The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh Annadif has emphasized the need for all Nigerian
Pastor Chris Okotie, Founder, Household of God Church, says Nigeria must resort to an interim government as a mechanism for the crystalization for a new Nigeria. [bc_video video_id=”6308470288112″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”default”
Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has stated that Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is empowered by both constitutional and electoral provisions to reject the names of candidates from
The tobacco industry in Nigeria is allegedly exploiting social networking platforms to promote and market its products in contravention of provisions of the National Tobacco Control Act 2015 and its
Nigeria, Algeria and Niger Republic on Monday moved to reactivate the $13 billion Trans- Saharan Natural Gas Pipeline (TNGP) project as demand pressure continues to mount from within the continent
Nigeria’s Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Monday faulted the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) for the recent scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS) in the country.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has disclosed that Nigeria currently has 3.2 million Internally displaced persons and 84,000 refugees. The UN Refugee Agency, in it’s global trends
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has disclosed that airlines unremitted revenues from Nigeria (known as blocked funds) has risen to $450 million, representing 25 per cent of the total
Founder & CEO, GOTNI Leadership Centre, Linus Okorie, emphasis on the need for Africa as a continent to place investment in leadership development in Africa, to safeguard the future of
Nigeria’s federal government has declared Monday, June 13 as public holiday to commemorate the 2022 Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf
Nigeria’s total public debt stock, comprising the debt obligations of the federal government, states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) rose from N39.56 trillion in December 2021 to N41.60 trillion
Nigeria’s federal government has said consumption of unsafe or contaminated food was causing the country and other low income economies estimated $95 billion in productivity decline. The Minister of Health,
Elder Statesman, Olu Falae, says the constitution governing the laws in Nigeria remains a challenge for Nigerians. Adding that for Nigeria to move beyond basic hindrances the constitution should be
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick would have wanted a win for the Super Eagles against Ecuador in New Jersey on Thursday,
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the Labour Party and some of its officials be served with a fresh suit pertaining to its leadership crisis through a
The federal government has explained why the $3.1 billion contract for complete automation of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in 2020 was reversed.
Nigeria’s federal government on Tuesday revealed that it was collaborating with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United States Centre for Disease Control to see how Nigeria would access
Namibia has expressed willingness to extend bilateral relationship with Nigeria, insisting that it would use her hosting of the 5th Session of the Namibia-Nigeria Joint Commission of Cooperation holding in
In its first official reaction to the adjustment of the general election guidelines, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, said it did not act unilaterally or out of
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, has said Nigeria lost about N434 billion (about $1 billion) to oil theft between January
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