Border closure: IMF backs Nigeria, says free trade must be legal, in line with agreements
Mr Abebe Selassie, Director of the African Department at the IMF (right) with Ms Meera Louis, a Communications Officer at the Fund, during the media briefing. Photo Credit: NAN …
FG promises potable water in Ogoniland
The Federal Government said on Saturday that it was working to provide potable water for the Ogoni people in Rivers as recommended by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Report on…
Buhari commends Police for bursting child theft ring, false correctional centres
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Nigeria Police Force for the discovery of a child-theft racket in Kano State and fake correctional centers in Kaduna and Katsina states. The president,…
Another 147 victims rescued from illegal Islamic centre in Kaduna
The police have raided another illegal Islamic rehabilitation centre in the Rigasa area of Kaduna State. This time, the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Saturday was present as security operatives…
What Nigeria must do to improve development – Ex-Head of State
Former Head of State, Rtd. Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, says Nigeria needs sustainable democracy to improve national development in the country. Abubakar stated this during the 22nd Convocation ceremony of the…
U.S Treasury Secretary backs proposal to double IMF’s crisis fund
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday said he welcomes a proposal to double the size of the International Monetary Fund’s $250 billion crisis…
World Food Prize and World Hunger Fighters Foundation launch Fellowship for Young African Agribusiness Innovators
The World Food Prize Foundation, WFP, and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation, WHFF, are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for young African food innovators and entrepreneurs. The…
Boeing 737 MAX test pilot grappled with simulator flaws too
Boeing CEO, Muilenburg Dennis In newly released instant messages from 2016, a top Boeing Co 737 MAX test pilot tells a colleague that the jet’s MCAS flight control system…
WHO says Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an int’l emergency
Ebola is infecting and killing people in a gold mining area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the “complex and dangerous” outbreak still constitutes an international emergency, the World…
My impeachment illegal, I still remain Deputy Gov. of Kogi State – Simon Achuba insists
Mr Simon Achuba has insisted that he is the Deputy Governor of Kogi State. He stated this in a telephone interview with Channels Television on Friday, shortly after he was impeached by…