Nigeria’s land borders, closed since August 2019, may soon be reopened, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed said during an interview with State House correspondents on

Former Nigerian Head of State Yakubu Gowon has denied an accusation made by a British MP of “stealing half of Nigeria’s Central Bank” describing the allegation as “rubbish”. The Conservative MP Tom

The United Nations has expressed concern about possible war crimes after a threat by the Ethiopian army to start an assault on the northern Tigray region’s capital. A deadline set

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has revealed that she had a miscarriage earlier this year. In an article for The New York Times, Meghan wrote: “I knew, as I

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has given the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) the marching orders to hold Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, to the higher standards

Russia says one of its warships caught and chased off a US Navy destroyer after it entered territorial waters in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday. Moscow accused the USS

The much expected 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) expected to begin on December 3 in Benin City has been moved to next year on the advice of the Presidential Task

Chelsea reached the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday after a late Olivier Giroud strike gave the Blues a 2-1 win over Rennes. France forward Giroud’s powerful

Governors and leaders of Nigeria’s South-South region are insisting that the country be restructured and true federalism practiced. As part of multiple issues raised, they demanded the relocation of the

Former Niger President Mamadou Tandja has died at agef 82, the government said Tuesday. Tandja, who was elected to lead Niger twice from 1999 to 2010, was eventually overthrown in

The United States Mission in Nigeria on Tuesday took to its Twitter handle to debunk claims that Nigerians are expected to pay between $5,000 and $15,000 before securing visas. The

Nigeria’s federal government on Tuesday said it was unperturbed by resolutions of the United Kingdom parliamentarians for sanctions against top Nigerian officials and security agents involved in the alleged violation

Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday said the parallel market – otherwise known as the black market – cannot be used to determine the true value of

Emirates Airlines has launched an industry-first initiative to provide expanded, multi-risk travel cover on top of its current Covid-19 cover. Provided by Emirates at no additional cost to its customers,

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Tuesday said the bank would raise its  Covid-19-targeted facility from N150 billion (about $395m) to N300 billion ($790m) in order to

Beyoncé leads the contenders for the 2021 Grammy Awards with nine nominations, a surprisingly high amount given that the superstar didn’t release a new album during the eligibility period. Taylor

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated Nigeria’s biggest modular refinery and says the establishment of modular refineries in the country will make petroleum products available in the country and eliminate

Elon Musk has overtaken Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person. His net worth is now $128 billion. Musk’s wealth has been on a steady climb this month: Tesla’s market

Africa’ oldest football rivalry has an elevated prize on offer on Friday when Egypt’s Al Ahly meet their arch rivals Zamalek in the African Champions League final in Cairo. Friday’s