Nigeria gets additional $243m from USAID to improve health, education, others
The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) says it is assisting the Nigerian government with additional 243 million dollars to improve health, education, agriculture, water and good governance to attain…
OML-25 oil facility dispute: SPDC expresses willingness for peaceful resolution
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), says it is disposed to peaceful resolution of the disputed OML-25 oil and gas facility in Belema community in Rivers. SPDC’s Spokesman, Michael Adande made…
N2.5bn DSO project: Lai Mohammed absent in court
Former Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, failed to appear before Justice Folashade Giwa of the Federal High Court Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged approval…
Insurgency: Over 2m people in need of psycho-social help in N/East – NGO
Over two million girls, boys and caregivers need psycho-social support services due to severe distress, hardship and displacement in North-East Nigeria, Save the Children, an international NGO, has said. Mr Ben…
At least 20 farmers killed by suspected Islamist insurgents in Borno
Islamist insurgents killed at least 20 civilians in a northeast Nigerian village, a government-allied vigilante, a government and a security source said on Wednesday. The attack comes less than a…
North Sea outages helps set Nigeria on pace to highest oil exports to Europe in seven months
Nigeria is set to export about 905,000 barrels per day (bpd) to the continent this month, the most since a roughly five-year high of about 1 million bpd in November,…
“Unfavourable economic policies” leading the country to bankruptcy- Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II says the financial health of Nigeria is at risk and the country is heading towards bankruptcy. Sanusi disclosed this during the third national…
BBNaija, ‘Double Wahala’ winner, Miracle finally certified an ‘Instrument Rated’ Pilot
Winner of the 2018 Big Brother Naija ‘Double Wahala’ show, Miracle Ikechukwu has been certified as an Instrument Rated pilot. Taking to his Twitter page @miracleikechukwu to share the…
Alleged N30m fraud: EFCC presents confessional video evidence by herbalist
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday presented a confessional video evidence in an IIorin high court, by a herbalist Jamiu Isiaka, 31, admitting to defrauding a South…
Opioid use on the rise as tramadol crisis emerges in Africa – U.N. drug report
Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a worldwide drug report that showed deaths in the United States from overdoses still rising and a “crisis”…