In furtherance of its objective to ensure that banks meet the foreign exchange (FX) demand of eligible travellers, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will from...
The National Assembly Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Abdul Sulu-Gambari, who was deployed to Adamawa State at the weekend by the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, yesterday,...
There was tension in Enugu and other major cities in the South-East on Monday over the planned celebration of the Biafra Day on Wednesday (tomorrow). The...
President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration has successfully cut down rice importation from other countries by 90% in 3 years. Buhari noted that this has helped...
Kenya’s probe into an alleged theft of 8bn Kenyan shillings (£59m; $78m) has forced the country’s chief prosecutor to beam its searchlight on some banks. According...
Days after a group of Latin leaders decided to recall their envoys from Venezuela over the re-election of President Nicola Maduro, the European Union is mulling...
ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION, TUESDAY, 29TH MAY, 2018 My Dear Nigerians!...
The community leaders of Geregu and Ajaokuta in Kogi State, the host communities of Ajaokuta Steel Company have claimed that the firm cannot commence operations unless...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Monday arraigned a former governor of Zamfara State, Mahmud Shinkafi, alongside three others before Justice Fatima Murtala of the...
The National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Dickson Akoh, has reignited hope that, despite its setbacks, the Peace Corps bill may still be assented to....
The Nigerian Army has revealed that 146 suspected Boko Haram insurgents have surrendered their arms at various military formations in the North-East. Roger Nicholas, commander of...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has written President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding the sack of Okoi Obono-Obla, Senior Special Assistant to the President on...
In a bid to ensure full compliance of the new CBN forex directive, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Monday embarked...
After 125 years of operation, Coca-Cola company resolved to capture new markets of drinkers as it launched its first ever alcholic drink in Japan. The development...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a party synonymous with deceit, failure and hardship. It also accused APC...
Aggrieved members of the New PDP (nPDP) in the All Progressives (APC) on Monday met with the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The Senate President Bukola Saraki...
Simeon Nwankwo and Junior Lokosa made their international debuts as the Super Eagles of Nigeria drew with the Democratic Republic of Congo in an international friendly...
President Muhammadu Buhari was not happy at the absence of a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsay Orubebe, to the 2018 Democracy Day Lecture in...
The Director General of Kenya’s National Youth Service (NYS) Richard Ndubai and 17 other suspects have been arrested in connection with an alleged theft of 8bn...
By Jerome-Mario Utomi… From all indications, it appears Albert the Great had Nigeria in mind when he defined a miracle as ‘a wondrous fact or event...
The claim that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration spent $16 billion on power project has been refuted by former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili. Contrary...
A new scheme that outfits performers with contactless payment terminals is set to be launched in London, England. The project was launched this weekend by the...
President Muhammadu Buhari recently accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of wasting $16bn on power projects. Obasanjo has since countered Buhari, calling him ignorant and inviting him...
Against the advice of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Muhammadu Buhari is to address the nation on Tuesday. The day, May 29, is celebrated...
Scores of African music stars are hopeful of emerging winners at this year’s edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) as the organisers have announced...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has again openly decried alleged corruption, human rights abuses, among other supposed ills under President Muhammadu...
Invaders suspected to be herdsmen on Monday morning attacked a seminary in Jalingo, Taraba State. Emerging reports indicate that they beat up two priests in the...
The Federal Government has met with Boeing, an American aircraft manufacturing company, even as it plans to set up a new national carrier for Nigeria. The...
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has rejected the new foreign exchange directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which mandates...
Indications have emerged that ongoing trade dispute between aviation unions and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of Muritala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), might take...
Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, on Sunday said the Federal Government has saved a sum of N125 billion from cost cutting on travel allowances, sitting allowances, souvenirs,...
President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been advised by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to respect the constitution in the withdrawal of $1 billion from the Excess...
Ahead of the Algiers 2018 African Youth Games, the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation has invited twenty youth athletes to the National Youth Training Camp, which commenced in...
The Presidency has again knocked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his unrelenting attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari. The Presidency accused the Obasanjo administration under the Peoples...
Wild protests have erupted in Awaka, a suburb in Owerri, the Imo State capital after a naval officer on a stop-and-search operation shot and killed an...
US President Donald Trump may have reconsidered his earlier move to stay away from a planned meeting with Kim Jong Un after he confirmed that an...
Human rights activist and senator representing Kaduna Central Zone, Shehu Sani, has said that the days of Governor Nasir El-Rufai in office are numbered following his...
The Presidency has commenced the vetting of the details of the 2018 Budget bill passed as the National Assembly. The lawmakers passed a budget of N9,120,334,988,225...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have said that they would unveil their plans to rescue Nigeria at a public...
Members of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) bloc in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are weighing three options as they hold separate meetings today with...
The House of Representatives said on Sunday that the National Assembly did not expect a post-budget dispute with President Muhammadu Buhari over the 2018 budget. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to address Nigerians on the occasion of the 2018 Democracy Day on Tuesday. The party...
Chinese authorities are protesting against open US “provocation’ after it claimed that US warships sailed near South China Sea islands which has been claimed by Beijing....
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is not resting in his ambition to wrest power from President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019. The presidential aspirant has appointed former...
Tanko Yakasai, Northern elder, has revealed that the Almajiri schools and universities established by former President Goodluck Jonathan had been abandoned. He lamented the lack of...
President Muhammadu Buhari has admonished parents to commit to educating their children especially the females in a bid to ending girl child marriage. The president also...
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has stated that he was not in a position to criticize President Muhammadu Buhari, and would rather focus on...
Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Nicholas Okoh, has lamented the spate of killings in Nigeria, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday stated that Nigeria faced challenges like different countries across the world, noting however that the country had the capacity to...
A former minister for finance and coordinating minister for the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has clarified controversies that have been raised as a result of extracts from...
