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By Al Jazeera Pierre Nkurunziza has been sworn in as Burundi’s president for a controversial third term in power, the…

By Richard Nield South Sudan’s government has failed to sign to a peace agreement to end almost two years of…

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has said that a number of projects failed in Nigeria because of lack…

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja directed the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to work more closely…

Nigeria earned N2.512 trillion from the export of petroleum products in three months, between April and June 2015, according to…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday, stated that about 110 million Nigerians were still living below poverty line despite the policies…

Some banks in Nigeria have given deposit targets to their workers as they face low cash inflow due to the…

By Al Jazeera Three young females, including a minor, have accused United Nations peacekeepers of raping them in the Central…

Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has slammed former governor of Lagos State,…

The US is proposing that the UN Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan after its leader surprised…

Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade yesterday announced he was abolishing all forms of taxation for low income earners…

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has terminated the concession granted by the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) to…

At least 10 persons were yesterday injured while three others have been declared missing, at Ipetoro/Lowa in Sagamu Local Government…

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has urged leaders in the country to maintain their connections with people especially after…

Popular governorship aspirant in Bayelsa State, Moses Siloko Siasia, has concluded plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The…

The Kaduna State government is to introduce a harmonised feeding system in all boarding schools in the state. The Commissioner…

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday pledged to complete the seven-kilometre Ipaja-Ayobo Road in Alimosho Local Government Area…

The Wurno Local Government in Sokoto State said it would soon evacuate no fewer than 10,000 people from 20 flood-prone…

Pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday alleged that a lot of investments…

A two-time member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Warman Ogoriba, on Wednesday asked Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State…