Nigeria

Nigeria, Denmark Collaborate Against Piracy in Gulf of Guinea

Nigeria’s government and her Danish counterpart have expressed readiness to collaborate to fight piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The…

3 years ago

Nigeria Grants Police Powers to Prosecute Travellers with Fake PCR Results

Nigeria’s federal government has granted the police and the appropriate bodies the powers to prosecute all passengers presenting a forged…

3 years ago

Nigeria’s Central Bank Retains MPR At 11.5%, Other Parameters Unchanged

The Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee (CBN's MPC) has agreed to retain its key lending rate at 11.5…

3 years ago

UNICEF: Attack on 20 Schools in Nigeria Scares One Million Children from Resuming

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said Nigeria has recorded no fewer than 20 attacks on schools with…

3 years ago

US Donates $6.8m to Combat Human Trafficking in Nigeria

The United States has donated $6.8 million for projects to combat trafficking in persons in Nigeria. The US is sponsoring…

3 years ago

Nigeria Targets 52m Vaccines by Q2 2022, Removes India From List of Flagged Countries

The federal government has projected that it will receive about 55 million doses of vaccines by April 2022 to ensure…

3 years ago

Nigeria: 99 Inmates Recaptured, Over 150 Still at Large after Kogi Jailbreak

Security operatives on Monday recaptured about 99 inmates out of the 294 that escaped from the Kabba Correctional Centre in…

3 years ago

Federal Government Approves 5G Network for Nigeria

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Fifth Generation Network, otherwise known as 5G for the nation. The Minister…

3 years ago

Nigeria Vaccinates 3.6 Million Citizens Against Covid-19

Nigeria’s federal government on Tuesday put the total number of eligible Nigerians that have so far received their first dose…

3 years ago

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia to Improve Relationship and Collaboration

Governments of Nigeria and Saudi Arabia has expressed willingness to improve on their bilateral relationship and collaboration in international politics.…

3 years ago

USA Will Not Abandon Nigeria Like Afghanistan- Trending With Ojy Okpe

Mary Leonard, the United States ambassador to Nigeria, on Monday, attempted to quell the Anxiety many Nigerians have expressed over…

3 years ago

It’ll Cost Nigeria More to Break up Than to Remain One, Obasanjo Says

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday reiterated his support for a united Nigeria, saying the cost for Nigeria not to…

3 years ago

Convoke National Dialogue Now to Save Nigeria, Delta Governor Okowa Tells FG

Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed worry about the various challenges confronting the country, calling on the federal…

3 years ago

Qatar 2022 Qualifiers: Togolese Officials to Take Charge of Nigeria, Liberia Clash

World football governing body, FIFA has appointed Togolese official, Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe as the referee for next Friday’s FIFA World…

3 years ago

Nigeria’s Presidential Economic Advisory Council Has Not Had Expected Impact: Mustafa Chike-Obi

President of the Bank Directors Association of Nigeria, Mustafa Chike-Obi says the presidential Economic Advisory Council has failed to have…

3 years ago

Shock, Anger, Trail Daredevil Attack on Nigeria’s Elite Military University

Shock, condemnation, and anger trailed the attack launched on Nigeria's elite military academy on Tuesday by some daredevil bandits terrorising…

3 years ago

Former Central Bank Governor Sanusi Says Ending Subsidies Puts Nigeria on Fiscal Sustainability Path

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has…

3 years ago

Nigeria Approves China’s Sinopharm Covid Vaccine

The Nigerian government has approved the use of Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV Covid-19 vaccine in the country. Faisal Shuaib, the executive director,…

3 years ago

UN, China, Nigeria Express Worry Over Child Labour

The United Nations, China and Nigeria have expressed worries over the massive number of children subjected to child labour. They…

3 years ago

Nigeria, Brazil, Ghana, Others in Race for New Oil Finds

Nigeria and other developing oil-producing nations have continued their efforts to discover more hydrocarbons, despite the global campaign against fossil…

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