Nigerian News

  AFOLABI GAMBARI It could be forgiven to conclude that there is no stretch of express road in the world as torturous for commuters as the Oshodi-Apapa road in Lagos....

AFOLABI GAMBARI After enduring 16 uninterrupted years of military rule from December 1983, it was natural that Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief as civilian democracy was enthroned in 1999....

AFOLABI GAMBARI Observers have been unanimous that the solution to the migrant crisis in Europe cannot be delayed further in view of its escalation in recent months, particularly as it...

  Growth prospects in Africa are being held down by poor economic development in Nigeria, South Africa and Angola, the International Monetary Fund has said. The Breton Woods institution, which...

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully investigate and prosecute all the directors and executive management...

Contrary to claims that Leah Sharibu has been freed from Boko Haram captivity and is being kept somewhere in Jos, the Plateau State capital, the teenager is still in the...

The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 1, as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 58th Independence Day. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Minister of...

Hundreds of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission to protest against the state rerun governorship election ordered by the commission....

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Saturday’s Osun election as inconclusive. Osun election The Returning Officer said the declaration was because the number of cancelled votes was higher...

The Supervising Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Monday formally assumed duties at the headquarters of the ministry in Abuja. Ahmed said she would bring her knowledge to bear...