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A former Chief of Army Staff, Abdulrahman Dambazau, says some issues of security require good governance to solve them. According to him, national security is not just about the protection of the sovereignty and…
Nigeria's inflation rate rose to 21.47 per cent in November, continuing its 2022 surge. The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, surged to 21.47 per cent in…
Nigeria and Rwanda signed an Artemis Accords on Tuesday, making them the first African signatories to the agreement. The Artemis Accords are a collection of non-binding multilateral agreements between the US government…
The President, Muhammadu Buhari says he has done his best for Nigeria despite the many challenges facing the country. Buhari said Nigeria’s size and population are contributory factors in many challenges facing the…
The Federal government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Saudi Arabia on the training in an aircraft accident investigation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Abuja on the sidelines…
Nigeria on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Defence cooperation with Vietnam. In a determined effort to deepen the long-standing bilateral relations between Nigeria and Vietnam, both countries plan…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor. Multidimensional poverty encompasses deprivations experienced by poor people — such as poor health, lack of education,…
The Ghanaian government has denied issuing a travel advisory to its citizens to keep away from Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. A notice which bears the logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of…
Nigeria’s inflation rate has risen to 21.09% in October 2022, up from 20.77% in September. This is coming as food inflation in October 2022 increased to 23.72% from 18.34% in the corresponding Month last year. The…
The Nigerian Government says it will not allow any social media platform to plunge Nigeria into a crisis. The federal government says it's closely monitoring the use of Twitter by Nigerians following its takeover by…
The bridge linking Nigeria and Cameroon was Inaugurated on Thursday. The bridge worth $44m will link Nigeria to Cameroon, it has two lanes and is located at the Nigeria-Cameroon border at the Mfum community in the Etung…
The Australian government has advised its citizens not to travel to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. The Australian government, in a travel advisory issued on Wednesday,…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says that no one culture in Nigeria can survive alone. Mohammed stated this at the Cultural Centre, Calabar where he was treated to a night of cultural performance…
Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo, laments as he declares that he will stop traveling outside Nigeria. According to the actor, the rate and cost of traveling out of the country is high and demanding. Alex who has finally…
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday, said Nigeria currently has the highest monkey pox death toll and confirmed cases in Africa. The organization’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti,…
The President, Mohammed Buhari, and his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, met in Abuja on Tuesday to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Agriculture, MoU to strengthen collaboration between both countries in the…
The Minister of Culture and Information Bashir Magashi said the worst turn of insecurity in Nigeria is now over. He said the federal government, has put Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the country on the run.…
The former President, Goodluck Jonathan urged Nigerians not to lower their guard, but to use the forthcoming 2023 elections to save the country’s democracy. Jonathan spoke at the 70th birthday of Mathew Kukah, Catholic…
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, of ten states in Nigeria is bigger than some African Countries. Osinbajo said that Nigeria should not be compared with “smaller” African…
The former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has expressed sadness at the current economic and security situation in Nigeria, stating that 2023 might be worse. Sanusi said Nigeria is in a bigger mess than in 2015. Sanusi…
