Nigeria
MRA calls for the release of detained journalists, dissidents
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) Tuesday condemned the arrest and continued detention of Mr. Ibrahim Dan Halilu, a journalist and former Political Editor of...
Hackers Tried To Break Into VP Osinbajo’s Twitter Account
Officials revealed that hackers had been trying to infiltrate the official twitter account of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as recently as yesterday. Yesterday,...
Of Akume’s ministerial voyage and the Benue leadership question
By Sufuyan Ojeifo Joseph Tarka lived for only 48 years. His life and times were eventful. He defined his eon with the magnitude...
Falana in court over Sowore’s continued detention, files 19-ground application against order
Hunam rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) on Friday file an application to challenge the order by a Federal High Court in Abuja...
Buhari orders Investigation into killing of three police officers in Taraba
The Security Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, has set up a committee to investigate the killing of three police intelligence officers...
ExxonMobil Chairman Says Better Days Ahead Under Mele Kyari as GMD NNPC
The Chairman and Managing Director of ExxonMobil companies in Nigeria, Paul McGrath, has expressed optimism on the future of the business relationship between...
‘RevolutionNow’: SERAP seeks UN Human Rights Council Special Session over attacks on journalists, protesters
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to all member and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights...
Developing-8 countries calls for improved investment to promote breastfeeding
The Developing-8 countries (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation, has called for improved investment in low- and middle-income countries alike, to promote breastfeeding. The...
Wheat import to Nigeria seen rising by 200,000 tons on expanding population
Nigeria’s exploding population growth, as well as industrial demand for wheat, key ingredient for making biscuit will likely drive imports into Africa largest...
2019 elections not credible- Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room
…Outlines 20 recommendations to improve Nigeria’s electoral system The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room have disclosed that the 2019 general election...
SERAP drags senior Nigerian officials to ICC ‘for leaving 13.2 million children out of school’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a petition to Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), urging her to use...
All talk, no action from Buhari’s administration on security, says Atiku
If you listen to President Muhammadu Buhari’s words about the security situation in the country, he seems to understand it’s an emergency. He...
Riyad Mahrez fires Algeria into AFCON 2019 final
Algeria defeated Nigeria 2-1 to reach the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Sunday evening. Riyad Mahrez scored the...
Africa Nations Cup : Nigeria overwhelm South Africa to reach last four
South Africa’s Bafana Bafana suffered Africa Cup of Nations heartbreak as they slipped to a last-gasp defeat against the Super Eagles of Nigeria...
Moody’s says CBN’s new lending rule credit-negative for Nigerian banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive requiring banks to maintain a minimum loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) of 60% by the end of September 2019...
Nigeria will raise VAT to 7.5% in 2020, Ex-finance minister
Nigeria is raising the rate of value-added tax to 7.5% from current 5% in 2020, the former Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed told Bloomberg in a...
