Abel Ejikeme Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the federal government has allocated about N3.49bn for the supply and commissioning of 150-ton capacity railway crane. The Minister said the

Rita Osakwe Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was released from a Berlin hospital on Wednesday, after 32 days of treatment for poisoning. Navalny, a politician and corruption investigator who is

Abel Ejikeme Akwa-Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel on Wednesday assured that the Ibom Deep Seaport project would be completed before the end of his administration to enhance the state’s economy.

Rita Osakwe Netflix has released a list of new original series and films from Nigeria, doubling down on its commitment to finding talent on the African continent. “The new series

TIME named Nigerian physician Dr. Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its 17th year,

Abel Ejikeme Several people have been confirmed dead after a petrol tanker Wednesday exploded in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Reports suggest the incident occurred around 8:30 am when the

Rita Osakwe Four Nigerians, including Heirs Holdings Chairman Tony Elumelu, made it to this year’s TIME100, Time Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The

Lillian Jijingi Zambia became the first African country to ask bondholders for relief since the onset of the coronavirus, seeking to defer interest payments on its Eurobonds as it battles

Lillian Jijingi As Libya prepares to resume oil production, concerns have been raised over who supervises its export and how to ensure oil revenue will be divided equally among interested

By Editor UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has confirmed plans for fans to return to watch live sport events in England from 1 October will not go ahead. The plans

Manchester United progressed to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with 3-0 victory at Championship side Luton on Tuesday. Juan Mata opened the scoring from the penalty spot in

Abel Ejikeme The Nigerian government has hit out at those criticizing the National Water Resources Bill, describing them as ill-informed. It further reiterated that there’s no going back on the

Ernest Chinwo Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the outcome of the Edo governorship election would be recorded in history as a triumph of democracy. He spoke yesterday when

There are fears that Africans will reject the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement if the accord benefits only industrialized countries on the continent. Secretary-General of the African Continental Free

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), on Tuesday, resolved to tweak its controlling lending rate while retaining its liquidity ratio and cash reserve requirement, to make

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised Nigeria not to go to sleep on the fact that poliomyelitis has been finally eradicated. Speaking at the presentation of the last infected

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, on his 58th birthday. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin City, the

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has described All Progressives Congress stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the party’s former National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, as threats to Nigeria’s democracy. Obaseki

HSBC Holdings Plc slumped below its financial crisis low set more than a decade ago, as pressure mounts on several fronts, including a potential threat to its China expansion plans

US President Donald Trump on Saturday approved a proposed deal between Oracle and Walmart for the US operations of TikTok, the Chinese-owned app he has targeted for national security and