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Bryant will be greatly missed by basketball family — Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji, one of Nigeria’s foremost basketball player, says the death of U.S. basketball legend, Kobe Byrant, would be felt by up-and-coming pl...
Politics
Sokoto re-runs: Tambuwal sues for peaceful conducts
Ahead of the January 25 re-run and supplementary elections scheduled to hold in Sokoto state, Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has urged the supporters of t...
Buhari
President Buhari Greets HRH Yankanajen Uke on 20 Years Anniversary
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with His Royal Majesty, Alhaji Dr Ahmed Abdullahi Hassan, Sarkin Yakanajin Uke Kingdom, Nasarawa State, who cel...
Security
Amotekun: FG, S/West Governors agree to put in place legal instruments
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met with South-West Governors where it was agreed that the structure of Amotekun should also align with the C...
Kaduna-Zaria highway: Police kill 2 bandits, rescue 20 victims
Eight passengers abducted on Wednesday afternoon along Kaduna-Zaria highway have been rescued by the police. Also rescued were three workers of Airtel...
We’re Resolute to End Insurgency – Army Chief
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has reassured Nigerians that the Counter Insurgency operations in the North East and i...
More Captives Rescued as Troops Onslaught Unleashed on Boko Haram Camp
As Nigerian Army troops sustain their relentless operations across the nation, more elements of the marauding Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents as well as b...
Perpetrators of Plateau and Kogi killings will not go unpunished- Minister of Police Affairs
The Honourable Minister of Police Affairs Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi has decried recent attacks in Plateau and Kogi communities which claimed lives of ...
Troops Attacks Boko Haram, Capture Arms and Ammunition
PRESS RELEASE In yet another case of misadventure, on 2 January, 2020, some criminal Boko Haram insurgents attempted once again to infiltrate the sere...
Corruption
NSC Emphasises Importance of Technology in Fight Against Corruption
Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello, has emphasised the importance of technology in the country’s fight agai...
Foreign
Nigeria Secures $2.5bn Gas Pipeline Finance
Nigeria will close a $2.5bn financing agreement with Chinese lenders by the start of the second quarter of 2020 to fund the single biggest gas pipelin...
Domestic
President Buhari Greets HRH Yankanajen Uke on 20 Years Anniversary
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with His Royal Majesty, Alhaji Dr Ahmed Abdullahi Hassan, Sarkin Yakanajin Uke Kingdom, Nasarawa State, who cel...
Nigeria Secures $2.5bn Gas Pipeline Finance
Nigeria will close a $2.5bn financing agreement with Chinese lenders by the start of the second quarter of 2020 to fund the single biggest gas pipelin...
Independent Hajj Reporters Review 2019 Pilgrimage
The Independent t Hajj reporters has held its annual review of Hajj Exercise and celebration of successful Hajj operation. The event jointly organised...
Amaechi Surprises Staff, Visits Offices Unannounced
In a bid to ascertain the level of commitment by staff of his ministry , Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has paid a surpr...
State Governors, Minister Resolve Broadband Penetration Right of Way
The State Governors under the auspices of the Governors’ Forum resolved to address the lingering issue of Right of Way (RoW) charges in a bid to deepe...
Dr. Isa Pantami Meets Governors on Broadband Penetration
As part of an effort to drive a Digital Economy for a Digital Nigeria, the Focused and Result Oriented Honourable Minister of Communications and Digit...
Economy
Nigeria Secures $2.5bn Gas Pipeline Finance
Nigeria will close a $2.5bn financing agreement with Chinese lenders by the start of the second quarter of 2020 to fund the single biggest gas pipelin...
Broadband Penetration to Achieve Digital Economy – Dr. Pantami
The Tech Savvy, Focused and Result Oriented Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS, FBCS FIIM has ...
President Buhari to Attend UK-Africa Investment Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Friday for London to participate in the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit holding on Monday, January ...
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy Reacts to CBN’s Online Banking and Other Charges
The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim(Pantami), FNCS, FBCS, FIIM has hailed the decision of the Apex Bank,...
Nigeria Move Up in Latest World Ranking of Ease of Doing Business
Nigeria moved up 15 places from its 2019 spot on WorldBank’s Doing Business rank. We have been tagged as one of the most improved economies in the who...
Slash in Bank Charges Excite Nigerians
Banks customers on Monday commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its move in slashing various banks charges. According to The News Agency of ...
