The Federal Government is working out a prisoners’ transfer agreement with China, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, announced in Abuja on Thursday. Onyeama made the announcement at a news conference on the achievements of the current administration Read more
The Nigerian Senate Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, seventeen years after it was first introduced to the National Assembly. The bill seeks to reform the country’s oil and gas industry, which has been bogged down by decades of Read more
A Shopping Mall allegedly built on Government Land without approval, was this morning demolished on the orders of the Edo state government. The shopping mall is owned by a high chief in the state, Chief Osamede Adun. Photo credit: Jefferson Read more
While latest indicators have shown that the nation’s inflation rate is easing, there are divided sentiments on the reality of the claims as food and other household items remain steadily high, despite various interventions by the government. According to the Read more
An Economic expert, Mr Eze Onyekpere, on Sunday in Abuja, called on the Federal Government to make public the nation’s debt profile. He said that letting Nigerians to know the size of the country’s debt was necessary give the N1.84 Read more
Experts have raised concerns over the porosity of Nigeria’s borders, leading to illicit movement of arms , which is fueling terrorist activities in North-East Nigeria. Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACFEST), Commodore Yaminu Musa (rtd), raised this concern at a Read more
The Nigerian senate Thursday passed the 2017 Appropriation Bill, more than four months after it was submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari presented the budget documents to a joint session of the National Assembly on December 14, 2016. Read more
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, this morning instructed that the Federal Executive Council meeting be moved from 11am to 10am. The meeting had always taken place at 11am when President Buhari presided. Last Sunday, Presidnet Buhari traveled to the UK for Read more
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has said that the N9.08 billion injected into agriculture in the Southeastern part of the country was in line with Federal Government’s food programme for the country. The bank’s Managing Director, Kabiru Mohammed said the Read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has assured Nigerians of the availability of passport booklets at all its passport issuing centres in the country. The NIS spokesperson, Mr Sunday James, gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja. James acknowledged that NIS Read more