Tag: NIGERIA
DMO: Nigeria Not Among High-Debt Risk Nations
The Debt Management Office DMO has reacted to media report to the effect that the World Bank had listed Nigeria among ten high-debt risk...
Twitter Agrees To Open Office In Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
Minister for information Lai Mohammed has said social media giant Twitter has agreed to open an office in the country, months after it opened...
COP26 Conference: Minister Assures Nigeria’s Its’ Readiness
The Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, has assured Nigerians of the country’s readiness to participate in the forthcoming COP26 United Nations UN...
Nigeria Can’t Be Competitive Without Institutionalizing Research – TETFUND Boss
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund TETFUND, Suleiman Boforo, says the Nigerian economy can only be globally competitive with the institutionalization of Research...
Insurgency: UN Establishes Task Force To Address Food Insecurity In Nigeria
The United Nations, UN has established a task force in collaboration with other aid organizations to address food insecurity in Northern Nigeria.Spokesman for the...
Tokyo 2020: NFF Congratulates Sports Minister On Nigeria’s 32nd Olympics Outing
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has congratulated the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare on the country’s outing at the 32nd Olympics...
Challenges: NSCDC Assures INEC Of Its Commitment To Providing Election Security
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC of its commitment to work with other security...
Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria Ends Campaign With Two Medals As Adijat Loses...
Wrestler Adijat Idris lost out to Ukraine’s Oksana Livach in the quarter-final of the 50kg women’s freestyle event on Friday morning to endNigeria’s hopes...
Governance: Corruption In Nigeria Worse Under Civilian Administrations – Ibb
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd),has said that corruption in Nigeria is worse under civilian leaders thanunder military rulers.Babangida said this on...
COVID-19 Update: Nigeria Records 566 New Cases, 11 More Deaths, As...
Nigeria’s has reported more deaths from COVID-19 complications asinfections continue to rise in the country.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 566 newcases...
Secession Bid: Balkanisation Not Solution To Nigeria’s Problems, Ganduje Tells Agitators
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has advised advocates ofsecession that breaking up Nigeria into autonomous nations is not thesolution to the ongoing agitations in...
Governance: Corruption In Nigeria Worse Under Civilian Administrations – IBB
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd),has said that corruption in Nigeria is worse under civilian leaders thanunder military rulers.Babangida said this on...
Olympics Jersey Saga: Puma Cancels $2.7 Million Contract With Nigeria
Following a recent embarrassment in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 OlympicGames, International fashion and sportswear brand, PUMA hasterminated its agreement with Nigeria.An athlete named Chukwuebuka...
COVID-19 Update: Nigeria Records 747 New Cases Nationwide On Wednesday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday recorded747 fresh cases of COVID-19 infections.The NCDC stated that the 747 new cases were the...
Press Freedom: U.S. Consul General Expresses Concerns About Nigeria
United States Consul General Claire Pierangelo has expressed concernabout the introduction of new legislations that muzzle the press inNigeria, urging journalists and activists to...
Tokyo Olympics: Team Nigeria Wins First Medal
Team Nigeria’s hope of appearing on the Medals table at the ongoingTokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan came to life as BlessingOborodudu ‘has indeed...
COVID-19: Nigeria Takes Delivery Of Over Four Million Moderna Vaccine Doses
The Federal Government on Monday took delivery of another tranche ofCOVID-19 vaccine doses.The latest tranche, over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine, wasdonated...
MOWCA: Nigeria Quits Maritime Organization Over Electoral Irregularities
Nigeria has left the Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa(MOWCA).This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Press and PublicRelations, Ministry...
Security Crises: Us Lawmakers Stop $875m Arms Sale To Nigeria
US lawmakers are holding down a proposed sale of attack helicopters toNigeria, citing poor human rights record of President MuhammaduBuhari’s government, as it grapples...
Covid-19 Update: Spike In Lagos As Nigeria Records 404 New Cases...
Nigeria recorded 404 new cases, smashing the previous high figure of317 which was reported on July 24 as the highest daily record in four...
