The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday said it had approved the commencement of an additional diet in its examination for the private candidates every year. The council’s Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae announced the approval at a news conference Read more
Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, an ex-managing director (MD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says the $0 million, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) found in a residential building in Lagos does not belong to her. Officials of the commission Read more
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence Thursday that US-Russian relations will “work out fine” after icy bilateral talks in Moscow, as he looked to China to “deal properly” with North Korea. Trump faces crucial tests in the Middle East and Read more
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said a suspected chemical weapons attack was a “fabrication” to justify a US military strike, as Moscow digs in to defend its ally despite increasing strains with Washington. In an exclusive interview with AFP in Damascus Read more
The Zambian opposition UPND party called Thursday for the immediate release of its leader Hakainde Hichilema, who is due to appear in court next week on treason charges. The treason charges relate to Hichilema’s convoy allegedly refusing to give way Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari says that the Federal Government will do everything within its capacity to secure the freedom of the remaining Chibok schoolgirls in captivity of Boko Haram. The President, who said this in a message to mark the 3rd Read more
As part of efforts to bridge infrastructure gap in the state, Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has solicited a partnership of $162m with the World Bank. The partnership arrangement was presented to the World Bank team on Wednesday in Read more
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of 43million dollars, 27,800 pounds and N23 million recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an apartment in the Ikoyi area of Read more
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday stated that the inflation rate dropped by 0.52 percent in March to close at 17.26 percent, the second decline recorded in two months. The first decline was recorded in February when inflation Read more
Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed a soldier in a suicide and gun attack on a military checkpoint outside the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, a military officer and vigilante told AFP Thursday. On Wednesday evening, two male suicide bombers Read more