Nigeria

Nigeria’s Creditworthiness Stabilizing- UBS

….Creditworthiness improved by higher commodity prices and stronger economic outlook UBS Wealth Management’s Chief Investment Office (CIO) said Monday it now has a...

Diezani Misery Continues: Forfeits Mansion, $2.7m to FG

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] former minister of petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke, has permanently forfeited a skyscraper property worth $37.5m to the federal government. A Federal High Court, sitting...

Buhari Will Not Resign, Says Presidency

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite calls by a band of protesters in Nigeria and London, President Muhammadu Buhari will continue in office as the president, according to...

Protesters March In Nigeria, London To Demand Buhari’s Resignation

Dozens of protesters in Nigeria and London have called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari in a coordinated march called “Our mumu...

Despite Lean Resources, Buhari Administration Transforming Government Performance, Says Osinbajo

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]cting President Yemi Osinbajo invoked his characteristic themes of hope and unity at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while hosting a US-based Nigerian doctor who...

NNPC Commended For Clean, Updated Audit

Once again, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has received a positive audit report. ‘’Let me at this juncture commend the Group Managing Director,...

Feeding Nigeria’s 200 million people will be huge business- First Bank CEO

Nigeria imports nearly a shipload of rice every week. But it is one of the most agriculturally fertile countries in Africa. The challenge,...

Saraki: APC Docile, Inactive And Not Same As Years Ago, Says I’m a Member ‘Body and Spirit’

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]enate President, Bukola Saraki,  has revealed that he has no plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the he is...

Per Second News Profoundly Sorry Over False Heritage Bank Reports on N150million Fraud

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] story published on July 10 incorrectly reported that three employees of Heritage Bank were arrested alongside staff of MTN in a N150...

Despite IMF’s Forecast, Nigeria Economy To Grow 2.2 Per cent in 2017 Says FG

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government expects the economy to grow 2.2 percent this year, according to a strategy document cited by Reuters on Thursday. The...

Energy Integration: Nigeria to Extend Gas Pipeline to Cote d’ Ivoire

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) would be extended from Ghana to Cote d’ Ivoire...

At Least 7 killed in Pair of Boko Haram Attacks in Adamawa

Boko Haram militants stunned Adamawa on Wednesday with brazen attacks inside Madagali Local Government Area of the state killing no fewer than seven people...

In 2018 No Passport Without Identification Number, Says FG

Nigerians applying for traveling passports will have to obtain identification number from the National Identification Management Commission, NIMC, in order to be eligible...

N40bn double pay: SERAP welcomes Saraki’s move to stop receiving pensions

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has welcomed Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki’s move to “stop receiving pensions from Kwara state, where he...

Ojudu Addresses BringBackOurGirls Group

Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojodu addressing members of BringBackOurGirls led by the Coordinator and Former Minister of...

Buhari has been gone for months. The last Nigerian president absent this long died in office by Kim Dioone

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been out of the country since May 7, seeking medical care in London. He has not disclosed the...