archiveMay 2018

  This is a translation and transcript of Hausa service managing editor Aliyu Mustapha's in-language interview with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. He and Peter Clottey jointly interviewed the 75-year-old leader on Monday evening, hours after Buhari became the first African leader to visit the Trump White House on April 30,...

  *Says Buhari administration determined to improve healthcare in Nigeria *Implementation of Basic Healthcare Provision Fund soon to commence as pilot scheme in Abia, Niger & Osun States *Advocate for a robust National Health Insurance Scheme “I welcome the Senate's endorsement & support disclosed today by the Senate President, of...

  The Nigerian Ball-Point Pen Industries Plc. (NIPEN), a manufacturing subsidiary of CFAO Nigeria Plc. has announced a revenue income of N2 billion for its business operations in 2016. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, Mr. Stephen Faderin, at the Company’s 42nd Annual General...

  The equities transaction on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) posted a loss of 0.48 per cent, offsetting week’s cumulative gain of 0.15 per cent, and causing the market All-Share Index (ASI) to drop to 41,107.81 points. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns moderated to -0.39 per cent and 7.49...

  Free delivery only applicable to orders from N10,000 and above Large items such as Air Conditioning, Dishwasher, Fridge/Freezer etc. do not apply   In response to customers’ unrelenting demands for free delivery service to be replicated in other cities within the country, Jumia has announced the extension of its...

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has urged the police to prioritize the health and safety of Sen. Dino Melaye before prosecution. Dogara made the call at the plenary on Thursday in Abuja after a personal explanation was raised by Rep. Sunday Karimi (Kogi-PDP)...

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the media to always ensure fairness, impartiality, truth and accuracy in reporting the activities of government, in line with the principles of responsible journalism. The Minister made the appeal in Abuja on Thursday, in a statement to...

  Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has expressed optimism that the renewed commitment shown by the Federal Government concerning the killings in the State will end the bloodbath in the State. Speaking Thursday when he appeared before the State Lawmakers who summoned him to throw light on measures taking...

Bayelsa State Government has charged relevant organizations to rise to the challenge of protecting the environment from issues of oil spillage which has affected coastal communities and destroyed aquatic lives. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson who gave the charge when he received executive members of the...

  The Presidency on Thursday gave reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari stopped over in London after his official visit to the United States. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, said that there was a limit to the distance the President’s smaller...