President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Muslims in the country to share harmonious relationship and existence between them and people of other faith. The president on Sunday...
The European Union ambassador to Nigeria, Karlsen Ketil, has advised the Federal Government on how to create more jobs for its citizens. Ketil on Friday at...
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria for the United Kingdom (UK) anytime soon on what the presidency has described as a “private visit”. He will leave...
The only way a better Nigeria, which many have been yearning for, can be achieved is for the people that are short-changed by the present regime...
Nigeria is a country where people wake up to unexpected surprises. And, we did wake up to one a few days ago. It came from the...
We have always pledged to Nigeria’s unity. But we have not gone beyond this ritual and work at it. How can we assert, “Nigeria’s unity is...
Nigeria’s inflation rate has dropped to 11.25 percent year on year for March 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said on Tuesday. According to the...
Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has described Nigeria as a failed state, lamenting that the government of the country cannot guarantee the security of its...
None of the International Oil Companies, IOCs, operating in Nigeria is exiting the country, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said....
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent Freedom of Information requests to President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36 state governors in Nigeria requesting them to...
Not less than 11 people have been confirmed dead, with several others injured after a tanker exploded along the Gombe Biu bypass on Saturday. The Head...
Algeria’s magistrates, who play a major role in supervising the country’s elections, said on Saturday they would boycott a July 4 presidential election in support of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that the Nigerian economy recorded about $5 billion foreign investment inflows post-general elections in February/March 2019. The governor...
Supreme Mavin Dynasty SMD honcho, Don Jazzy who is regarded as one of Nigeria’s most eligible bachelors in the entertainment industry has denied claims making the...
The supplementary elections in four Local Government Areas in Rivers State which where rescheduled have ended as vote counting is expected to begin. Reports say voting...
Cuba is currently testing a drug in Nigeria which it says would ensure that diabetic patients do not have their limp amputated due to complication. This...
In Nigeria, it has become a norm to visit seers or fortune tellers or prophets or some sorts of spiritualists to foreknow distant events and happenings....
After declaring that the debt to GDP ratio of the country was becoming too risky, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, on Friday said it was concerned...
As many consumers in the country engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), widely known as petrol, out of fear of an impending scarcity,...
Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, IMF, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to stop paying subsidy on petrol. Lagarde, who said...
Team Nigeria and team Egypt have secured their places at this year’s Table Tennis World Junior Championships (WJC) holding in Thailand. This is after both teams...
Former Nigerian international midfielder, Seyi Olofinjana is steadily moving up the coaching and management ladder at English Premier League side, Wolverhampton Wanderers and he believes he’s...
The Eighth National Assembly is gradually rounding up, and the ninth National Assembly is due to be inaugurated in June 2019. As some actors bow out,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thrown its weight behind the planned increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) by the Federal Government. The Organisation also encouraged...
In two years’ time, precisely by 2021, Nigeria hoped to have localised its Internet traffic by as much as 60 per cent, after hitting 40 per...
The ongoing war against Boko Haram insurgency in the North East of the country has limited Nigeria’s participation in United Nations peace keeping operations, the Minister...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the constitution and Electoral Act must be realigned to meet the expectations of citizens of the country. It...
A top goalkeeper of the Pharaohs of Egypt, Amer Amer has withdrawn from the international friendly match between his national team and Nigeria. The Entag El-Harby...
As the world marks the International Day of Happiness, Nigeria is ranked 85 out of 156 countries and second in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019. This was...
The Federal Government has said the country requires an annual budget of $55 billion to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) This was disclosed...
THE relatively high prices of kerosene and cooking gas have compelled many households to take to increased utilisation of firewood in Nigeria. Investigation by Vanguard showed...
By SOC Okenwa… The much-anticipated general elections in Nigeria had come and gone with controversies still trailing them. To the surprise of a few amongst us...
Some members of the upper chamber of the National Assembly, on Wednesday, described the debt profile of the country as alarming. The senators, Ike Ekweremadu, Dino...
United States Congressman, Gerald Connolly, has lamented over the manipulation of elections in Nigeria during an interactive session with constituents from Virginia who paid him a...
A survey by S&P Global Platts has revealed that Nigeria pumped 190,000 barrels per day of crude oil in February above its agreed quota under the...
As former President Olusegun Obasanjo turns 82, President Muhammadu Buhari has extoled him saying that he is “a passionate and great patriot who deserves accolades for...
The crude oil production cut deal agreed by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies late last year has been implemented...
President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won re-election after national vote tallies by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Buhari was officially...
Efforts at combating illegal migration may not be in vein as 164 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Friday. Upon their return in the early hours...
The Federal Government, in its continued clampdown on tax defaulters to shore up its revenue, has demanded a number of foreign oil companies operating in the...
Despite efforts to combat the Lassa hemorrhagic Fever in the country, 28 fresh cases have been recorded in Plateau State with 10 deaths. Plateau Commissioner for...
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently holding an emergency security meeting at the state house, with service chiefs, including the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno the...
No less than nine persons were reported killed in a fierce battle between Boko Haram terrorists and Nigeria soldiers on Saturday. Nigeria Army said that of...
By SOC Okenwa… Last Saturday (February 16th) ought to have witnessed the organization of the much-anticipated presidential election in Nigeria. But it never happened! At the...
Fifty vehicles and several shops were vandalised yesterday in Oworoshoki, Lagos, in a cult war. Twenty persons have been arrested over the clash, which started around...
Lawyers on Sunday were divided in their opinions over the directive to political parties by the Independent National Electoral (INEC) suspending their rallies and campaigns when...
Micro pension has been identified as one of the channels that can be applied to drive financial inclusion in the nation’s economy, the Managing Director of...
The Oro Festival is a festival celebrated in South-West Nigeria by the Yorubas. It is an event celebrated by towns and settlements of Yoruba origin. It...
AS the crises over transfer of all annuity assets under the management of life insurance companies to Pension Fund Custodians, PFCs, finally settles, growth in annuity...
Social media trolls reserved nothing but hard knocks for Nollywood actor Gbenro Ajibade who took to social media to criticise his wife cum actress Osas Ighodaro...
