Category: Nigeria

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied a planned reduction in the Petrol pump price to N140

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, yesterday faulted the advice by the presidential candidate of the Peoples

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the cooperation of Nigeria to the reduction of oil output to attract higher prices in

The Nigerian Government has declared Friday Feb.22 as Work-Free Day to enable Nigerians prepare for the rescheduled Presidential and National

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has alerted Nigerians of an alleged plot by the presidency to

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rose from its 84th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting yesterday, warning the security agencies against

Sokoto State Police Command has explained that ballot papers that were discovered in a vehicle were meant for voter education

President Muhammadu Buhari has given an order to security personnel to deal ruthlessly with any person involved in activities aimed

A tribunal on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for Nigeria’s suspended chief judge for failing to appear for trial over

The numerous intervention schemes notwithstanding, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has put the existing financing gap in the small

The Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State, has dashed Senator John Owan-Enoh’s hope of flying the governorship flag of

Col. Sagir Musa has been appointed as acting Director Army Public Relations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that

The suspension of Nigeria’s most senior judge by President Muhammadu Buhari broke international human rights standards on independence of the

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday said that it was fully prepared for the 2019 Unified Tertiary

The signing into law of the bill for using movable assets as collateral, popularly known as Collateral Registry Act, precisely

Constitutional lawyer and elder statesman, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, yesterday called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney-General of the

Sixty-three years after the discovery of oil in commercial quantity, the Federal Government yesterday said Nigeria was poised to play

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned its ex-officials to stop parading themselves as serving personnel.A statement by

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to improve agricultural activities and economic diversification in Kano, if re-elected. Buhari gave the assurance

Nigeria’s government has denied suggestions that the suspension of the country’s top judge on corruption charges was linked to next

Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party, members of the Nigeria Bar Association and Civil Society Organisation of Nigeria are protesting over

The National Judicial Council (NJC) will hold an emergency meeting today over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has faulted the withdrawal of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria’s presidential candidate, Dr

The Federal Government has concessioned the Terminal ‘B’ Warri Old Port, in Delta State, to Ocean & Cargo Terminal Services

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday took his reelection campaign to Sokoto State where he promised not to betray the confidence reposed

The leading female candidate in Nigeria’s presidential election said on Thursday she had withdrawn from the race weeks ahead of

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, yesterday approached the Court of Appeal, seeking an order to stop the

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Gombe State Chapter, has called on the state government to pay fines for persons convicted

Considering the grim socio-political and economic developments in recent times, experts are of the view that the country has reached

The United States of America and European countries may with effect from tomorrow, stop issuance of visas to prominent Nigerian

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja pledged that the Federal Government would look into the issue of illegal tax

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has commended the Nigeria Army for launching Operation Egwu Eke III which is aimed at

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has delivered judgments in two separate suits, asking the Independent National Electoral Commission

The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated fake drugs worth N60millon from a warehouse in

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council and asked Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged labour unions in the country to allow his administration concentrate on fixing infrastructure, rather than

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Mr Sani Zoro on Thursday called on the Vice President,

Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP, Mr. Peter Obi, has disclosed how the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would make the

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has enjoined personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to

The Federal Government yesterday began implementation of the mandatory usage of the National Identification Number (NIN). The National Identity Management

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday said daily crude oil production recorded an upward swing of about 2.09million barrels

The Northern Traditional Rulers Council Assembly (NTRCA) has warned that kidnappings, banditry, insurgency, farmer-herder clashes and other forms of crimes

The protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may soon to be called off. Minister of Labour

In the whole of West Africa, Nigeria is the only producer of high-voltage cables and the sixth country to adopt

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to explain his role over an alleged acquisition of shares

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it may not honour further calls by Federal Government for a meeting

The Federal Government may have been tacitly telling its workers that they are “on their own” as it delays in

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to grant international and local observers access

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is worried that the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will

Operators in the real sector have called for an effective implementation of the 2019 budget and the creation of a

The Nigerian Senate, Thursday, confirmed the appointment of Uwani Abba Aji as the justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday officially commissioned the newly-built international terminal for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari, and some top

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday presented a budget proposal of N8.83 trillion to a rowdy joint session of the National Assembly.

