Robert Mugabe dies at 95, Africa mourns
The Zimbabwean president rose to power as a champion of anti-colonial struggle, but during 37 years of authoritarian rule presided over the impoverishment and degradation of one of the sub-Saharan…
Ekeh, Zinox boss, sees Akwa Ibom as emerging miracle state
Chairman of the Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has heaped praises on Akwa Ibom State and the current administration of Gov. Udom Emmanuel, even as he described the oil-rich state…
Xenophobia: Oshiomhole proposes a complete takeover of South African owned business in Nigeria
Mr Adams Oshiomhole The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has called on the Federal Government to nationalise South African businesses in Nigeria. He…
NNPC targets domestic gas growth to meet demand
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it will grow the domestic gas use in-country to five billion cubic feet of gas per day from its current 1.7 billion cubic…
Kyari seeks DSS intervention to halt rising cross-border leakages, others
GMD, NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari (right) and the DG DSS, Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi during a visit by NNPC Top Management to DSS HQ in Abuja The Group Managing…
At least 10 killed in riots – Ramaphosa
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said that at least 10 persons have been killed, two of them foreigners, in a wave of riots and attacks. The president said…
We’ll honour all agreements with China – Buhari assures Chinese Envoy
President Buhari receives R-L: H.E. Yang Jiechi Special Rep. of H.E. President XI Jinping; H.E. Zhou Pingjian Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria; H.E. Deng Hongbo Vice Director, Office of Central Commission…
Food safety: Buy unripe fruits and allow them ripen naturally – Food scientist warns
A food scientist, Mrs Vera Eze, has advised Nigerians to always ensure consumption of safe foods to avoid sicknesses and diseases that could lead to death. Eze, who is the…
FG begins e-registration for non Nigerians in 8 states
The federal government has flagged off the electronic registration of non-Nigerians resident in the country in eight states. In Kwara state, governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq described the exercise by the…
China, U.S. to hold trade talks in October; Beijing says phone call went well
China and the United States on Thursday agreed to hold high-level trade talks in early October in Washington, amid fears that an escalating trade war could trigger a global economic…