Gunmen attack Kaduna Airport, abduct six family members, Others
Unidentified gunmen in the early hours of Saturday attacked the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) quarters of Kaduna Airport, abducting nine persons. Those abducted were six members of a…
Nigeria Commences COVID-19 Vaccination
Dr Cyprian Ngong, the Family Physician at the National Hospital, Abuja, became the first person to receive a shot of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, as vaccination against the…
Fidelity Bank Set To Organise Diaspora Webinar Series, Deepens Engagement On New Remittances Policy
…. Osinbajo, Emefiele, Prof Benedict Oramah,Dabiri-Erewa To Attend Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian bank has concluded plans to host its Diaspora Webinar Series with the inaugural edition slated for Saturday,…
Editorial: For Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, history beckons
Prominent economist and former Nigerian finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, became the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), after members of the global trade…
Buhari to Agencies: Beef Up Security around borders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to up its surveillance and control around the nation’s borders. Buhari directed the service to ensure that criminals do not…
Shoot anyone seen with AK-47, Buhari orders security agents
President Muhammadu Buhari has given specific orders to military commanders to shoot non-security personnel armed with AK-47 rifles, his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, has said.…
Buhari, Osinbajo to receive COVID-19 Vaccine publicly on Saturday
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will on Saturday receive the COVID-19 vaccine publicly, as part of steps to convince Nigerians that the vaccine is safe. The Executive Director…
Zamfara imposes curfew on Jangebe town after Unrest
The Zamfara state government has imposed a curfew on the troubled Jangebe town, following civil unrest after the return of the 279 abducted schoolgirls. Reports said one person was shot…
Gunmen abduct Chinese expatriate in Ekiti, kill one, kidnap others in Osun
Marauding gunmen continued to unleash terror in South West Nigeria as abducted a Chinese engineer in Ekiti and killed a traveler and abducted others in Osun States. The Chinese expatriate…
Makinde Clarifies Tweet, says Oyo won’t provide land for ranching
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that the State will not provide land for ranching as it believes it is a private business. The governor made the declaration to…