Nigeria
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...
Obasanjo to Sanusi : Your removal good and sad
…you have paid the supreme price Hours after Emir Lamido Sanusi’s removal, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the dethronement, describing...
Coronavirus impact on economy : Presidential Committee’s report ready in 48 hours, says Finance Minister
… crude price crash triggered by disagreement in OPEC – Silva The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,...
What Bishop Oyedepo said about Buhari’s Administration
The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has described the Buhari administration...
FG okays $2.571bn loan for Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline
…NNPC to pay 15 per cent of the sum A foreign facility of $2.57 billion has been approved by the Federal...
CBN unveils new minimum capital base for microfinance banks
  April 1, 2020, has been set as deadline for microfinance banks in the country to meet the first stage of their new...
Terrorism: U.S. puts N2.5bn bounty on Boko Haram leader, Shekau
…says he is alive In a strategic cross-continental initiative to end global terrorism and insurgency in Africa, the United States Department of...
Obasanjo at 83: Buhari congratulates former boss, extols him as an exemplar in service to humanity
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined world leaders to felicitate with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, also a retired Army general like Buhari,...
APC National Chairman, Oshiomhole, suspended
… court directs party to deny Oshiomhole access to party secretariat in Abuja. The National Chairman of the All Progressives...
CONVID-19: Ahead of FEC, Ask Rock begins screening of ministers, staff, visitors
… Pres. Buhari swears in Yemi-Esan as HoS Following the confirmation of the first reported COVID-19 case in Lagos, the first in...
FG, Japan Sign $18.2m Grant Agreement to strengthen NCDC’s medical laboratory investigations
· We are committed to fighting infectious diseases, says Agba Nigeria and the Japanese Government have signed an $18.2m grant agreement...
COVID -19: 54 persons in supervised self-isolation, says Minister
The 100 people who have had contacts with Coronavirus index case have So far been traced and 54 are under “supervised...
Obasanjo to Buhari : Restructure now, delay may threaten national unity, cohesion
In a bid to stave off the country’s disintegration, President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to heed the agitations for the restructuring of...
Bill to give repentant terrorists foreign education makes mockery of victims’ pain – SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, urging him to...
