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    Business President Buhari Bows, Concludes Plan To Sell Nation's Assets [See List]

    President Muhamamdu Buhari-led Federal Government has concluded arrangements to sell the nation’s critical assets in order to raise $15 billion to rescue the country out of economic recession, New Telegraph gathered. The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday, backed the business...
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    Business Nigeria: Stock Market: Highlights of Today’s Trading Session [20-09-2016]

    The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday ended bullish as all-share index (ASI) moved up by 0.37% to close at 28,209.93 points, while market capitalisation increased by N9,690,271,956,656.54. Highlight of today's trading: ASI: 28,209.93 DEALS: 3,452.00 VOLUME: 231,460,053.00...
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    Metro Boko Haram: ‘My Life Is In Danger’ – Ahmad Salkida Cries Out

    Freelance journalist Ahmad Salkida says his life is in danger. Salkida who was declared wanted by Nigerian army on August 14, 2016 believed to have links with terrorist sect, Boko Haram made the disclosure on Tuesday via his personal twitter account @ContactSalkida. He said the Federal...
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    Politics Supreme Court Affirms Yahaya Bello As Kogi Governor

    The Supreme Court affirmed judgement of the lower court. The Court dismissed Labour Party's appeal for being incompetent. The apex court also dismissed the appeal filed by the former governor, Idris Wada, for lacking in merit. The seven-man panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwata...
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    Business Recession: Our Only Explanation Is To Reduce Price of Rice, Garri - Saraki

    The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the only business left with government is to seek ways to reduce prices of goods and save jobs as recession hits Africa's largest economy. He said during the recess he interacted with various groups in Kwara who pleaded that everything should be...
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    Politics What President Buhari Discussed With Jacob Zuma About Nigeria in US

    President Muhammadu Buhari at a bilateral meeting with President Jacob Zuma of South Africa in New York said suicide bombing is becoming rare, as the local people are themselves rejecting indoctrination by the Boko Haram insurgents. According to a statement released by his special adviser...
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    Politics Senate Resumption: 5 Things That Happened At The Red Chamber Today

    The National Assembly resumed on Tuesday after almost two months break. Here are five things that happened at the plenary today... - Senate President Bukola Saraki made announcements and condoled with Senator Ovie Omo-Agege on the demise of his Father. Senate Leader Ali Ndume also informed...
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    Politics Saraki to Senators: Be Prepared For More Serious Legislative Business

    Senate President, Bukola Saraki has admonished his distinguished colleagues to be ready for a more serious legislative business. Saraki stated on Thursday as the Nigerian senate resumed from the recess. He said: “Distinguished Colleagues should be prepared for more serious legislative...
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    Politics APC Members Are Hungry, Thinking of Coming to Us – PDP

    Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Mr. Kingsley Esiso, has stated that members of the All Progressives Congress, APC are hungry and thinking of coming to the Peoples Democratic Party. He insisted PDP remained the only party that has the capacity to reposition the...
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    Business Niger Delta Militants Responsible for Current Economic Recession – VP Osinbajo

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has attributed the current economic recession in the country to the activities of various militant groups in the Niger Delta region. Osinbajo said this while speaking at the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum at the State House, Abuja yesterday September 19th...
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    7 Things Nigerians Expect As National Assembly Resume

    Distinguished senators and members of the House of Representatives would on resumption seek to attend to various political and economic matters as its affects the country. They are expected to focus on some issues of national importance while holding in the reserve, their trump card against...
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    Politics Governor Tambuwal to Employ 500 Sokoto Youths For Sanitation Exercises

    Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said that the Sokoto state will recruit 500 unemployed youths for sanitation exercises. The Sokoto State Commissioner for Environment, Alhaji Muhammadu Sifawa, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Monday. He also said the state...
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    Sports Nigeria’s Paralympics Team Returns to Rousing Welcome [See PHOTOS]

    Nigeria’s Paralympics athletes have returned to the country after setting a world records. The team, which won a Nigerian-record 8 gold medals at the Rio Paralympic games, arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday evening to the scores of well wishers who sang and...
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    Business Lidya, Nigeria’s First Online Bank Launches October

    Two entrepreneurs are set to unveil Nigeria’s first online lender. Tunde Kehinde, a Harvard Business School graduate and former managing director of Jumia, Nigeria’s biggest online retailer initiated the idea alongside another entrepreneur set to float Lidya, Nigeria’s first online-only bank...
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    Politics Obama To Meet President Buhari on Tuesday

    United States President Barack Obama has scheduled meetings with President Muhammadu Buhari and the leaders of Iraq and Colombia and plans to promote trade between the U.S. and Africa as he continues his efforts to defeat the Islamic State group, the white house said Friday. Obama on Tuesday...
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    Business Naira Watch: Tracking Nigeria's Currency [Day 60]

    Nigerian Naira depreciated by 0.16% against United States dollar fifty-nine business days after the Central Bank of Nigeria removed peg on the Nation's currency. Meanwhile, Nigerian inflation rate accelerated to to 17.6 in August, 2016, compounding President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal...
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    Metro Sallah: Man Tortured, Tied to Electric Pole for Stealing Ram in Niger

    A 42-year-old man (Ishaku), was tortured and tied to an electric pole for allegedly attempting to steal a ram at Unguwar Tumbu, Madalla, in Niger State. A resident of the area said that the suspect was caught trying to escape with the ram, after he untied it from a tree where it was feeding...
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    Business Volkswagen Returns to Kenya After 40 Years

    Volkswagen's return to Kenya comes more than four decades after the German auto giant stopped production in the country in the 1970s. It will join other brands already operating in Kenya, including Isuzu, Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi. The German carmaker has announced it will resume producing...
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    Business Nigeria: Moulders Increase Prices of Block

    Block Moulders in the country have concluded plans to raise the prices of blocks by between 11 per cent and over 30 per cent, following the recent increase in the prices of cement. According to PUNCH, the moulders are expected to call off their five day old strike on Friday with the new price...
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    Business Naira Watch: Tracking Nigeria's Currency [Day 56]

    Nigerian Naira depreciated against the United States dollar to close at N325.25 at the inter-bank market, fifty-six days after the Central bank of Nigeria removed peg on the nation's currency. Meanwhile, the National Council of State of Wednesday said that it approved the steps being taken by...
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