The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said World Bank’s “extreme poor nation” rating of Nigeria was based on the…
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Dr. Muhammed Nazeef Yunus A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the invitation by the Federal Government to try…
A Nigerian court on Thursday said intelligence agents broke the law when they seized the passport of ousted central bank governor Lamido Sanusi and ordered the government to pay damages and publicly apologise. Sanusi was suspended on February 20, less…
A 19-year-old Nigerian girl (names withheld) has told a Federal High Court in Lagos how she was lured into prostitution…
A boat with 26 passengers on board Wednesday capsized in Ikorodu area of Lagos State claiming the lives of eight…
Nigeria is looking to rebase its Growth Domestic Product (GDP) to identify sectors that have been left out in the…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — THIRD SESSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION Conference OF AFRICAN MINISTERS…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) denounces the increasing violations…
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, April 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Freetown during March…
PARIS, France, April 3, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com), the global specialist in energy management, today announced…
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina has said that her Ministry will monitor the 2.1 billion…
The Governor, Theodore Orji has said that Abia State has the revenue generating potentials as he calls on the Nigerian…
The Emir of Zazzau, Shehu Idris has called on the Nigerian Government to create more jobs, in order to effectively…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo in a meeting on the Kaduna 215 megawatt Thermal Power Plant held recently with…
SPEAKER, House OF REPRESENTATIVES, AMINU TAMBUWAL (2ND-L) Deputy SPEAKER, EMEKA IHEDIOHA AND REP. LEO OGOR, AFTER THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES…
The defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) stakeholders in Adamawa State led by the former state chairman of CPC, Hon.…
After looking from the sidelines as Nigerians pressed for the investigation of erstwhile Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, over her…
Former Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, was quizzed for over five hours by operatives of the Economic and Financial…
Former Federal Information Commissioner, Chief Edwin Clark on Wednesday at the ongoing National Conference urged adherents of the two prominent religions…
A 36-year-old Marine Engineer, who deceived members of the public by claiming to be a senior naval officer was yesterday…