Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says there is need for concerted efforts to effectively tackle the spread of terrorism, especially in the Sahel region. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, stated in Abuja on Friday that the vice-president made the assertion when he received the visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. State...
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African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of a US$150 million finance facility to First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider. The funding was provided under Afreximbank’s Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA). Afreximbank’s US$150 million financial support will be accessible...
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, says Nigeria is endowed with quality commercial minerals in over 500 locations across the country. Adegbite said this in his speech during the Nigerian Day at the 2022 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), International Convention, Trade Show...
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party has arrived Egypt to understudy some of their sectors and not to attend the Annual General Meeting of a multinational company as being speculated. M. Obi’s media aide, Valentine Obienyem, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Thursday, shared photos...
A UK court has ruled against Nigeria in the $1.7bn suit against JP Morgan Chase Bank over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245. Judge Sara Cockerill of the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Commercial Court held on Tuesday that the Nigerian government...
By Law Mefor It was Mallam Nasir El Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, who once observed that the real problem with Nigeria is impunity, not corruption. Of course, he was right that the brazen corruption and primitive accumulation rocking the nation today and warranting psychiatric evaluation, is borne out...
Shehu Dikko, the 2nd Vice President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has described Nigeria’s 10-0 win over Falcons and True Parrots of São Tomé and Príncipe as a morale booster. Dikko made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos after the...
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen scored four goals as the Super Eagles spanked Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Monday to give Nigeria their biggest win in history. Osimhen opened the score sheet in the 9th minute of the tie, before...
Super Eagles Head Coach, Jose Peseiro says the encounter against Sao Tome and Principe will bring the best out of his team as they seek to go top of the table. São Tomé and Príncipe play hosts to the Super Eagles in one of the day-two matches of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had departed Abuja on Sunday for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to participate in the annual summit of the Africa CEO Forum. A statement issued by the vice president spokesman, Laolu Akande, said Osinbajo would participate in the event alongside other leaders...
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Nigerians never to forget the sacrifices of the heroes of Nigeria’s democracy during 1993 electoral process. The president made the call in a nationwide broadcast to mark 2022 Democracy Day on Sunday in Abuja. He maintained that the patriotism and peaceful struggle of these...
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, Today, June The 12th, marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to...
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, says Nigeria is currently on the pathway to greatness as the country celebrates Democracy Day on Sunday. Obasa made this known in his message to commemorate the country’s Democracy Day in Lagos on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Former Governor of Lagos State, Sen. Bola Tinubu, said as the country marks this year’s Democracy Day, the spirit of June 12 would expand to become the spirit of Nigeria and national greatness of their dreams. Tinubu, the Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2023...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it is set to introduce the Unstructured Supplementary (USSD) code as part of steps to improve the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Deputy Governor of the CBN, Kingsley Obiora, said this at the IMF African Department Speakers Series held virtually on...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Professor Raphael Offiong from the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and Carbon Innovation Centre, has called on the Cross River State Government to reduce the impact of logging across the state. Offiong also appealed to stakeholders in environment sector on the need to regulate logging...
The United Kingdom has said it would provide One Million Pounds (£1million) worth of support to enhance the operations of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in 2022 and additional provision over a period of three years. The Director, Home Office International Operations, Nick Fowler, said this when...
Leone Stars’ team captain Steven Caulker is optimistic about Sierra Leone’s chances of defeating Nigeria when they meet in the reverse fixture in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that first-half goals by Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen made the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria’s Naira on Thursday, depreciated at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N422.50 to the dollar, a 0.54 per cent depreciation against N420.25 traded on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N420.26 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of...
Says “his sterling contributions to our democracy and its progress stand him out.” By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory yesterday at the ruling All Progressives Congress Presidential Primaries. Below is the full statement signed personally by the...