World Bank Ranks Nigeria’s Economy Low
The World Bank has categorized Nigeria among economies that have not recorded improved performance since 1995. The bank stated this in the latest edition of its Africa’s Pulse released yesterday.…
Boko Haram Attacks Yobe Capital Damaturu
Many residents were forced to stay indoors after Boko Haram on Tuesday evening launched a daring attack on Damaturu, the Yobe State capital; forcing the town into a lockdown as…
Supreme Court: We Remain a United Institution despite Onnoghen
The Supreme Court said yesterday that it remains a united institution, denying media reports that the resignation of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, had ripped it…
Buhari appeals for calm as violence flare-up claims over 100 lives
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent spate of sporadic violence across the nation which has led to the death of over 100 people and decried the on-going culture of…
Enugu Police tear-gas INEC ad-hoc staff protesting unpaid salaries
Passersby, school children and motorists ran helter-skelter for their lives yesterday after police in Enugu used tear gas to disperse some ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…
INEC being used as a weapon to destroy our democracy- Okorocha
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has alleged that the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the announcement of election results were designed to scuttle democracy in the…
Kogi, Bayelsa Guber Polls to hold November 2
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 2 for the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. To which end, political parties interested in fielding candidates for the…
Excess crude account depletes amid oil price volatility
The program coordinator of the Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC), Tengi George-Ikoli, has expressed fears that the dip in oil prices could send the country back into recession going by…
Zenith Bank appoints Jim Ovia`s Nephew, Ebenezer Onyeagwu GMD/CEO
The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of the financial institution. The appointment becomes effective from June 1,…
Dangote Refinery inaugurates Skills Acquisition Program
As part of efforts aimed at making youths from its host communities employable, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Company has flagged off a vocational training scheme that will inculcate necessary…