archiveOctober 2017

The Nigerian Army has declared that it has ended its operation in the Southeast. General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Adamu Baba Abubakar, speaking on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General TY Buratai formally declare the end of Exercise EGWU EKE 11. The...

Nigeria moved up to the 41st position in the World and retained the fifth in Africa in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world rankings. The rankings released by the World Football governing body showed that Nigeria moved up three places from the 44th position in September, but maintained the fifth spot...

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba has filed a claim against the Federal Government of Nigeria to determine the Constitutional qualification of the President of Nigeria to also hold executive office as Minister of Petroleum Resources. Agbakoba argues that on the basis of section 138 of the Constitution disqualifying the President of Nigeria...

The 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics TV Quiz Show sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand from Promasidor Nigeria Limited, approached a crucial bend last weekend when two students from Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State cruised into the final stage. In the Junior category, Osasere Egharevba and Jessey Uche-Nwichi...

….IMF, World Bank project higher growth for Sub-Saharan Africa, Global Economy in 2018 The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed on Sunday that the Federal Government would be prudent in the management of the country’s foreign borrowings. The Minister also revealed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and...

The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON, has stressed that the future of Africa is not determined by history or the past unless Africans allow it. He made this point at the weekend in his remarks to the 2017 Class of the Tony...

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says Nigeria will fare better if the ongoing call for restructuring of the country into regions is heeded. Anyaoku stated this in Benin on Friday when he visited Edo governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, at Government House. He said that Nigeria’s economy was...

Former international Liberian footballer turned politician and presidential election candidate George Weah and Liberia’s Vice President Joseph Boakai will face a runoff for the presidency on November 7, the national election commission announced Sunday. With tallies in from 95.6 percent of polling stations, Weah took 39.0 percent of the votes...

The 36 states of the federation of Nigeria shared N173.8 billion from the Federation Account in September from the distributable revenue generated for the month. The breakdown was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a report from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Abuja....

Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu has been confirmed as the guest speaker at the 2017 edition of Goddy Jidenma Foundation Bi-annual Public Lecture scheduled to take place on November 15, 2017 at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos. He would...