Bauchi: Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi returned to winning ways on Sunday with a decisive 2-0 victory over Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the hosts, who had suffered consecutive defeats in t…
Abuja: The Joint National Assembly Committee on Constitution Review has approved the creation of a new state in the South-East geo-political zone. The committee made this announcement in a statement issued on Sunday and also revealed the establishment…
Abuja: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has welcomed the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) formal removal of Nigeria from the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, known as the ‘grey list’. Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Acting Director o…
Cairo: Dr. George Elombi, Executive Vice-President of Afreximbank, recently outlined the strategic blueprint behind Prof. Benedict Oramah’s transformative decade-long leadership, which saw the bank’s assets skyrocket from US$6 billion in 2015 to over …
Benin city: Environmental activists, civil society groups, and community representatives from the Niger Delta are urging a swift review of Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to establish a definitive end date for gas flaring. The demand was a key …
Lagos: The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says its ongoing study on the long-term impact of antiretroviral drugs on the bone density of HIV patients in the country will improve treatment outcomes. Speaking at the institute’s monthly med…
Abuja: The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has called for more prudent management of Nigeria’s abundant natural and financial resources to ensure sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty. The IMPI Chairman, Dr. Omoniyi Akinsiju, h…
Abuja: The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has urged Nigerian leaders to learn from years of poor resource management that caused repeated poverty even during times of oil boom. The IMPI said this in a policy statement signed by its Cha…
Abuja: Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, Wife of the Minister of Budget and National Planning, and the Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, joined other prominent figures to spearhead the ‘One Walk, One Fight’ initiative aimed at raisin…