Nigeria

P&ID’s $9.6 Bn judgment debt: UK Court rules in Nigeria’s favour

    …okays FG’s plea   A United Kingdom Court on Thursday ruled in favour of Nigeria in its moves to overturn the US$9.6 billion...

President Buhari Seeks Senate Approval For $30 Billion Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Fund

  President Buhari informed the Senate that the borrowed funds will fund 39 emergency projects in the Power, Agriculture, Transport & Mining sectors of...

U.S. Congress to DSS: Stop harassing, detaining journalists, activists

    …obey court orders, Nigerian constitution   …continued detention of Sowore, others, use of force affecting Nigeria’s image   The Congress of...

In far away Addis Ababa, Obasanjo backs Buhari’s govt over border closure

  Kunle Akinsola   In a rare gesture, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has thrown his weight behind the closure of Nigeria’s borders, describing...

NDDC and the danger of executive complacency

    By Femi Anjorin   The reports coming the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in the last few weeks have been embarrassing,...

World Transparency Body Lauds NNPC’s Monthly Financial Reports Publication

  Impressed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s  regular publication of its financial reports, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has urged...

FG unveils national sexual offenders’ register

  In a move to clamp down on offenders, Nigeria’s first national sexual offenders’ register has been launched with the database of those...

Iwu’s rearraignment: Judge’s absence stalls trial

  The absence of the judge has stalled the trial of former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu....

New Lagos-Ibadan rail system ready in April 2020 — Transportation Minister Amaechi

 The Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge project that will replace the antiquated rail system will be ready in April 2020, according to the Minister of...

Amal Clooney Call for Sowore’s Release

    The Clooney Foundation for Justice, on Friday issued a statement demanding Omoyele Sowore be freed on bail.   The plight of...

Onyema denies U.S fraud and money laundering charges

  The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema has rejected a series of criminal charges filed against him the US Department of Justice,...

BOSS MUSTAPHA: Reinventing The Wheel For Enduring Buhari’s Government’s Legacies

    By   Opeyemi Abegunde   He shot into national limelight and prominence in 2017, a blandly urbane, courteous and debonair politician...

Death penalty hate speech bill: UN, UK react

  The United Nations and the United Kingdom have reacted to the death penalty clause being proposed by the Senate’s Hate Speech Bill....

FEC approves £500m loan for Bank of Industry

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved to source a 500 million Euro loan from external creditors,...

Senate President overrules opposition, passes bill raising VAT from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent

  …it ‘ll further inflict pains on Nigerians — opposition senators   A Finance Bill which raised Value-Added Tax (VAT) from five per...