Buhari Increases Amnesty Programme’s Budget by N35 Billion
*Funds released for ex-militants’ rehabilitation & reintegration *Rise in budgetary allocation fallout of recent presidential level visits to oil producing communities In sustenance of the new...
View ArticleBuhari to receive freed 82 Chibok girls
Boko Haram group have released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, the president’s office says. They were handed over in exchange for Boko Haram...
View ArticleOsinbajo Says 50 Years after Biafra, Nigeria Greater Together than Apart
Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President *Says the greatest responsibility of Nigerian leaders today is to give a pathway to unity in diversity. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has underscored the...
View ArticleRestructuring: Kolade, Ezeife, Others Say Nigeria Must Explore New Ways
SOME elder statesmen from the southern part of the country have backed calls for the restructuring of the country and called on Nigerians to unite and find new ways to overcome the challenges...
View ArticleNorth East: Nigerian Military Unable To Hold Recaptured Territories – U.S.
The United States Department of State is worried about Nigeria’s inability to effectively secure and hold onto territories recaptured from Boko Haram terrorists despite the successes recorded by the...
View ArticleNigeria continues to shine in various ways, produces the best in every...
Nigeria produces the best in every way, its citizens continue to shine in various ways around the world, and as we continue to do what is right in public service, the country is bound to reach the top...
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank calls off proposed loans to Nigeria
The African Development Bank has called off a loan to Nigeria that would have helped fund the country’s budget, instead redirecting the money to specific projects, a vice president at the lender said...
View ArticleAFDB refute statement that it has called off loans to Nigeria* Says is...
BY NKECHI NAECHE—The African Development Bank on Tuesday refute the statement that it has “called off loans to Nigeria”, as reported in Reuters and credited to AfDB Vice-President for Power, Energy,...
View ArticleNigeria is Moving Towards Mid-table in Ease of Doing Business
The positive headline emerging from the World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2018 report is that Nigeria has climbed 24 places to no 145 out of 190 countries over the past year. It appears that the head...
View ArticleNigeria: Ambitious Revenue Assumptions in The 2018 Budget Proposal
Budget Speech Should be Market Neutral Given that President Buhari’s 2018 budget speech didn’t deviate much from the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF 2018-2020), the impact on financial markets...
View ArticleWorld Bank ranking Nigeria among top 10 most reformed economies
Nigeria’s impressive ranking in the latest World Bank Doing Business report is proof that the country can do better if Nigerians faced its challenges headlong, according to Vice President Yemi...
View ArticleFitch Withdraws Nigeria’s Seven Energy Ratings
Fitch Ratings has withdrawn Nigeria-based Seven Energy International Limited’s (Seven Energy) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating of ‘RD’ (Restricted Default) and Seven Energy Finance Limited’s USD300...
View ArticlePolice Give Two-Week Ultimatum to Pump Action Rifle Owners to Re-validate...
GThe Lagos State Police Command has given two weeks ultimatum to individuals with ‘pump action firearm’ and other guns to submit their arms, licences for verification and re-validation. According to...
View ArticleNAF Deploys ISR Platforms to Search for Missing 110 Dapchi Girls
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said it has deployed additional air assets, including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, to the Northeast in a renewed effort at locating...
View ArticleUS Secretary Of State To Visit Nigeria Next Week
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Africa next week, the State Department said on Thursday, in his first visit to the continent since President Donald Trump entered office....
View ArticleNigeria: The paradox of growth
Crude oil output was the main driver, with +8.4% y/y growth. But non-oil output also grew, by +1.5%, a major improvement from previous quarters. It shows that growth is broadening in terms of sectors....
View ArticleFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo gives reasons why Africa is still...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo (middle) and his wife, Bola, cutting a cake to mark Obasanjo’s 81st birthday at the Olusegun Obasanjo presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun state. BY OUR...
View ArticleNigeria Toni Iwobi Elected As First Black Senator In Italy
A Nigerian, Toni Iwobi has become the first coloured senator elected in Italy and will be the only black parliamentarian in the next legislature, according to Yahoo News. Iwobi from Nigeria is an IT...
View ArticleNigeria’s Economy Is Exiting Recession But Remains Vulnerable – IMF
IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde Nigeria’s economy is exiting recession but remains vulnerable, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. According to a report...
View ArticleWhy we sacked 15 staff – Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC
AGENCY REPORTER—–The Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC, has said that the recent disengagement of some workers at the embassy followed due process. Senior officials at the embassy told the News Agency...
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