Atiku, Govs Urge Peaceful Co-existence President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, reiterated his administration’s determination to continue with the “fight against terrorism and insurgency; sustain the peace in the Niger Delta through engagements with stakeholders; and restore peace and stability in other Read more
As Nigerians await reopening of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, this Thursday, there are indications the nation may have expended over N10b in project cost and revenue losses in the six weeks the airport was closed for the Read more
No fewer than seven people have died and seven hospitalized in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi when a boat carrying 150 passengers returning from Malali Market capsized along River Niger. The Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in-charge Read more
Nigeria’s Budget and National Planning Ministry is working on a roadmap for the implementation of the National Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa caught up with Zainab Ahmed, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, to Read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said it will commercialise some of its critical Information Communications & Technology (ICT) infrastructure in line with its bid to refocus the Corporation as a commercially viable entity. The Group Managing Director of the Read more
An Egyptian court sentenced former interior minister Habib al-Adly to seven years in prison for corruption Saturday, in one of the last cases against Hosni Mubarak-era officials following his 2011 overthrow. Adly, who was seen as a brutal enforcer for Read more
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday advised Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate to accept the verdict of the state Election Petitions Tribunal. The Oba declared ‘no victor no vanquished’ in the election, Read more
Senegal announced three days of mourning on Friday for the victims of a massive fire at a Muslim religious retreat this week, as the death toll from the catastrophe rose to 25. The blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon as Read more
A man whose identity has been shielded by a local church in Makurdi, has shocked church members with a tithe offering of N42 million. Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi revealed that the money was paid Read more
Two separate fires in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital, that happened between Friday and Saturday, have destroyed properties worth millions of Naira. The first incident occurred on Friday night at Amarata, near where NAN and Vanguard newspapers have offices. The second Read more