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Nigerian president Buhari appoints new acting Inspector General of Police
With immediate effect, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has named Usman Baba, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, as the acting Inspector-General…
Nigeria’s president says new $1.3bn fertiliser plant to be commissioned soon
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that a new $1.3 billion basic chemicals platform that will produce ammonia and fertilisers…
Nigerian Government Launches Temporary Passports for Citizens in Diaspora
Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, unveiled the Nigerian Temporary Passport (NTP) yesterday to assist Nigerians who want to return…
Doctors get Nigeria’s first COVID-19 vaccine
A doctor who has spent the previous year treating COVID-19 patients, became the first person in Nigeria to receive the…
Nigeria’s Okonjo Iweala resumes as WTO Boss
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first female and first African director-general of the World Trade Organisation, started work on Monday, filling a…
Nigerian Senate confirms Buhari’s nominee to head country’s anti-corruption body
Nigerian Senate has confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). After a…
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Nigerian Senate approves N11.35bn For Police Trust Fund
On Wednesday, the Senate approved N11,352,457,101.70 as the budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund for the fiscal year 2020.…
Nigeria’s economy exits recession
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Nigerian economy exited recession, recording its first growth in three quarters as the…
Nigeria’s president dispatches security chiefs to rescue kidnapped students
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has sent security chiefs to organize rescue operations for students kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on…
Biodiversity Conservation & National Development: Potentials & Challenges
By Adedimeji Quayyim Abdul-Hafeez* As the ices melt and the environment is withered away through natural and human causes,…
Nigeria Appoints New Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has named Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
Abducted Nigerian journalist, two others released
Okechukwu Nnodim, a journalist, and two others with whom he was kidnapped late Wednesday, were released. Mr. Nnodim and his…
