President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the allegations of violations of law and due process made against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Babachir Lawal, in the award of contracts under the Presidential Read more
Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed five Nigerian soldiers and injured five others in a raid on a military post in the violence-torn northeast, locals and a military officer said Tuesday. “Our men were outgunned and outnumbered,” said a military officer Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the efforts of the ministries of transport, power, works and housing, the security agencies, Kaduna State government, the contractor, Julius Berger, and others, on the successful completion of work on the runway and re-opening Read more
Sheds N83 billion in one month Nigeria’s crude oil production fell by 156,900 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.269 million bpd in March, from 1.426mbpd recorded in February. Consequently, the country lost its status as Africa’s top oil producer to Read more
Senator Shehu Sani (APC Kaduna Central) says the All Progressives Congress [APC] may lose Kaduna State in the 2019 governorship election if the state government’s “seeming anti people policies“ continue. Sani spoke to newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday shortly after Read more
After a few quarters of negative growth that saw the death of businesses, the Nigerian economy is out of recession, but “conditions remain difficult for businesses,” World Economics said Tuesday. World Economics is a London-based organisation dedicated to producing financial Read more
Gov inaugurates committee on crisis Over 3000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are allegedly facing security threats in Taraba State.The state chapter of the Protection Sector Working Group (PSWG) disclosed this yesterday after a meeting at the United Nations High Commission Read more
Beleaguered Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger challenged his players to win every game between now and the end of the season to keep alive faint hopes of a top-four Premier League finish. Seven league wins is the only way the Frenchman Read more
The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration said it would extend its bailout funds probe to states that accessed the funds from the Federal Government in 2015. The Chairman of the committee, Sen. Abdullahi Gumel, made this known Read more
Ethiopian Airline’s Airbus 350 plane was the first aircraft to land at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja after the airport opened for use 24 hours ahead of schedule. The plane touched down at the airport at 12.10p.m. to mark Read more