Despite the pressure mounted by the National Assembly, civil society groups and many well-meaning Nigerians on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, the president acted
The death toll from the attacks on communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 40 following the discovery of two corpses in the bushes by
Nigeria has averted a diplomatic row with Togo over a viral video where some Nigerian citizens were seen to be maltreated at the Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport in Lome. A
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Friday promised to assist Nigeria tackle the numerous security challenges it is facing, saying he “understands the difficulties and solutions.” On the same
In a move signalling reciprocity of action, Nigeria’s government, on Thursday reduced Emirates flights to the country, both Lagos and Abuja, from daily to once weekly which would be only
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, said troops of Operation Hadin Kai rescued 20 policemen kidnapped by insurgents in Northeastern Yobe State. The policemen were abducted when terrorists launched attack
Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said Nigeria needs a restructured federation that would allow for a greater degree of decentralisation of
The Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire, Wednesday admitted that Nigeria had been forced to withdraw expired COVID-19 vaccines from circulation, adding that the doses will be destroyed by the
The Saudi Arabia Government has suspended Nigerians from entering into the kingdom in its bid to prevent further spread of Omicron variant of coronavirus after six reported cases in Nigeria.
In a policy many have described as racist, misguided and discriminatory, Britain’s ban on Nigerians from travelling to the United Kingdom (UK), while allowing many western countries, where Omicron is
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday confirmed that three telecoms operators submitted their Expression of Interest (EoI) to the commission to bid for the 3.5GHz spectrum licence, whose auction
The Nigerian Government has commenced the enforcement of mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 at the Federal Secretariat. Security officials barricaded the entrance of the Federal Secretariat preventing unvaccinated workers from gaining
Content company, BBC Studios on Wednesday, announced that it has secured a major deal with streaming service, ARISEPlay, in Nigeria. The commercial subsidiary of the BBC disclosed this a few
The World Bank on Tuesday sounded the alarm bells to Nigeria, saying further delay in removing the fuel subsidy which had been described as a major drain and waste on
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said there have been 25 attacks on schools this year, with 1,440 students abducted in Nigeria. This statistics was given on Tuesday even as
Nigeria’s biggest flour maker, Flour Mills has announced an agreement to acquire Honeywell Group’s portfolio company, Honeywell Flour Mills PLC (HFMP), for 80 billion Naira. The agreement which was disclosed
The compliance by members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies known as OPEC Plus (OPEC+) with the group’s crude output restraint agreement edged higher in
The President and Founder of Anap Foundation, Mr. Atedo Peterside has announced that the foundation has teamed up with select social influencers across the country to appeal to Nigerian youths
Last week, Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approved a five-year National Development Plan, NDP, targeting N348.7 trillion in investments from the federal and state governments as well as the private sector.
In 2015, Nigeria emerged as Africa’s key transit hub for the trafficking of pangolin scales and elephant ivory. According to the Environmental Investigation Agency, wildlife criminal networks in Africa
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