Nigeria

Fossil fuels are here to stay, says Kyari

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, says fossil fuel is here to stay as the world’s...

Activist Omoyele Sowore charged with treason, money laundering

Activist and convener of the hashtag RevolutionNow Protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has been charged with treason and money laundering. The federal government accused...

FG in fresh $2.5bn World Bank loan deal

  Indications have emerged that the Nigerian Government is negotiating another World Bank loan to the tune of $2.5 billion after it took...

Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan Appointed Acting Head of the Civil Service

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect....

Kyari’s Intervention: Belema Community, Shell put an end to two-years of conflict

The strife between Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC and the Belema community was nearing crisis point. Then the Group Managing Director of the...

Tammy Abraham refuses to rule out playing for Super Eagles

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has suggested he is open to a Nigeria call-up for the Super Eagles. “I have heard the talks and...

FG, Labour talks on minimum wage end in deadlock as threat of strike rises

The Federal Government and the labour unions on Monday failed to reach an agreement on consequential adjustment on the N30,000 minimum wage. The...

Buhari constitutes new economic advisory council

By Kunle Akinsola President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and Mr Bismark Rewane,...

Incarcerated Sowore files fresh bail application

  Detained Omoyele Sowore, the Convener of #RevolutionNow Protest and publisher of Saharareporters, a frontline online publication, on Monday asked a Federal High...

CBN’s Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme: N84bn disbursed To 500, 000 Farmers, says BOA MD

  By Kunle Akinsola   The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) says it has so given out N84 billion to farmers under the Anchor...

$5.3bn Ibadan-Kano, Port Harcourt-Warri Coastal Rail Projects Underway — Amaechi

    By Kunle Akinsola Another giant stride has been recorded in Nigeria’s rail system as the $5.3 billion Ibadan-Kano standard gauge rail...

PDP governors’ visit Buhari in the dead of night, says Wike

  Speaking at the at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Emohua, during the funeral service of the mother of a PDP leader in the state,...

Buhari explains decision to merge, create new ministries

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday has revealed reasons why new ministries were created, others merged and some were split.  “To enhance service...

Mohammed Adoke Writes Back – By Reuben Abati  

The Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Administration in Nigeria (2010 – 2015) has generated quite a number of post-tenure publications which significantly, in varying degrees...

Kyari to NNPC Staff: Be Pragmatic To Keep NNPC On Even Keel

In a bid to transform and reposition the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into a world-class company of excellent service, the corporation’s Group...