Eight Nigerians, all men, have been sentenced to death in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(UAE) for a string of robberies at money exchanges and cash machines(ATMs) across the emirate in December 2016. The ninth Nigerian, found guilty for possession of stolen Read more
The Federal Government says the number of Out-of-School (OSC) Children in the country has reduced from 13.2 million to 10.2million, following various interventions of the government and development partners. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu said this at the Read more
Nigeria’s GDP has grown 2.38 per cent in real terms within the fourth quarter of 2018, showing a 0.27 per cent jump over the fourth quarter of 2017. The Real GDP growth posted 5.31 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis, Read more
The House of Representatives has passed the National Minimum Wage Bill at N30,000 for workers in the country. The lawmakers passed the bill during Tuesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. They approved the figure Read more
In order to curb the spread of fake news during the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, Facebook has said only advertisers located in Nigeria would be allowed to run political advertisements on the social media site, says a news report Read more
The Islamic State group has claimed to have killed 118 people in its self-styled West Africa province in the last week, after a series of attacks against military bases in northeast Nigeria that have raised fears of a resurgent Boko Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and leading sportswear company, NIKE, yesterday in Asaba, Delta State signed a new, robust partnership agreement that officials from both organizations termed ‘dawn of a new era.’ American kit company NIKE had teamed up with Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said that over $183 million has been invested so far in the National School Feeding Programme in Nigeria . Osinbajo made the disclosure in Tunis, Tunisia, in a keynote address at the closing ceremony of the Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday released its provincial list of candidates for presidential and national assembly elections. This was in line with Section 31 (3) of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended which states “The commission shall, Read more
The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to look into the suspension of the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) maintenance and withdrawal charges by banks. This was after a motion on “illicit and excessive charges by Nigerian banks Read more