Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, on Sunday announced the successful issuance of a US$700 Million Reg S Eurobond, maturing ...
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2020 Digital Rights series: DNS Women commends NGF, reiterates call for VAPP adoption
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has been commended for declaring the rapes in the country as emergency and urged them to go beyond that to ...
Read More »SANOFI announces winners of 2020 AfriTech Healthcare Challenge
Sanofi, a biopharmaceutical company, has announced five winners in the finals of AfricaTech Healthcare Challenges 2020. The finals held online on Thursday, June 11 and ...
Read More »Opposition raises alarm over shooting in Aso Rock
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted over the alleged shooting and security breach within the precincts of the Presidential villa ...
Read More »Edwin Clark writes Buhari: You’ve been unfair to South-South
Chief Edwin Clark, the acclaimed leader of the South-South, has fired an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing his administration of marginalising people of his region.
Read More »Nigeria announces 501 new COVID-19 cases
The COVID-19 caseload for Nigeria went up to 15,682 on Saturday, with 501 new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) ...
Read More »Gombe deputy speaker tests positive for coronavirus
Siddi Buba, Deputy Speaker of Gombe State House of Assembly, has contracted coronavirus ...
Read More »COVID-19: NMA warns Cross River govt against reopening schools
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River State branch, has described as alarming the decision of the state government to begin a trial resumption of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fearing pupils could contract
Read More »Boko Haram launches fresh attacks in Borno, kills 20 soldiers, 40 civilians
Boko Haram militants and their allies in ISWAP have struck at two local councils in Borno, killing no fewer than 20 soldiers and 40 civilians ...
Read More »Edo 2020: APC appeal committee upholds Obaseki’s disqualification
The Screening Appeal Committee of the All Progressives Congress-led by Dr. Abubakar Fari has upheld the disqualification of Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Read More »PDP keeps door open for Obaseki
The Chairman, Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Tony Aziegbemi, Saturday said the doors of the party is still open to Governor Godwin Obaseki to join it after being disqualified by the Prof. Jonathan Ayuba headed ...
Read More »Drunk soldiers threaten officials with guns, cause fatal crash
In Borno state, some obviously drunk soldiers caused some mayhem at the Auno checkpoint on Saturday ...
Read More »Nigeria’s governance structure set up for bankruptcy — Sanusi
The immediate past Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammad Sanusi, has again said it is inevitable for Nigeria to be bankrupt with its current governance structure, which he described
Read More »Maryam Abacha berates Kano elite for betraying husband
Wife of former Nigeria’s Head of State, Hajia Maryam Abacha, has accused Kano elite of betraying her husband, the late General Sani Abacha.
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