UBA Wins 5 Awards, Dominates at Annual Banker Awards in London
London, England, November 27, 2014 — United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, one of Africa’s largest financial services institutions, swept the global banking awards in London Thursday, winning in five…
Editorial: Oil shocks & devaluation of the Naira
Amid the sliding profile of Nigeria’s revenue base, following the steady diminution in oil receipts (not oil revenue); the decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to devalue the…
Alison-Madueke Elected OPEC’s First Female President
….. Says Shale Oil is a Major Game Changer The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has been elected as the first female President of the Organization of the…
Lagos PDP Guber Aspirant Sues Agbaje over 2015
An aspirant for the governorship position in Lagos State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nurudeen Balogun, has gone before the state High Court sitting in Ikeja,…
EFCC Arraigns 15 Suspected Oil Thieves
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned 15 suspected oil thieves before Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Warri, Delta State, for alleged illegal dealing in…
Police Denies Involvement in Prosecution of Suspected Terrorist Aminu Ogwuche
The Nigeria Police on Thursday denied involvement in the alleged bungling of the arraignment of Aminu Ogwuche, who was extradited from Sudan to answer charges on terrorism in Nigeria as…
APC Slams Police Boss for “Insulting Legislature”
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba for daring to say he does not recognise Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of…
We Must Join Hands to Fight Desertification, Improve Sustainability ― Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has described desertification as one of the greatest environmental and developmental problems of the 21st century, which can trigger a vicious circle of environmental degradation, impoverishment, forced…
Backpage: Security Challenges and the 2015 Elections in Nigeria
“You can’t separate desperate politicians from violence and trouble.” ― Bamigboye Olurotimi A couple of months ago, President Goodluck Jonathan assured the international community that the 2015 general elections in…
Jonathan`s Speech At the Presidential Flag–Off of the Great Green Wall
PROTOCOL 1.We are here in this historic Community of Bachaka to flag-off an important initiative – the Nigeria component of the Great Green Wall (GGW) Programme. This occasion marks a…