Following the intervention of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said that it will wait till February for the outcome of the mediatory talks

The inability of Nigeria and other members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to pump enough crude oil has resulted in the overall failure of the group to

The 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day was marked on Saturday in Abuja with President Muhammadu Buhari presiding. Also to commemorate the day, some governors, including Nyesom Wike of Rivers State,

Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said the region will support only a presidential candidate who has the capacity to address the nation’s socio-economic

Britain’s Prince Andrew has renounced his military affiliations and royal patronages, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. The move comes after Andrew’s lawyers failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has inaugurated a visa application and document attestation centre at the office of the UAE Consulate General in Lagos. This was disclosed to the media

Representatives of about 500 Osinbajo Support Groups on Wednesday met in Abuja to strategise and mobilise delegates with the aim of beating those they described as ‘moneybags’ during the forthcoming

Oil prices continued their surge on Wednesday, hitting a two-month high amid projections that lack of production capacity and limited investment in the sector could lift crude between $90 and

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State in Nigeria’s Northeast on Wednesday, admitted that Boko Haram is still in control of some villages and local government areas in the state. Zulum

Nigeria and the People’s Republic of China have signed a joint Culture and Tourism Statute and inaugurated a sub-committee that would further strengthen bilateral cooperation between both countries. Representatives of

At least, no fewer than 18 persons have been reportedly confirmed dead following attack on Ancha community of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State by unknown gunmen, who also

Authorities in Burkina Faso say eight soldiers, including a high-ranking commander, have been detained in connection with an alleged plot to “destabilise” the country’s institutions. The announcement on Tuesday came after

Russia and China have blocked the United Nations Security Council from supporting a decision by the West African economic bloc ECOWAS to impose new sanctions on Mali, after its military

Guinea-Bissau missed a late penalty as they were held by Sudan in their Group D opener in the Africa Cup of Nations. Midfielder Pele saw his 82nd-minute spot-kick kept out

Conservative and opposition MPs are demanding answers from Boris Johnson over claims he attended a drinks event in the No 10 garden during lockdown. Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said

United States President Joe Biden has said he backs an effort to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation, declaring that the move would be aimed at

Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died in Lagos at the age of 85. He was

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike has declared 19 persons wanted for allegedly owning illegal crude oil refining sites in the state. The governor recently declared war on all activities

The Nigerian Senate has uncovered N14.7 billion proceeds of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) allegedly hidden in commercial banks by Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE). Its committee

Although still early in the year, oil prices has started off 2022 on a positive note, defying experts’ prediction of a ballooning surplus, instead surpassing $80 a barrel at the