Netherlands pledges support for Nigeria’s urban renewal
The Netherlands Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. John Groffen, on Friday expressed his country’s readiness to support Nigeria in its urban renewal programmes. Groffen told the News Agency of Nigeria in...
View ArticleOgun poll: Isiaka drags Amosun to appeal court
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Ogun State, Prince Gboyega Isiaka, has appealed against the judgement of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal...
View ArticleSome ministers are round pegs in square holes, says Afenifere
Friday Olokor, Abuja The Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has said that not all ministers of President Muhammadu Buhari are rounds pegs in round holes. Speaking through its National Publicity...
View ArticleBuhari’s certificate: Defence minister flays Minimah over scandal
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Minister of Defence, Monsur Dan-Ali, on Friday revisited President Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate scandal by lambasting the then leadership of the Nigerian Army under Lt....
View ArticleMandela’s widow meets Chibok girls’ parents in Lagos
Leke Baiyewu and Jesusegun Alagbe More than a year after the Boko Haram sect abducted 219 Chibok girls, Mrs. Graca Machel, widow of the late former South African President, Nelson Mandela, met with...
View ArticleCBN orders banks to double provisions for loans
Oyetunji Abioye with agency report The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered commercial banks to double provisions on performing loans to two per cent to build adequate buffers against unexpected losses,...
View ArticleCBN, banks, SystemSpecs, others share TSA fee
Oyetunji Abioye The Central Bank of Nigeria, Deposit Money Banks, SystemSpecs and the Nigerian Interbank Settlement Systems Plc are among the stakeholders sharing the one per cent service fee being...
View ArticleNigeria, Egypt, Afreximbank explore new business opportunities
Rasheed Bisiriyu Nigeria and Egypt are on the verge of developing new business opportunities aimed at fostering the ties between the two nations. Already, the initiative has received the support of the...
View ArticleFIBA Africa zone 3: Nigerian teams maintain dominance
Nigerian teams showed dominance at the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Championship, which was held between November 4 and 12 at the Palaise des Sports de Cotonou, Benin Republic. The four Nigerian teams – Mark...
View ArticleNigerian clubs cheat players who don’t have lawyers – Ezeji
Heartland forward, Victor Ezeji, who has won the CAF Champions League and several Nigerian Premier League and FA Cup titles in the past 20 years, speaks about his career and the Nigerian league in this...
View Article(UPDATED) France declares state of emergency
Aljazeera A state of emergency has been declared across France after attacks on restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium in Paris killed at least 120 people, sowing widespread fear. Four gunmen...
View ArticlePresident Xi leaves for G20, APEC summits
xinhuanet Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing Saturday morning for the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After the G20 summit, Xi...
View ArticleItalian convicted of supplying prostitutes to Berlusconi
AFP A former Italian businessman was Friday sentenced to seven years and 10 months in prison for paying prostitutes to join parties with former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Several others accused...
View ArticleWorld leaders rally around France after attacks
Al Jazeera The US president and other world leaders have condemned a series of coordinated attacks in the French capital Paris that has left more than a hundred people dead. In a statement late on...
View ArticleAPEC summit: Philippines tightens security after Paris attack
AFP The Philippines put its police on full alert Saturday and vowed “higher security” for world leaders at an economic summit in Manila next week after gunmen killed more than 120 people in Paris. US...
View ArticleCountries worldwide condemn Paris attacks, beef up security
xinhuanet Countries worldwide have beefed up security following Friday’s multiple attacks in Paris that killed at least 140 people and drew strong condemnations from the international community....
View ArticleParis attacks result of French policy, says Asad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday that French policy had contributed to the “spread of terrorism” that culminated in gun and bomb attacks which killed 128 people in Paris. In a meeting...
View ArticleBihari condemns Paris terrorist attacks
NAN President Muhammadu on Saturday expressed shock over the news of the attack on innocent civilians in Paris by suspected terrorists. The President was reacting to the incident in a statement issued...
View ArticleLCCI DG urges policy review for economic growth
The Director General of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Muda Yusuf, has urged the Federal Executive Council of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, to evolve policies that would...
View ArticleAPC support groups sue for violence-free election in Kogi
NAN The North-Central Zone Coalition of All Progressives Congress, Support Groups on Saturday sued for a violence free conduct of Kogi governorship election on November 21. Mr Musa Otigba, National...
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