Nigeria

Nigeria: Lawmakers Urge Security Agencies to Enforce Bandits’ Proscription Order

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Army, the Police and other security agencies to ensure the enforcement of…

3 years ago

Nigeria: INEC Says It Has Received Substantial Funds to Prepare for 2023 Elections, Gives Reasons Independence Can’t Be Fully Guaranteed

Ahead of next year's general elections, Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday disclosed that it has received a…

3 years ago

Nigeria Seals Oil and Gas Local Content Development Deal with Senegal

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Senegalese Petroleum Industry have agreed to sign a Memorandum of…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Air Peace, Arik, Aero, Other Airlines Form ‘Spring Alliance’ to Improve Service Delivery

On Wednesday, a major development occurred in the aviation industry as Nigerian airlines namely: Air Peace, Azman Air, United Nigeria…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Senate Rejects Amendement of Electoral Act Despite Buhari’s Request to Expunge Section 84(12)

The Senate has thrown out President Muhammadu Buhari's request for amendment of section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. The request…

3 years ago

Nigeria Urges Turkey to Invest in Its Onshore Oil Assets

The Nigerian government on Wednesday called on the Turkish authorities to look at the prospect of funding major oil and…

3 years ago

Nigeria: ‘I’m Still Ebonyi Governor, Judgment Ousting Me Was Bought,’ Umahi Says

Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, on Tuesday, described his removal by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for…

3 years ago

Nigeria: InfraCo to Begin Talks on Expansion of Lekki-Epe Road Infrastructure, Emefiele Says

  The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has promised to engage the Infrastructure Corporation…

3 years ago

Qatari Investments In Nigeria To Hit N500bn By Year End, Says Envoy

The State of Qatar has forecasted its level of investment in Nigeria to hit about N500 billion before the end…

3 years ago

Nigeria’s Consumer Rights Agency Issues Interim Orders Banning Airfare Hike

Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Wednesday issued an interim order to scheduled domestic airline operators, preventing…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Aviation Fuel Scarcity Persists, Heightens Flight Delays, Cancellations

As scarcity of premium motor spirit (petrol) persists, causing long vehicle queues at filling stations so is the scarcity of…

3 years ago

Qatar Airways Launches First Direct Flight To Kano

Qatar Airways has launched its first direct flight from Doha in Qatar to Kano in Nigeria. Speaking at the event…

3 years ago

Nigeria Foreign Minister Onyeama Clarifies Comments on Sanctioning Russia

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has explained his comments on Nigeria imposing sanctions on Russia over the invasion of…

3 years ago

Nigeria, Benin Republic Meet Over Boundary Issues

Governments of both Nigeria and the Republic of Benin on Friday met over boundary related issues. The two neighbouring countries…

3 years ago

NIgeria: Finally, President Buhari Signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Friday signed Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law, about a month after the National Assembly sent…

3 years ago

Rabiu Kwankwaso: We Must be Nigeria First, Before Politics

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, has never hidden his desire to lead Nigeria. In 2014 and…

3 years ago

Nigeria: Buhari to Sign Reworked Electoral Bill on Friday

Barring any last minute changes, President Muhammadu Buhari may assent to the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill transmitted to him…

3 years ago

Nigeria: APC Zoning Presidency to South Puts PDP in Quandary

The decision, Tuesday, by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone its presidential ticket to the Southern part of…

3 years ago

Nigeria, Iraq Kick Against Hike in OPEC Oil Output as Prices Surge Towards $100

Nigeria and Iraq have said the strategy employed by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, OPEC+,…

3 years ago

US Reiterates Commitment to Scaling Up Covid Vaccination in Nigeria, Others

The United States has reiterated its commitment to support Nigeria and other countries around the world to address the ongoing…

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