To draw $3.4bn contributions from IMF FAAC to augment June allocation with $150m NSIA fund Nigeria is seeking about $7.050 billion or an equivalent of N2.679 trillion from ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said the 2020 cut-off marks would be decided at a stakeholder’s policy meeting slated for 15th and 16th of June, ...

Celebrated Nollywood Actress, Funke Akindele and her husband, AbdulRasheed Bello popularly known as JJC Skillz, have pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of hosting a gathering of over ...

Oil prices dropped on Monday after the Saudis and the  Russians postponed a meeting to discuss potential oil production cuts. Any output cut deal, at this time, could go ...

Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele, is to be charged to court in Lagos, following a violation of the restriction orders in the state as a result of ...

Olam Nigeria, a leading player in the Nigerian agricultural value chain, and its group companies, Crown Flour Mills, OK Foods and Caraway, as one of its objectives of ...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital more than a week after he tested positive for the coronavirus. The BBC quoted a UK government spokesperson as ...

It will cost Adele more than a “Hello” to finalise her divorce proceeding with ex Simon Konecki as she is set to finalise a £140 million divorce. It ...

The Abia State Government in South-Eastern Nigeria has started production of certified quality standard protective medical kits and masks to carter for the needs of Nigerians and bridge ...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde says he has tested negative for the coronavirus in a second test and promised to resume work on Monday. Makinde confirmed this on ...

Google has said it is providing $6.5 million in funding to fact-checkers and nonprofit organisations that are fighting against misinformation around the world about COVID-19 spread. Google said ...

Despite massive media campaigns over the last few months, Airtel lost more than 100,000 subscribers in Nigeria between December 2019 and January 2020. But while Airtel Nigeria’s subscriber base declined, it’s ...

A Pan-African credit rating agency, Agusto & Co, has predicted a 20 percent drop in Diaspora remittances to Nigeria from $25 billion recorded last year to $20 billion ...

Gas shortage continues to slow supply The federal government has paid over N240 billion between 2015 and December 2019 for power generated, but not transmitted through the national ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) have debunked public speculations that the deployment of Fifth Generation Mobile network technology, otherwise ...

Mixed reactions have trailed the decision of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to postpone the 2020 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme and TEF forum to 2021. According to the official statement, ...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have rejected the plan by the federal government to invite Chinese doctors to assist in ...

Lamentation over inadequate palliatives Prices of foodstuff and other essential goods have gone up with residents of locked down states, particularly the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos ...

Operatives of Lagos State Police Command have arrested popular actress, Funke Akindele, for allegedly hosting a birthday party at her home in Ibeju-Lekki during coronavirus lockdown. “Attention of ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed ten new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 224. Of the ...