Category: Nigeria

Nigeria’s corrections services, the government agency in charge of prisons in the country, Tuesday said it’s controller-general has no plan

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday vowed to enforce the total implementation of the new national minimum wage once the

The Adamawa/Taraba Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested 15 suspects for re-bagging foreign rice to sell as local

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday evening arrived Sochi, Russia, ahead of Russia – Africa Economic Forum fixed for between Oct.

A journalist whose undercover stories exposed the depth of corruption in Nigerian police cells and prison may be arrested by

Combined troops of Operation Thunder Strike, Operation Whirl Punch and 312 Artillery Regiment have destroyed two bandits camps in Kaduna

Senator Jeremiah Useni, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State during the 2019 election has filled

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has lauded the Senate for passing the Amended Bill for Deep Offshore and Inland

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State yesterday engaged each other in

Organisation of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (OESID) yesterday faulted the decision of Governor Dave Umahi to allow the

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday said the Federal Government’s request for a $3 billion World Bank loan

State chairmen of the Nigeria Labour Congress will on Tuesday (tomorrow) meet in Enugu to discuss modalities to be adopted

The Federal Government and organised labour on Thursday finally agreed on the percentage increase on the consequential adjustment in workers’

President Muhammadu Buhari has reduced the number and duration of foreign trips for ministers and other categories of government officials

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of N10billion for the rejuvenation of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts yesterday faulted the style of President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption, which it noted,

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday said his administration’s efforts to curb insecurity in the country has resulted in Boko Haram

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Delta chapter has started to shut offices and schools in Asaba ahead of the planned

Anger and suspicion are brewing in the Senate. These have been provoked by some members of the upper legislative chamber

At current levels of over N25 trillion, it means that Nigeria has borrowed in three years more than it borrowed

Queen Elizabeth II has appointed Nigerian-born Ugbana Oyet, 43, as the UK House of Common Serjeant at Arms. The appointment

A fresh crisis on Monday erupted at President Muhammadu Buhari’s home as his wife, Aisha, battled the family of Mamman

From the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, came yesterday a disclosure that the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry

The Northern Governors Forum (NGF), elders and community leaders have perfected plans to ensure peaceful coexistence between Jukun and Tiv

The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) yesterday said the N1 trillion recovered by various government agencies was all used

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has said that a total of 524 road projects were ongoing in

The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and

The Senate yesterday justified the N125 billion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the National Assembly budget for the 2020

Senators yesterday criticised the N10.33 trillion 2020 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari for lacking the capacity to boost growth,

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has threatened to withdraw the license of eight electricity distribution companies over an alleged

A Nigerian policeman has been kidnapped in the country’s northeast state, Islamic State West Africa Province claimed on Monday. The

President Muhammadu Buhari will today present an appropriation bill of N10.729 trillion for the 2020 fiscal year before a joint

Nigerian universities caught global attention yesterday. But this was not because of academic breakthroughs that earned them some laurels. Rather,

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday sacked Mr Augustine Pelemo, his Special Assistant on Political Matters. A statement

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, granted bail to the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. Justice

The nation’s automobile industry is currently in the grip of confusion as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) begins a major

The World Bank Group, yesterday, estimated the external debt profile of developing countries at $7.8 trillion, but Nigeria has 0.33

The Federal Government has instructed its lawyers to appeal against the payment of $200 million conditional deposit for the granting

Sixteen years after the then President Olusegun Obasanjo demolished toll gates on the nation’s expressways, the government of President Muhammadu

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that it had intercepted an articulated vehicle loaded with 500kg

The police have deployed 3,000 operatives to strengthen security in Kano State as the governorship election petitions tribunal delivers its

Criticism yesterday trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s 59th independence anniversary broadcast to the nation for not meeting the expectations of Nigerians.

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) yesterday demanded that the Federal Government should brief Nigerians on the reasons

The Federal Government has re-arraigned Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and the presidential candidate of the African Action

The Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) yesterday rejected the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) of the Federal Government, maintaining

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has described a national leader of Afenifere, Pa Ayorinde Fasanmi, as a

The Federal Government yesterday achieved a major boost in its effort to upturn the $9.6 billion judgment in favour of

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday approved a total N311.8 billion for two

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday submitted the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), for consideration of

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigeria lost an estimated 157.5 billion dollars to illicit financial flows between 2003 and

Protesters, under the aegis of Lagos Youth Vanguard (LYV), yesterday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly and demanded probe

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked state governors not to fix federal roads if they will eventually demand refund for the

Acting Head of Service (HOS) of the federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has declared that the era of bureaucracy that has

With three more months to wrap up the year, leaving one more rate meetings and inflation rate at 11.02 per

A Federal High Court, Abuja will hear the application of the Department of State Security (DSS) to detain the publisher

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has debunked giving N90 billion to Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osibanjo for the ruling

As the Senate resumes a new legislative session today following its nine-week recess, it could be embroiled in a face-off

In fulfillment of the promise he made in 2017, Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has enrolled his six year

Stakeholders in the economy yesterday expressed worry about the disparity between huge government earnings and growing poverty in the country.

The Republic of South Korea Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Lee In-Tae says Nigeria possesses capacity for technology and agriculture development

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday presided over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The

Economic experts and investors have criticised the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, describing it as a disincentive to the country’s investment

Nigerian lawmakers Wednesday recommended the cheif executive officer of an airline, Air Peace, Allen Onyema for “higher” national honour. “We

The Air Peace boss told the House of Representatives that the evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa has brought respect

Withdrawals and deposits of physical cash in Nigeria will now attract processing fees payable by individuals or corporate owners of

Mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba has said it “was not necessary” for South Africa to apologise to Nigeria for the

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said members of the Indigenous People of Biafra cannot attack

Owing to the neglect by government, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos is in a sorry state. Passenger services

American billionaire and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has said that Nigeria has one of the lowest domestic revenues at just six

Two young Nigerians have been shortlisted for the 2019 Edition of Anzisha Prize. The two young Nigerians, Abdulwaheed Alayande and

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday replaced the Economic Management Team (EMT) headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with an Economic Advisory

Determined to bring sanity to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Department of Development control of the administration has demolished

Air Peace airline yesterday suspended further evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa until the remaining voluntary returnees have been cleared

The United States of America (USA) Government on Wednesday reiterated its support to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating