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(National Planning Commission Report) – The Supervising Minister of the National Planning Commission, Bashir Yuguda has assured Nigerians that the…

Dr Precious Gbeneol, the Senior Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), on Tuesday said the Federal Government…

THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts Tuesday summoned the Accountant General to the Federation,AGF, Mr Jonah Otunla, the…

Unknown armed gunmen struck in the early hours of Tuesday at Konga, an Akassa fishing community off the Atlantic coast…

The crisis rocking Ekiti State wing of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Tuesday took a new turn as the party’s state…

In preparation for the 2015 elections, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has sent another batch of 16,691 policemen…

The office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in Lagos is on fire at the moment, according to report…

Winning municipalities to work with top IBM experts funded by IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grants IBM Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto/IBM Corporation) ARMONK, N.Y., March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) will be helping at least 16 cities and…

WINDHOEK, Namibia, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With a 35+ year track record in and on Africa, Global…

Nigeria is facing a possible food supply crisis this farming season, traders say, as the agricultural sector grapples with a predicted shorter rainy season, sectarian violence and greater demand from Niger. Food experts have raised the alarm after the…

The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the global fight against the threat of nuclear terrorism, but…

CONAKRY, Guinea, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With a confirmed outbreak of the highly contagious Ebola virus in…

LAGOS, Nigeria, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — – Jim O’Neill, economist who coined the ‘BRIC’ and ‘MINT’ acronyms,…

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Malian regions of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal are now hosting…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU),…

MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) congratulates the Federal Government…

VIENNA, Austria, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “We condemn the death sentences in Egypt that became known today…

TUNIS, Tunisia, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At the request of the Tunisian authorities, a mission from the…

After months of hearing about their own vulnerability at the hands of intelligence agencies like the NSA and GCHQ, next…

24 March 2014 – Following a recent agreement on an inter-Haitian dialogue, the long-troubled country is at a turning point…