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 »

Nigeria: Ministers - Nomination and Appointment

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) stipulates that the President should appoint ministers to head ministries and report directly to him within… Read more »

Nigeria: Growing Fatalities On the Road

The authorities could do more to stop the carnage Read more »

Nigeria: Co-Defendant's Absence Stalls Emefiele's Arraignment On Alleged Procurement Fraud

The arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) was on Thursday… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu, Jonathan, Mark, Ogbeha, Bago, Obaseki, Rejoice With Babangida On 82nd Birthday

President Bola Tinubu; former President Goodluck Jonathan; former Senate President, Senator David Mark and former military governor of Akwa Ibom state, Senator Tunde Ogbeha, have… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Assigns Portfolios to 45 Minister-Designates Ahead of Monday Swearing-in

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, assigned portfolios to all the 45 minister-designates, whose nominations were recently confirmed by the senate, ahead of their inauguration on… Read more »

Nigeria: Does Brics Matter to Nigeria?

A skit circulating in the cyberspace is said to be the story of the Nigerian economy: in just two minutes the exchange rate of the naira to a dollar rises from N730 to N1,200. Read more »

West Africa: Stop That Senseless Niger Military Project

Everybody saw the coming disaster but the Economic community of West African States (Ecowas) whose top leaders, the Heads of State and Governments of its Member States, excepted… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Files 20 New Charges Against Suspended Central Bank Chief

The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation Tuesday in an oral application sought to withdraw the two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms filed against the… Read more »

Nigeria: Chinwe Aguma Memorial Lecture - Notes On Prison Decongestion

It was the 5th year anniversary of the death of late Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice of Rivers State, Sir Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma, SAN, KSC, who passed on to eternal… Read more »