Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare suspended
Nigerian sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare Ighoteguonor has been “provisionally” suspended for doping at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics in Japan. The Athletics Integrity…
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Without new constitution, Nigeria’ll continue to recycle failed leaders -Afe Babalola
Senior advocate and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, has called on necessary stakeholders to ensure that a…
Nigeria has lost its soul, Catholic bishops tell Buhari
The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have condemned what they termed selective administration of justice by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal…
Nigerians should learn – Dino Melaye reacts as Ghanaians reject bags of rice from politician
Senator Dino Melaye, who represented Kogi West Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly has urged Nigerian youths to grow up and…
Nigeria’s inflation drops to 17.75% in June — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics says the consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation (rate of change in the increase in prices)…
Foreign investors’ interest in Nigeria declines by 27.5%
Nigeria received about $8.4bn investment announcements as at 4th March 2021, out of which $5.46bn were pledged by foreign investors. The remaining…
Nigeria records new 110 COVID-19 cases from 6 states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 110 new COVID-19 cases in the country. NCDC disclosed this on its official website…
Nigeria banned UAE flights over COVID-19 testing procedures – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday has said that contrary to insinuation that the United Arabs Emirates placed a ban on flights from…
Osinbajo: Nigeria Committed to Attainment of Universal Health Coverage
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the commitment of the federal government towards attaining the universal health coverage set by the World…
Nigeria’s total debt rises by N191bn in three months, hits N33.1tn
Nigeria’s total debt stock rose by N191bn in the first quarter of this year, according the figures released by the Debt Management…
Any crisis in south south region’ll threaten Nigeria’s survival ―Akpabio
THE Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio Wednesday said that any crisis in the south-south like what is happening in…
Jonathan: Inability to Manage Nigeria’s Diversity Cause of Growing Tensions
Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday attributed Nigeria’s failure to properly manage its diversity and continuing inability to give ethnic and religious minorities…
Nigeria becoming killing field, failed state, says Okogie
The emeritus Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Okogie, has lamented the insecurity in the country, saying the country…
Four West African countries to buy Nigeria’s idle electricity
Niger, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso are collaborating to buy the unutilised power produced in Nigeria, the Chairman of the Executive Board…
Nigeria declares NATFORCE illegal, bans unauthorized security outfits
The federal government has declared the National Taskforce on the Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunitions, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons, and…
No right-thinking Nigerian will support Igbo presidency in 2023 – Buhari’s ex-aide, Sumaila
Former Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Alhaji Abdurrahman Sulaiman Kawu Sumaila, has insisted that no right-thinking Nigerians…