Nigeria

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...

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...