Xenophobic attacks: Your response is reprehensible, Dabiri-Erewa tells South Africa minister
My attention was drawn to South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Mr. Malusi Gigaba’s statement in the aftermath of the xenophobic attacks, which has also brought reprisal attacks on MTN, a…
Xenophobia attacks: Other African nationals set on alert against South Africa
Bitterness is brewing towards South Africans in African countries with a presence of South African nationals and business interests, with further reprisals threatened in retaliation for the outbreaks of xenophobic…
Trump shuns White House Correspondents’ dinner, journalists kick
Donald Trump said Saturday he will not attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, breaking with an annual tradition in which the US president is the guest of honor at a…
$500m World Bank loan coming for out-of-school children
The World Bank has offered to give Nigeria a $500 million loan to mop up out-of-school children, an official of the bank said on Sunday. A Senior Education Specialist with…
SEC shuts another Ponzi scheme to save investors
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has sealed up the premises of Yuan Dong (YDEC) for unacceptable investment operations in the country. The Head, Corporate Communication of SEC, Mr…
We have guided Arik out of turbulence – AMCON
The clipped wings of Arik Air has received fresh impetus as the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says public confidence is gradually returning to the Nigeria’s largest domestic carrier,…
Ease-of-doing-business: Nigeria now to issue Business, Tourist visas at airports
With an eye on boosting the economy, Nigeria has eased the visa processes for foreigners who wish to visit Nigeria for business and tourism, by removing some of the bureaucratic…
79,875 Cases of Road Accidents Reported in 3 Years; Ogun leads with 6422
Not less than 79,875 (Seventy-nine thousand, eight hundred and seventy-five) cases of road accidents have been reported in the country in the last three years. Official documents obtained by the…
Economy is not Buhari’s area of strength – Obasanjo; says President has done well in anti-corruption, insurgency
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says that the current Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, has not disappointed him since he assumed office in 2015. Obasanjo stated this in an…
Army emerges Champion of National Open Boxing Championships
The resolve of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai to re-establish the Nigerian Army as a power house of Nigerian Sports is surely on course as…