliminated intractable petrol scarcity across the country After a 30-year stint in the nation’s petroleum industry, Mr...