Nigeria

Probe governors, council chairs for ‘pocketing’ LGA allocations, SERAP tells Buhari

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “direct the Attorney General...

Obla laments his ordeal in scathing letter to Buhari..says VP Osinbajo set me up

    Click link below for full letter.   20190826 Letter to President

APC may go the way of PDP in 2023, says Okorocha

  By Kunle Akinsola   Worried by the internal crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), ex-Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha,...

U.S Military Trains Nigeria Air Force on Eliminating Preventable Deaths on the Battlefield

    The U.S. Military is training Nigeria’s Air Force personnel on first aid techniques and medical evacuation in order to reduce battlefield...

Heritage Bank pledges continued support for women empowerment

  Heritage Bank Plc has said it will continue to lend support to causes that promote women empowerment as this will impact positively...

SERAP seeks travel ban for Nigerian governors jailing journalists, others

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) Wednesday wants US President Donald Trump to exercise his constitutional powers “pursuant to the Presidential Proclamations...

Nigeria’s Supreme Court nails Atiku’s presidential dream, affirms Buhari’s poll victory

    With an air of finality, Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday thrown out the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party and...

CBN’s N100bn textile industry lifeline unleashes 2m jobs on nation’s economy

    After several decades of flip-flop policy of reviving Nigeria’s textile industry, the Central Bank says it is injecting N100 billion as...

Nigeria-China New Rail: FG Offers Free Train Services From Lagos To Ibadan Nov. 30

    Barring any delay on the completion of the rail tracks from Iju Ishaga to Ebute Meta in Lagos, the Federal Government...

Finally, Atiku loses at Supreme Court, appeal dismissed

    Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed PDP’s Presidential Candidate’s (Atiku) appeal , says it is lacking in merit. Details coming soon  

Vice-President Osinbajo holds the fort for Buhari, presides over FEC

    By Kunle Akinsola   In the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal...

Bailouts: Governors reject N162m monthly repayment plan

    The governors under the platform of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have rejected the proposed plan by the Federal Government to extend...

Fake news, hate speech: FG has no intention of stifling press freedom

  In a bid to curtail hate speech and fake news in Nigeria, the federal government on Tuesday revealed that it is set...

How drunk police inspector killed himself, his prisons inspector-wife in Lagos barracks

  More details have emerged about the killer-cop, who shot dead his wife and himself following an unresolved marital issue.   The policeman...

Nigeria’s border will remain closed until neighboring countries meet conditions for reopening – Emefiele

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Monday stressed that the nation’s borders will remain closed until neighboring...

BREAKING: Barracks’ rage: Policeman kills self, wife in Lagos

  Tragedy struck early Monday morning in Lagos as a policeman, in a fit of rage, killed his wife and then proceeded to...