A minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, Ibrahim Jibrin, has resigned his position in order to become an emir. Jibrin until his resignation was the Minister...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described House Speaker Yakubu Dogara’s comment on the Social Investment Programme (SIP) as irresponsible and an insult to beneficiaries of...
The Nigerian government has reacted to recent remarks made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo where he overtly declared his loss of interest in the reelection of...
Former President of South Africa Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe is scheduled to deliver the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum Lecture to mark the 60th anniversary of the publication...
Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles have qualified for next year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after beating hosts Egypt to reach the final of the ongoing CAF...
Nollywood actress Nse Ikpe Etim has weighed-in on the thorny issue of infertility faced by most women and what they have to go through especially in...
The U.S. may have lost most of its competitive advantage in the development of its capabilities in space, compared to Russia and China – and it...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) counterpart, Obiageli Ezekwesili have at last signed the peace accord...
Numerous buildings on Facebook’s campus in Menlo Park, California were evacuated Tuesday evening after local police were forwarded a tip about a bomb threat. Police searched...
In preparation for the 2019 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with various drivers’ organisations in the...
By Jude Ndukwe… Just like a majority of Nigerians who have come to see the APC-led government of President Muhammadu Buhari for what it is, a...
By John Chukwu… Making promises of what one intends to do if elected into an office is a ritual politicians, universally, do perform. The promises, which...
The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and that of African Action Congress (AAC), Atiku Abubakar and Omoyele Sowore respectively, have explained why they...
Italy legend and Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon says he is ‘sorry’ to see Serie A giants, Inter Milan and Napoli go out of the UEFA...
Ahead the Christmas celebration, tension is beginning to build in the South-East over activities of the members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group....
Prices of crude oil in the international market have rebounded after the most recent production cut deal reached by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)...
The United States of America has reacted to the allegations made by former President Goodluck Jonathan in his book, “My Transition Hour.” In a live chat...
Super Eagles forward, Henry Onyekuru is keen on representing his club Galatasaray in the Europa League the best way possible. Despite their 2-3 defeat at home...
Striking doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) have threatened to shut the down activities, if the management fails to pay them their four months...
There was disquiet in Zaria yesterday as the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) disconnected light in most parts of the ancient city over alleged non-payment of...
Two years after the Super Falcons defeated their Senegalese counterparts 2-0 to qualify for the 2016 edition of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Cameroon,...
THERE were indications last night that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may apply for court order to detain Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former Senior...
Some real estate investors/developers and speculators are raising stake in land purchase in Ibeju-Lekki communities, home of Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), Lagos, New Telegraph has...
Controversy is currently trailing the recent announcement of the collection of about N1.1 trillion by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, as operators and stakeholders raise questions...
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed plans to meet with all stakeholders including registered political parties to brainstorm on the controversies trailing the Electoral...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has said it is embarking on an indefinite nationwide strike on Wednesday (today). The ASUP National President, Usman Dutse, confirmed...
International rating agency, Moody’s has said Nigeria’s credit rating is being constrained by the sovereign balance sheet’s continued exposure to shocks because the government has not...
The long arm of the law has caught up with a 58-year-old man identified as Johnson Okon for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter several times. According...
The chief financial officer of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou has been released on bail by a court in Canada following her arrest about 10-days ago in Vancouver...
Digital payment in the country has witnessed a significant increase, jumping to 16 percent in 2018 from 12 percent achieved in 2016, a newly unveiled 2018...
The inflow of investment into Nigeria declined by $2.66 billion between the second and third quarter of this year, figures released by the National Bureau of...
French security forces have launched a manhunt for a gunman who opened fire near a Christmas market in Strasbourg where he killed three victims and wounded...
Reigning African Footballer of the Year, Mohamed Salah scored the much-needed goal for Liverpool against Napoli to help them advance to the knockout stages of the...
The continuous face-offs between the Ministry of Finance, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), State Governments and revenue generating organs of the Federal Government on the other...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Mr. Tunde Ayeni, a former Chairman of Skye Bank Plc, now Polaris Bank, for alleged fraud. It...
The Senate, on Tuesday, suspended the confirmation of the four nominees as Members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The senate cited marginalization as...
The First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, David Lipton, Tuesday, warned that `storm clouds’ were gathering over the global economy. According to...
The Council of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has approved the full membership of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)...
Nigerian film director, producer and screenwriter Charles Novia has fired back at comments earlier made by actor Kevin Ikeduba and comedian AY over the anomalies plaguing...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Tuesday, announced that it had pulled out of the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP. The party made the announcement through...
After years of scrambling to discover new antibiotic compounds that can go on living even when hit with the most potent drugs a team from MIT...
Former long-term leader of Gambia Yahya Jammeh and members of his immediate family have been blocked from entering the United States of America in announcement made...
Ace comedian cum movie producer Ayo Makun who goes by the stage name AY is of the opinion that rivalry and the urge to live a...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has declared that Nigerians will never have stable electricity except the distribution companies in the country recapitalize. According to the...
Fresh facts have emerged on why former Ogun State Sports Commissioner, Bukola Olopade, resigned his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Bet9ja-sponsored Nigeria National League...
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Monday, removed fertilizer from products for which foreign exchange can be accessed for importation. The CBN, by the action, has...
The Federal Government can make over N3trillion yearly from the maritime sector, if it is well structured, a top Federal Ministry of Finance official has said....
Geometric Power, Nigeria’s foremost indigenous independent power company, has signed a new agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total...
SANCTIONS await banks, their customers and businesses that abuse the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) policy restricting foreign exchange (forex) allocation to 41 items. Culprits are...
As gladiators from different political parties begin to mount the rostrum to campaign either for themselves or for their favoured candidates for the 2019 governorship election...
