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Nigeria has overtaken the Democratic Republic of Congo with 25 percent of people without access to electricity, making it the country globally with the highest number of citizens that lack access to power. This was revealed by the World Bank Group officials during a virtual engagement with power reporters in …

Nurses have staged a peaceful protest in Kaduna State over the abduction of two female colleagues from the General Hospital in Idon, Kajuru Local Council, giving the state government 48 hours to rescue them. The incident happened less than 24 hours after the abduction of students at Greenfield University, Kaduna. …

British Government withdraws asylum policy for pro-Biafra groups The British Government has pulled down a notice it published regarding its asylum policy in relation to separatist pro-Biafra groups including; Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Movement for the Actualization of Biafra (MASSOB), and their splinter groups. In an email sent to …

As the Naira approaches ₦500 to $1, let me remind Nigerians of how we left Nigeria on May 29, 2015: ‪- 50kg bag of rice was ₦8000‬ ‪- bag of cement was ₦800‬ ‪- Fuel was ₦87‬ per litre -Minimum wage was ₦18000 which was equivalent to $120 ‪- Electricity …

General Magashi said this Thursday in Abuja at the seventh edition of the ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Media Team…. The Minister of Defence, retired Major-General Bashir Magashi, has said that Nigeria is “bleeding” due to self-interest and other primordial considerations of the elite. General Magashi said this Thursday …

The late Afenifere spokesman, Comrade Yinka Odumakin whose funeral rites began yesterday was a resilient fighter who, like a warrior, fought handful of battles during his lifetime. His act of bravery, tenacity and consistency endeared him to many and has been acknowledged by millions of Nigerians who have been paying …

Most times, the best preachers don’t own a church. Likewise, the best politicians don’t blow their trumpets, their achievements do. Here in Nigeria, our image of a politician is that of a stately, pot-bellied man in Agbada, suit or Babariga who is promising us heaven on earth, while cornering the …

NEC faults Obaseki, says N60bn not printed to shore up March allocation Minister fixes May date, CBN explains technical challenges in further shift State governors on Thursday at the monthly meeting of the National Economic Council appealed to the Federal Government to postpone the repayment of the $2.1bn budget support …

…State Set To Double Food Security, Reduce Inequality Gap Via Market-Centric Plan … Governor Urges S’West States To Collaborate With Lagos An audacious agricultural growth plan that will enhance food sufficiency in Lagos State has been unveiled by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The five-year food security road map will see a  …

#RuralDevelopment: Gov. #Ugwuanyi inaugurates 22.443km Neke-Mbu-Ogbodu Abba-Obollo Etiti road Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of #Enugu State, on Thursday, inaugurated the newly asphalted 22.443km Neke-Mbu-Ogbodu Abba-Obollo Etiti road which was awarded under the Phase one roads of the Rural Access and Mobility Project (#RAMP-2) in the state. Inaugurating the all-important rural road …