Nigeria
Nigerian man sentenced to 15- years in U.S prison for stealing $11m tax refund
Emmanuel Kazeem, a Nigerian national who netted more than $11 million in a fraud scheme has been sentenced in Oregon, USA to 15...
Nigeria’s 2-0 win against Iceland leaves Group D wide open
Ahmed Musa scored twice as Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 in Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Volgograd Arena in Russia...
ISIS terror plot sparks heightened security at Nigeria airports as experts say ‘Insider threats’ from workers on the rise.
Nigeria air travelers poured out liquids, opened their bags for inspection and endured long waits Tuesday as airports heightened security and some flights...
People, ever more greedy and selfish, says Buhari in Sallah message
In his Sallah message to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting period, President Muhammadu Buhari, reflected upon the significant progress he and his...
Obasanjo raises alarm over plot by Buhari to implicate, arrest him on bogus charges
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the Buhari administration of planning a campaign to arrest him on bogus charges using fake...
Plans to impeach Buhari will fail overwhelmingly, group to Saraki and Dogara
All Progressives Congress (APC) Grassroots Youths for Change has described the impeachment threat issued against President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday by the National...
Drop Box visa applicants say U.S. is revoking and cancelling valid visas of Nigerians
Mrs Ibidapo, who did not want her real name used so as not to antagonize U.S. embassy officials, said her visa was abruptly revoked...
2019: US, UK and 22 others Call for Free, Fair and Inclusive Elections in Nigeria
The United States government Tuesday urges Nigeria to hold free, fair and inclusive elections in 2019 as Nigerians celebrate the day on which...
2018 Budget: Presidency explains why Buhari is yet to assent signature
The Presidency has reacted to enquiries on why President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to sign the 2018 appropriation bill into law. “This document...
Buhari jokes about Orubebe, faults SGF for not inviting the former minister to Democracy Day event
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday seemingly joked to an audience at the 2018 Democracy Day Lecture that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of...
Twenty-six countries sign commitment to AU’s Single African Sky without Nigeria
The African Union Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has said that twenty-six African countries have so far committed to the establishment of the...
Jega ‘worried’ about 2019 elections across Nigeria, says bribe – taking has increased in government
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has expressed concern over the flurry of upcoming elections in Nigeria, against...
2019 Elections: Christian leaders vow to rally members against religious bigots, wicked people
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Prelate and leader of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, Chukwuemeka Kalu-Uche has warned that Christians will mobilize and...
Nigeria trapped in debt: N21 trillion debt not a problem, says DG DMO…IMF disagrees.
By Victoria Ayuwei The Nigerian government has a lot of debt, about N21.3 trillion as at December 2017. That’s a huge, intimidating number on...
VIDEO: Canada moves to make U.S Visa tougher for Nigerians
The Canadian government has said that it is working with the United States Embassy in Abuja and Lagos to stop intending asylum seekers...
Nigeria accelerating progress towards universal health coverage – Minister
Universal health coverage was the central message at the opening of the 71st World Assembly of World Health Organization, WHO, in Geneva, Switzerland, with...
