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Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has screened Professor Mahmood Yakubu following his nomination for appointment as chairman of INEC for a second term in office. The screening session took place at…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned that President Muhammadu Buhari will set Nigeria on fire if he fails to meet the requests of Nigerians. Wike gave the warning while speaking during a television interview on Thursday. …

Former Nigeria head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), has denied allegations that he took to the United Kingdom “half of the Central Bank of Nigeria”. A member of the UK Parliament, Tom Tugendhat, had earlier made the claims during…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on banks and other financial institutions to reduce the cost of providing banking services to their customers, especially the underbanked and unbanked within the society. CBN's Director,…

Medical doctors in Imo State have begun an indefinite strike after the ultimatum it gave government to address its demands expired. The state branch of the Nigerian Medical Association announced the commencement of the strike on…

World football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60. The Argentine FA confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter which read: "The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest…

The United States is planning to distribute 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week after it is cleared for emergency use, which is likely next month. A committee of the Food and Drug Administration…

The UN Security Council has held its first meeting on the conflict in Ethiopia’s dissident Tigray region without members issuing a statement on Tuesday. European members forced the closed-door discussion to be held after African…

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the international community to support the Human Rights Council in ending violence against women and girls in the country. This was contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman,…

The four suspected oil thieves were handed over to the EFCC by the Nigerian Navy on November 24, 2020. Nigerian Navy has handed over four suspected oil thieves to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Rivers State. …