Nigeria: Still On the U.S.$418 Million Paris Club Fee Palaver

There is need to deal with the issue once and for all For the past two years, the federal government and the 36 states have been embroiled in a legal controversy over the propriety… Read more »

Nigeria: Delhi, UAE to UNGA - Tinubu's Odyssey

"Omo, it is now that I am beginning to understand why there is so much fight for this thing called Presidency of Nigeria oh. See as Tinubu just dey do swag, dey shine, dey do Eko… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Adeyemo Meets Business Leaders in Lagos, Says Biden Committed to Stronger Ties With Nigeria

The United States of America's Deputy Secretary of Treasury, Mr. Wally Adeyemo, has assured Nigeria that President Joe Biden is committed to a strong U.S.-Nigeria relationship that… Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Laments Level of Poverty, Despondency Across Nigeria Under APC Government

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has bemoaned the widespread despondency across the country and, particularly, decried the rising poverty and… Read more »

Nigeria: Chicago State University Confirms Tinubu Attended Institution, Graduated in 1979

Tells CBS: "As an educational institution, we are sometimes asked to provide information related to student records. Federal law known as FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and… Read more »

Nigeria: President Vows to Permanently Change Country's Narrative of Poverty, Insecurity

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, promised to permanently change the country's ugly story of poverty, insecurity, and underdevelopment, saying Nigeria has no business being in such… Read more »

Nigeria: My First 30 Months At WTO Have Been Exciting, Challenging - Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, described her first 30 months as head of the global trade body as exciting and challenging. Read more »

Nigeria: History As NUPRC Picks 42 Winners for Its Gas Flare Commercialisation Bid Round

·Commission contracts KPMG as partner for award implementation process Read more »

Nigeria: Taking a Leaf Out of India's Book

Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, a former foreign minister, admonished recently Nigerians who are wont to "de-market" their country because of its multi-dimensional problems. The scholar… Read more »

Nigeria: G-20 Not Complete Without Nigeria, Says President

President Bola Tinubu has declared that the G-20 would remain incomplete without Nigeria and expressed the nation's commitment to play a leading role within the group and… Read more »

Nigeria: The Need for Functiq!!on@al Public Libraries

All the stakeholders should invest more in libraries Read more »

Africa: Coups and Mega Trends of Democracy

In a very engaging interview on ARISE NEWS last week, a former permanent representative of African Union to the United States, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, drew attention to the… Read more »

Nigeria: President Tinubu's 100 Days of Steady Progress and National Rejuvenation

Exactly 100 days ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office following the popular mandate graciously bestowed by the good people of Nigeria, who elected him as the 16th leader… Read more »

Africa: Tinubu Expresses Deep Concern About Coup in Gabon

* Declares power belongs to people and not barrel of a loaded gun Read more »

Nigeria: Time for Politics Is Over - Govt to Obaseki

The federal government has called on the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki to eschew politics in his criticism of the government, declaring that as President Tinubu has admonished,… Read more »

Nigeria: Concerns As NBS Revised Methodology Puts Nigeria's Unemployment Rate At 4.1%

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revised methodology released yesterday, which put the country's present unemployment rate at 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu - I'm Interested in Peaceful Resolution of Niger Crisis, but Open to All Options

Nigerian president and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said he was interested… Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Emefiele's Arraignment On Alleged Procurement Fraud Stalled

The arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, over alleged procurement fraud was stalled for the second time in one week. Read more »

Nigeria: Oscars 2024 - NOSC Names Stephanie Linus As New Head

The Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) for the Best International Feature Film (IFF) category of the Oscars has appointed renowned actress-cum-filmmaker Stephanie Linus… Read more »

Nigeria: Former Nigerian Oil Minister, Alison-Madueke, Charged With Bribery in UK

Former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, is to stand trial on a fresh bribery allegation in the United Kingdom. The alleged offence, according to the Agence… Read more »

Nigeria: Military Men in the Defence Ministry Have Been Disastrous to Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu apportioned portfolios to members of his cabinet last week, and his choices have obviously led to a lot of punditry. Some claim that the cabinet is… Read more »

Nigeria: New Leaders Take Charge of Africa's Largest Economy Today

*84 days after swearing-in, Tinubu finally inaugurates 45-man cabinet Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Brings Back Niger Delta Development Ministry, Names Momoh Minister-Designate

Contrary to insinuations that the Niger Delta Development Ministry might have been rested after it was initially left out by President Bola Tinubu, the president, yesterday,… Read more »

Nigeria: New Ministers, Check Old Templates

Each and every one of the 45 ministers that President Bola Tinubu will be swearing in this morning should commence his or her ministerial tenure with a quick study of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Governors Kick Against Govt's Directives On Refund of Palliative Fund

Some members of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) have rejected the directives by the federal government that the funds given to the states as palliatives to cushion the effects… Read more »