Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has again cried out over the kidnap and eventual murder of a serving policeman, one Inspector Celestine Oriodovwe, by dare-devil gangs in Enugu State. HURIWA said it has consistently condemned any coordinated assault…
A suspected jihadist attack on three lorries and a motorcycle in western Niger near the border with Mali killed 11 people, local sources told AFP on Sunday. The attack took place on a remote road in the so-called “three borders”…
The spokesperson of Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, on Saturday called on the South African authorities to investigate the killing of a Nigerian, Nwankwo Gabriel. Gabriel, a South-Africa-based Nigerian, was reportedly killed on October 13, 2022, at East…
The Debt Management Office has failed to raise N117bn from the sales of Federal Government]s N225bn Bond programme as subscription levels weakened in its October FGN bond auction. The auction document on the DMO’s website showed that the agency offered…
A subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the National Petroleum Investment Management Services and petroleum experts under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists have concluded plans to push the discussion on energy transition to the next…
Oil theft through pipeline sabotage caused 98 per cent of oil spill in the oil and gas sector across the country since June this year till date, the Federal Government has said. It also stated that the sector recorded 60…
The Zamfara Government’s Anti-Thuggery Standing Committee said it has arrested three suspects for allegedly supplying Sim Packs, drugs, illegal substances and sexual enhancers to bandits. The committee has also arrested three other suspects for alleged phone snatching. The Zamfara Government…
The Federal Government on Sunday vowed to continue to evenly spread its intervention projects to benefiting communities to avoid bickering amongst states within the same geo-political zones. The Permanent Secretary of the Ecological Project Office (EPO), Malam Shehu Ibrahim, gave…
The country’s external reserves have dropped by $1.16bn in five weeks, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. An analysis of the movement of the foreign reserves on the CBN website on Friday showed that the reserves…
Former Manchester United striker, Michael Owen, has identified Sir Alex Ferguson as the best manager he played under during his career as a footballer. Owen also reserved special praise for Real Madrid’s Zinedine Zidane, naming him the best player he…
