Trade Relations: Nigeria Formally Joins China’s BRI
Nigeria has formally joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative, BRI, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, has said. Zhou disclosed this at a Spring Festival reception for the media…
Election: INEC Implores FRSC to Track Vehicles Conveying Election Materials
L-R: Corps Marshal, Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi and Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu after the meeting The Chairman of…
Impeachment: Civil Society Groups Threaten Showdown with Lagos Assembly, Vow to Occupy House From Monday
(L-R) Mr. Obatungbashe Adebayo, Deputy President of Campaign for Democracy; Mr. Femi Lawson, Secretary, Lagos Liberation Movement; Comrade Mark Adebayo, Convener, Lagos Liberation Movement; Comrade Toyin Raheem, Chairman,…
Elections: GW4AO Raise Alarm Over Growing Level of Violence At Campaign Venue
Worried by the increasing spate of politically-motivated violence in parts of the country in the build up to the forthcoming general elections, the Grassroots Women for…
Access, Diamond Bank Say Merger Will Be Achieved Quicker Than Anticipated, Assure Smooth Integration
Diamond and Access bank have announced the banks’ readiness for a quicker and complete integration of both banks. The banks gave the disclosure in the first edition of…
Giving Interest-free loans, cash to electorate is corruption – Magu
The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has called on financial institutions to avoid laundering illicit funds for corrupt politicians and criminals. He said political…
Lassa Fever kills 8 in Plateau, 40 cases recorded
Dr Kuden Kamshak, the Plateau health commissioner, has confirmed eight persons killed by Lassa Fever, with 40 cases recorded across the state so far. Kamshak made the disclosure on Thursday,…
Commonwealth dispatches 20 observers for Nigerian election
The Commonwealth has deployed a 20-member Observer Group, led by former President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, for the February 16 Nigerian presidential election. The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, constituted the…
This is final: APC has no candidates in Zamfara, Rivers – INEC; Kashamu in
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the forthcoming governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. The governorship and house of assembly polls…