Boko Haram Insurgency Affects 14m People – Envoy To UN
No fewer than 14.8 million people were affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria with at least 1.7 million of them displaced. Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof.…
Nigeria Sliding Into Debt Trap, IMF Warns
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday warned that Nigeria was siding into yet another debt trap, describing the country’s debt to revenue ratio put at 63 percent as “extremely…
Again, MPC Keeps Interest Rate At 14%
BY EDMOND ODOK, ABUJA – As expected, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained an unchanged Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 14 per…
$16bn On Power: You’re Ignorant, Obasanjo Tells Buhari
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday described President Muhammadu Buhari as ignorant over his claim that $16 billion was expended by the former President on…
Killings In Nigeria: Catholics Condemn Act, Demand Govt Intervention
BY AMOS TAUNA, KADUNA - Catholic faithful in Kaduna State took to the streets in a solemn prayer rally and procession for peace in the country. Their march is also…
Gunmen Kidnap Commissioner’s Wife, Twin Babies In Zamfara
Suspected gunmen on Tuesday raided the residence of the Commissioner for Youths and Skills Acquisition in Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammad Gurbin Baure, and kidnapped his wife, twin babies and…
PDP Campaign Funds: Shagari, 4 Others Docked For N500m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a former Minister of Water Resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, alongside four others before Justice Idrissa Kolo of the Federal High…
Anti-Buhari’s Interview: EFCC Set To Arraign Shekarau Over Campaign Funds
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA - Few weeks after granting a media interview where he scored the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari very low, the anti-corruption Agency has now decided to…
Seized Dasuki’s Vehicle Still With DSS Since 2015 – Witness Tells Court
An operative of the Department of State Service (DSS), Mr William Obiora, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that all vehicles belonging to former National Security Adviser (NSA),…
NDIC Bags 3 ISO Certifications
BY COBHAM NSA, ABUJA - The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has emerged the first Nigerian public sector organization to bag three International Standards Organization (ISO) certifications by the British…
