Nigeria
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...
Obasanjo visits Afenifere, says Yoruba leaders must do more to rescue Nigeria from brink of collapse
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday said Yoruba leaders must do more to rescue the nation from collapse and maladministration, during...
Today, at a click of a button we can tell how much Nigeria’s crude oil was sold, buyer and where, says Nigeria’s new envoy to OPEC
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Crude Oil Marketing Division, COMD, of the NNPC under Mele Kyari has achieved 98 per cent automation of all transactions involving the...
Aisha Buhari to Pharmacists: Play your Part in Controlling Drug Abuse
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday appealed to Pharmacists in Nigeria to play their part in controlling the spread...
2019 and the politics of campaign finance by Reuben Abati
Each Governor was reportedly asked by the ruling APC party to bring N250 million ahead of the party’s National Convention. When the public...
An Arms Deal Won’t Heal What Ails Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria’s president is trying to prove he can get from Washington what his predecessor couldn’t, but it might not be enough to get...
Health workers strike may affect Ebola monitoring
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has said that due to the ongoing strike, its members may not participate in the Ebola surveillance...
$500m Abacha Loot: Malami’s traducers should stop chasing shadows, APC group advises
By Stella Igwe-Adesoga, Per Second News In the wildness of our gutter politics, the players are moving in circles, chasing themselves in a...
Oyo-Ita at global stage, unveils vision for Nigeria’s civil service
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Ms. Winifred Oyo-Ita, said that the future of the Service will be anchored on full...
Senate Invasion: Parliament Respect Your Own Rules
Suleiman Kabiru Watching last week’s invasion of the Senate chambers by thugs last week on television shocked me to my bone marrow. The...
Buhari administration has failed to address Nigeria’s mounting problems – Wike
The Buhari administration is already developing a pattern of being long on oratory but short on tangible action, and, sad to say, the...
Buhari contradicts population census chairman, says Nigeria’s population is 180 million
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday contradicted chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), over the population of Nigeria. Buhari in London during the...
Presidency says critics ‘twisted’ Buhari’s words at the Commonwealth
The presidency on Thursday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement allegedly deriding majority of the Nigerian youths was distorted and twisted by some mischief makers to take...
Federal health workers embark on nationwide strike Tuesday
The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU has intimated of the looming strike in the Health sector from the 17th of April, if the...
