Nigeria’s recession will be short-lived -Finance Minister
Nigeria’s current recession, which was officially announced on Saturday, will be short-lived, Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has said. Nigeria slid into its second recession…
Sen Ndume Remanded over failure to produce Maina in Court
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered that Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) be remanded in Kuje correctional centre. Justice Okon Abang made the order after Ndume’s failed…
FIFA Bans CAF President, Ahmad for Five Years
…imposes $220,000 fine World Football ruling body, FIFA, has banned Ahmad Ahmad, president of the Confederation of African Football, for five years for corrupt practices, it said Monday. FIFA also…
Nasarawa APC Chairman Kidnapped, Murdered in Lafia
Philip Shekwo, Chairman the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nsarawa State, who was kidnapped late Saturday, has been murdered. Shekwo was abducted from his residence about 11 pm on Saturday…
Lekki shootings: CCTV shows soldiers arrived in trucks, but no shooting
The protest video footage submitted to the Lagos EndSARS panel by the Lekki Concession Company, LCC has revealed that the soldiers arrived at the Tollgate in at least six vehicles,…
Nigeria Enters second recession in five years on COVID-19
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has entered its second recession in five years, pulled down by the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Official figures published Saturday confirmed what has been expected in…
Editorial: Zamfara Gold Controversy and Matters Arising (2)
The grouse of critics of the Zamfara gold misadventure, and rightly so, is that since Nigeria is a federation, its revenue allocation formula must be consistent with the principle of…
Buhari Bemoans Existence of Corruption in Government, Vows to Stamp It Out
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday bemoaned the pervasive nature of corruption in the government, saying it was present almost everywhere and at many levels of governance. The President made the…
Nigeria to resume Petrol imports from Niger Republic
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, is set to resume the importation of petroleum products from one of its northern neighbouring countries, Niger Republic. The Ministry of Petroleum Resources said in…
#EndSARS: CNN says ‘we stand by our report’ as Nigeria threatens sanction
Cable News Network has said it stands by its report on the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate. CNN was reacting to the threat of sanctions by the…