Tag: Nigeria
ICYMI: U.S. Congress blocks arms sale to Buhari govt over rights abuses
U.S. lawmakers have put on hold a proposal to sell almost $1 billion of weapons to Nigeria over human rights…
State of the Nation: Lord’s Chosen holds prayer for Nigeria
The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement said it has dedicated its Monthly Revival Prayer for July to pray for the…
D’Tigers lose second Olympic game to Germany
Nigeria’s D’Tigers have narrowly lost by 92-99 points their second match in the Tokyo Olympics against Germany on Wednesday .
Nigeria to reopen San Francisco mission after 32 years
Nigeria will soon reopen its Consulate-General in San Francisco to provide consular services for the huge population of Nigerians residing…
Nigeria, Cameroon complete border bridge at Ikom
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has said the construction of a new double lane bridge on…
Nigerians spend N7T on electricity generators yearly
Nigerians and their businesses spend about N7 trillion annually on o electricity generators, a renewable energy expert, Mr Stephen Ogboko…
10,000 passengers dodge COVID-19 test, cases balloon at entry points
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said 10,000 travellers returning to Nigeria dodged the compulsory COVID-19 test and quarantine as…
Igboho: Lawyer Salami reveals what Nigerian govt told Benin Republic
Lawyer reveals what Nigerian government told Benin Republic which led to the arrest of Sunday Igboho at an airport in…
Up, Up go Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases
Nigeria recorded 317 new COVID-19 cases on 23 July, from 187 cases on 22 July, taking the total till date…
Nigeria gets 470,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China
The Chinese Government on Friday donated 470,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria.
Why Buhari lost Nigeria and why nobody may ever regain it
Buhari did not just fail like others before him. He took it a notch up — he lost Nigeria. And…
Nigeria records sharp jump in COVID-19 cases
Nigeria has announced 206 new COVID-19 infections, increasing the caseload to 169,884 and active cases above 3,000
U.S. confirms case of monkeypox ‘imported’ from Nigeria
The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed a rare case of human monkeypox was detected…
China reluctant to lend more money to Nigeria, believes country over-exposed
Nigeria is seeking $1 billion so work can continue on a gas pipeline costing up to $2.8 billion after Chinese…
The insecurity and crisis that 2023 elections provoke
The insecurity we are experiencing now is exploitable ammunition for the 2023 political contests. So, why will those kindling the…
Being Nigerian Outside Nigeria: An Extra Burden
Visiting Austria for the first time and realizing that the police officers are particularly interested in the same set of…
Nigeria will rise again!
In 2009, a popular girl music group, “Kush”, sang an endearing song about Nigeria. In that song, they called on…
The partitioning of Nigeria ahead of 2023
The Nigeria Governors Forum used to be a formidable clique which spoke in one accord and even acted as a…
Nigeria hits new COVID-19 milestone as cases rise
Nigeria reported 91 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the cumulative caseload to the milestone 168,000.
Strange: Nigeria records 3M new lines in Q1 despite ban on SIM cards sale
How did Nigeria's telecom networks sell three million new phone lines in the first quarter of this year when the…
Nigeria returns to Swiss govt MT San Padre Pio seized from oil smugglers
Nigeria on Saturday returned a vessel, MT San Padre Pio, to the Swiss government, three years after it was seized…
Sultan Abubakar: Nigeria’s major challenge
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has blamed the lack of understanding among Nigerians, as the major challenge facing…
Pakistan to strengthen defence cooperation with Nigeria
The Pakistani Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCOSC), General Nadeem Raza has expressed the willingness of the Pakistani Government…
Nnamdi Kanu: Kenyan interior ministry says unaware of arrest
Kenya's interior ministry said it was unaware that Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader was arrested in the country as Nigerian…
Nigeria’s active COVID-19 cases drop to 1,254
Active COVID-19 cases in Nigeria have dropped significantly to 1,254, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said.
Nigeria has Africa’s highest out-of-school children
Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba said that Nigeria has an estimated 10,193,918 Out-of-School Children, the highest in sub-Saharan…
Nigeria must continue to borrow: Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has explained that it is necessary for Nigeria to continue to borrow to fund…
Lagos leads as Nigeria logs 44 new COVID-19 cases
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), announced 44 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with Lagos state reporting 32.
Biden’s free COVID-19 vaccines arriving Nigeria soon
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Monday allocated 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the world, with 10 million doses…
JUST IN: Emirates resumes flights to Nigeria
UAE carrier Emirates Airlines would start carrying passengers from South Africa, Nigeria and India from 23 June, the UAE embassy…