Over a month after, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a conditional suspension of its industrial action after reaching an agreement with the...
An unverified video allegedly showing personnel of the Nigerian Army subjecting pro-Biafra supporters to abuse has emerged, prompting widespread condemnation and calls for investigation. Reacting to...
It appears the season of strikes in Nigeria is set to continue Friday as affiliates of United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC), including Nigeria Union of...
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will lead the Nigerian delegation to the 72nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Tuesday called on militants to stop attacking oil pipelines and instead join other stakeholders to fully maximize the oil while it still...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has revealed that he has deployed additional police units and equipment to Anambra State ahead of the governorship...
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has asked the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to probe the Managing Director of Egbin Power Plc, Dallas...
Nigerian equities opened this week with a loss of N100 billion as sell pressure continued to undermine market valuations of several large-cap stocks. Benchmark indices at...
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the current hardship the country was experiencing was because of years of mismanagement of its resources. Buhari said this on...
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, Monday said that donors have pledged about $700 million to address the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin region....
The Northern Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) which comprises Theophilus Danjuma and other Christian elders from the region, has reiterated its position that there was a calculated...
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that former president Goodluck Jonathan did not take the insurgency serious because he believed that the group was being used...
Suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, has been indicted of N919m fraud by the panel set up by the Federal...
Following reports of an ongoing negotiation process for a possible takeover, Arik Air has filed a N20 billion suit against the Nigerian government and Ethiopian Airlines....
There was tension in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, Sunday when personnel of the Nigerian Army reportedly clashed with some pro-Biafra agitators allegedly leading to...
Charles Okereke, composer of the Biafra anthem, has urged the people of Anambra State to disregard the call made by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)...
The Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has called on Aisha Alhassan, Minister of Women Affairs, to resign after openly declaring her loyalty to former vice...
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, has expressed his dismay over those whom he said were sad at good...
A group has embarked on a campaign to get Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to run in the 2019 presidential election. The group, “Osinbajo Volunteers”, said its...
As protests mount against the already 12-year rule of President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo by some Togolese citizens led by the country’s opposition party, former president...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, Friday stated that herdsmen challenge the country was currently experiencing was not only a Nigerian issue, noting...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for suggesting he leaked the...
The Lagos State Police Command has announced its arrest of five suspects in connection with the shooting of Daniel Nwankwo, a Reverend Father at St. Thomas...
Tragedy struck Ancha Village in Miango district of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State Friday when suspected herdsmen reportedly killed 20 persons and injured several...
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, has given Oando the nod to go ahead with its annual general meeting as scheduled for...
Nigerian equities sustained a second day of consecutive rally on Thursday with a net capital gain of N175 billion as a scramble for large-cap stocks lifted...
The United Nations (UN) has revealed that bad governance was the major force behind the rise of extremist groups around Africa, including Nigeria’s Boko Haram. The...
The Yoruba Standpoint, a South West summit on restructuring, held Thursday at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The summit had in...
Former minister of education Oby Ezekwesili has said the proposals of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the Federal Government towards resolving the issues...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has disclosed that it had secured approval for the transportation of cargoes via the country’s waterways in order to decongest the...
After five days of successive decline, gains by many highly capitalised stocks rallied the Nigerian equities market to a rebound. Despite broad underlying profit-taking, Nigerian equities...
Senator Isah Misau has won a major victory in his long-drawn battle with Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, as the Police Service Commission (PSC)...
Nigerian universities are set to be fully grounded on September 11 as the joint action committee of Non-Teaching Staff of Universities has directed its members to...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that any celebration over the news of Nigeria’s exit from recession was premature as President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies remained...
Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has said she would support former vice president Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election over President Muhammadu Buhari should...
Foremost Niger-Delta leader, Edwin Clark, Tuesday vehemently condemned the Biafran agitation led by Nnamdi Kanu, stating that he lacked a proper grasp of the issues and...
Former US president Barack Obama has decried his successor President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), his executive order-sanctioned amnesty...
The Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday granted a request seeking to serve court processes on Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) via...
Barely few days after Osita Chidoka, former aviation minister and current United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate for the Anambra 2017 election, openly declared support for right...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has condemned the August 31 attack by Boko Haram insurgents at the Banki camp for displaced persons in...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the “slow response” of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to the flood disaster in Benue State, while also...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-political organization, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to revisit the recent shake-up at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the...
President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday said that it was the will of God that Nigeria remained one diverse nation and became the preeminent black nation in the...
Former Minister of Aviation and current Anambra governorship candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Osita Chidoka, has said that in line with the position of...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Sunday announced that its continued strategic intervention towards the efficient supply and distribution of petroleum products had triggered a fall...
In line with the new Executive Order of the Federal Government on ease of doing business, the Apapa Customs Command has established a Joint Examination Centre...
In a move which seeks to tighten its grip on religious activities in the country, Chinese government has banned children from attending churches. The new directive...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his health recovery, while felicitating with him on the Eid celebrations. This was contained...
Following the controversy that trailed the unveiling of Biafra Security Service (BSS), the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said Saturday that it was only set up...
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has said that Friday’s victory of Nigeria’s Super Eagles over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon was the result...