Three suicide bombings rocked the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Wednesday, killing one civilian militia member and injuring several others, security personnel told AFP. The bombings came two days after multiple suicide attacks near the strategic city that killed Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari was again absent from the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. However, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the meeting, which failed to hold last week. This is the second Read more
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday, granted a fresh ex parte application ordering the forfeiture of 5.8 million dollars belonging to a former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan. Details soon.
*VP receives Bangladeshi Army Chief *Countries with insurgency experiences can present credible force against terrorists Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has renewed the call for international collaboration aimed at tackling the menace of terrorism, stating that Nigeria will continue to Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) pumped $150 million into the foreign exchange market, via the interbank window, but dealers could only pick up $96.37 million due to fall in dollar demand. CBN also commenced interventions in the new “Investors’ & Read more
Contrary to media reports, the Kwara State Government on Wednesday maintained that it has fully paid all categories of workers and pensioners at the state level. In a statement by the state commissioner for finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, the State Read more
The suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), David Babachir Lawal yesterday appeared before the presidential panel where he was quizzed over alleged violations of due process in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the Read more
* Foreign reserves hits over $31billion The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, yesterday assured Nigerians that the country would get out of economic recession latest by the end of June this year based on emerging Read more
Several months after a pledge to assist in enrolling them for examinations, students in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Uhogua, Ovia North East Local Council in Edo State have appealed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Read more
The United States government has disclosed that it has spent $75 million annually in the last four years to combat the malaria scourge in Nigeria. The US Deputy Chief of Mission, David J. Young disclosed this at its embassy in Read more