Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved three additional Covid-19 vaccines for use. Ahead of the arrival of more vaccines doses in Nigeria, the
The controversial clause on the electronic transmission of election results as contained in the 2010 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, may sail through without much furore as the National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday reviewed the state of the nation and said Nigeria, in spite of its numerous challenges, is lucky to remain one indivisible entity. “We are a lucky
Nigeria’s federal government has urged Germany to ensure an unconditional return of the 1,130 Benin artefacts that were looted from Nigeria in the 19th century and domiciled in German museums.
Governors of Nigeria’s southwestern states along with lawmakers from the region have agreed to present a common position for Nigeria’s constitution review. The six southwestern states governors, Senators and
The Nigerian Senate has approved the supplementary budget bill sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari with N895 billion ($2.176 billion) approved to fund security agencies and purchase of Covid-19
Seventeen Governors of Nigeria’s southern region are demanding that the next president of the country emerge from the south. The governors stated this on Monday at the end of the
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A Nigerian court has ordered the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of a separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the custody of the Department of State services
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The Nigeria Guild of Editors and Nigeria Union of Journalists have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed to order. In a statement
A week before the latest deadline to pass Nigeria’s long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), demands for big changes, including from community leaders seeking an increased share of revenues, could push
Editors in Nigeria are criticizing current attempts to regulate the media as such move gives the impression that the federal government is out to crush its enemy. The Nigerian Guild
Mosope Arubayi, Economist with Inflexion Capital Asset Managers, spoke to the Global Business Report about Year-on-year Inflation in the month of May across the African nations of Ghana, South Africa,
Popular Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi says acts of terrorism by armed herdsmen and bandits in Nigeria are a result of the ongoing tribal war in the country. Mr Gumi
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has listed Nigeria and South Africa among nations being considered by Africa, in conjunction with the European Union (EU)
A Federal High Court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay $951 million to the Bayelsa State Government. The amount is the 13 per
Economist and chief executive officer of CFG Advisory, Tilewa Adebajo says a failure of economic leadership in Nigeria has resulted in the country not attaining its full potential of a
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday unfolded plans by the federal government to take more Chinese loans to expand rail services to more states. Amaechi, who featured
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration’s has ensured 10.5 million citizens have been brought out of poverty since 2019. The Nigerian leader stated this during a live broadcast to
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