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has suggested solutions to some barriers associated with the electoral process in Africa. Obasanjo,

Nigeria’s unemployment rate now stands at 23.1 per cent, up from the previous rate of 18.8 per cent released in

The 2019 budget might be doomed to a failure of implementation due to its hasty preparation and generic computations. Fiscal

The Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has alleged plot by saboteurs in the oil sector to cause scarcity of petrol

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has directed the immediate dismantling of roadblocks across the country. Force Public Relations Officer,

The Nigerian Army has called for the closure of the Amnesty International offices in Nigeria, alleging there is credible evidence

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will participate in the Africa-Europe High Level Forum with other African and European Heads of States

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has been sent a joint Freedom of Information (FOI)

Sundry allegations of forgery may make the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to have a gubernatorial candidate in the 2019

Presidential candidates for next year’s polls yesterday signed a peace accord to be law-abiding before, during and after the exercise.

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and his Borno State counterpart, Kashim Shettima, yesterday, in Ibadan, met with aggrieved members of

The Senate yesterday refused to confirm four nominees picked by President Muhammadu Buhari on the ground that the south-south and

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday appointed his wife, Aisha, and the wife of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Dolapo, as members of Presidential

As the 2019 general elections inch closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has foreclosed the use of incident forms,

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) has suspended its planned shutdown of depots nationwide. The decision was contained

The absence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel on Monday, stalled the trial of former Governor Babangida

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the problem with Nigeria is not about resources or planning, but the poor management of

PDP said authorities had frozen the bank accounts of its vice presidential candidate in the run-up to elections next February.

Some legislative aides to federal lawmakers have accused Senate President, Bukola Saraki, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says it is optimistic that recent increase in the salaries of police personnel

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday announced the withdrawal of its services from the Murtala Muhammed Airport II

Nigeria’s House of Representative Thursday approved Nigeria June 12 as the new Democracy Day for the country. The approval followed

Threat by oil marketers to shut down depots over unpaid subsidy may not cause scarcity of petrol as the Nigerian

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), consisting of over 40 parties, has warned of an alleged plan by President

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday served President Muhammdu Buhari quit notice at its presidential campaign rally in Ilorin, Kwara

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has rejected moves to subject future appointments of polices bosses to confirmation

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday disagreed with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on how to maintain law

Wife of the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would have done better if not

The new Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2, AIG Lawal Shehu, yesterday declared war on native

Justice Valentine Ashi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial

Activities at the National Assembly were grounded yesterday as workers under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN)

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday in Abuja defended it decision to award the contract for the protection of

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged his supporters not to panic, saying his return to power in 2019 is non-negotiable. He

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday the “key priority” of his administration is to ensure that the remaining kidnapped Chibok

The Federal Government has been granted $200 million loan for the funding of the nation’s electrification project.“The Board of Directors

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Head of Service, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, to increase recruitment quota for people with

As Qatar plans to quit the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from January 1 next year, some stakeholders have

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) began its presidential campaign in Sokoto yesterday with a promise that Nigerians would get a

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has admonished Nigerians to always show gratitude to God no matter the circumstances, even as he

The Nigerian Army is yet to access the $1 billion approved by the Federal Government for procurement of arms to

A Lagos court hearing concerning a dispute between South African telecoms firm MTN Group and Nigeria’s attorney general over a

Nigeria’s President Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor, breaking his

Senator Dino Melaye has been appointed as the spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council. PDP announced

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday called for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reduction in the cost of forms for the Joint Admissions Matriculation’s Board’s Unified

Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday joined other Nigerians in paying tribute to the late elder statesman, Chief Tony Anenih. In