APC Crisis: Buhari dialogues with aggrieved party aspirants in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday hosted aggrieved aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in the just concluded party’s primaries across the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that those in attendance at the dinner included aggrieved...
Police arrest 400 Shi’ites in Abuja
The police on Tuesday declared it arrested 400 members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) during a violent protest in Abuja.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police commissioner, Bala Ciroma, also said 31 bottles...
Trump reveals plans to scrap birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump said he will scrap a constitutional guarantee to citizenship for anyone born on US soil in a headline-grabbing move bolstering his anti-immigration platform a week before midterm elections.
The surprise announcement in...
Minimum Wage: Governors agree to pay only N22,500
The state governors have collectively made a decision to increase the minimum wage but less than the target the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is agitating for.
According to the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF),...
$10.1b Dispute: Nigerian court adjourns case between MTN, CBN to Dec 4
A Lagos judge on Tuesday adjourned a hearing in a $10.1-billion dispute between South African telecoms firm MTN Group and Nigeria’s central bank until Dec 4, Reuters reports.
The central bank has accused the firm...
Governor-General of Canada on official visit to Lagos
The Governor General of Canada, Ms Julie Payette, on Tuesday arrived in Lagos for an official visit to the state amid tight security.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Payette and her entourage landed at the...
MTN: We are relying on courts to settle $10.1b dispute with Nigerian authorities
MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile operator, will keep engaging with Nigerian authorities to resolve a $10.1 billion dispute with the West African country but is putting its faith in the courts to protect...
2019: Presidency accuses PDP sowing chaos, division in the country
The Presidency warned Monday that the Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP) facing an imminent defeat in the February polls, has embarked on various moves to “sow division and chaos’, in the country, News Agency of Nigeria...
Africa: Women Shine at the 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards
The Mastercard Foundation and African Leadership Academy are thrilled to announce that 22-year-old healthcare entrepreneur Melissa Bime has won the US$25,000 Grand Prize at the 8th annual Anzisha Prize awards gala.
She is the founder of INFIUSS, an...
APC crisis deepens as 36 federal lawmakers plan defection
Emerging details have shown more possibilities of about 36 All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the Federal House of Representatives dumping the party over the unresolved crisis which emanated after the party’s nationwide primaries.
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