The government of Jersey says it will engage Nigerian authorities on the repatriation of funds totalling £1.9 million forfeited by retired Lieutenant General Jeremiah Useni, following an order by the Royal Court. Useni, 79, was said to have transferred the money into the island’s Standard Chartered Bank accounts using...
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.5 billion emergency programme to alleviate the impact of worsening food insecurity due to the Ukraine war, its director said on Monday. About 20 million farmers on the continent will benefit from the fund as Africa faces a shortage of at least 30...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is ready to help Nigeria return to the electronic wallet system of input distribution to farmers to boost agricultural production. The President of AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this on Monday, at a meeting with newsmen ahead of the Bank’s 2022 Annual...
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.11 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. In its latest report published on Monday, the NBS revealed that the figure showed sustained positive growth for the sixth...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigeria’s cautious approach to the endorsement of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/ G20 Inclusive Framework two-pillar solution to the taxation of the digital economy is in the best interest of the country, and to ensure that Nigeria does not lose out...
The British Council’s Agents for Citizens-driven Transformation (ACT) has strengthened the capacity of 200 civil society organisations (CSOs) to enable them to become credible drivers of change and sustainable development in Nigeria. The Component Manager, ACT programme, Hafsat Mustapha the CSOs received thematic support although they do not provide...
Mr. Kayode Fayemi, the Ekiti State Governor and one of the Presidential aspirants under the All Progressive Congress (APC), says the unity of the country will be his main priority if elected President. Fayemi, who is also the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), said this on Sunday...
Mrs Mary Afan, the President, Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) says Nigeria may not end hunger by 2025, if it does not invest massively in boosting agricultural production. Afan made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja on the sidelines...
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a two-day visit to the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Presidential aircraft carrying the president and members of his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi...
The All Progressives Congress ( APC) presidential aspirant, Sen. Bola Tinubu, says evil and politics will not divide Nigeria. He made this known while soliciting support from APC delegates In Jigawa, ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. Tinubu, also referred to as one of the national leaders of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his determination to do more to ensure the growth and intensification of the strategic partnership between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said Buhari made...
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) affirms that education is one of the shortest ways to sustain peace and freedom in the country. According to it, with sound education of the people, many of the socially induced crises that bedevil the society, such as religious upheavals that lead to human...
Presidential aide Garba Shehu has refuted claims that his principal pays less attention to victims of attacks in the country. He spoke on Friday while responding to the debates generated following President Muhammadu Buhari’s condolence visit to the United Arab Emirates over the death of the country’s president Sheikh...
Nigeria’s under-20 male football team, the Flying Eagles, on Friday emerged champions of the West Africa B Zone when they defeated the Young Squirrels of Republic of Benin 3-1. They achieved this feat after winning in the final match of the WAFU B Under-20 Championship held in Niamey, Niger...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday said he is “mad” about Nigeria and he has no apology for being passionate about Africa’s most populous nation. He stated this while playing host to presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Muhammed Hayatudeen, at his presidential library home in Abeokuta,...
Cubana Chief Priest, the popular Instagram celebrity, has pledged support for students engaging in peaceful protest to put an end to the ongoing Academic staff Union of Universities(ASUU) strike. According to Cubana, the crime rate keeps increasing because youths are not properly engaged. In a shared Instagram post on...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price for refilling a 5kg gas cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased to N3,800.47 in April 2022. The NBS said to refill the gas cylinder used to cost N3,778.30 as recorded in March 2022. This is contained in...
The Federal Government says at the conclusion of the on-going reform in the creative industry and advertising sector, the country will earn two billion dollars in advertising within three years. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this in Abuja at a technical session of the...
The visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) starting on Thursday by President Muhammadu Buhari signifies the importance attached to Nigeria’s ties with the prosperous Arab nation. President Buhari will be meeting the new President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to convey his...