Nigeria

The Federal Government has suspended the accreditation and evaluation of degrees from Benin Republic and Togo. This move followed a report detailing how a degree was acquired from a university in Benin Republic in under two months.…

Ah, Nigeria. Land of vibrant energy, entrepreneurial spirit, and... a frankly alarming abundance of fake products. Fear not, dear reader, for we are about to embark on a satirical safari through this curious bazaar of the bizarre, where…

A recent International Debt Report released for 2023 has shown that Nigeria was the highest recipient of fresh loans in 2022, receiving $2.9 billion from the World Bank. This was followed by Tanzania, which got $2.7 billion in the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has labelled the World Bank an enemy of the country after the financial institution asked the Federal Government to stop the subsidy payment on petrol and raise the cost of the product to N750/litre.…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called for urgent and unconditional return of Nigerian stolen assets stashed in foreign countries. According to a statement posted on the…

The Nigerian government has signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Kuwait for the commencement of direct flights. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on his X handle…

The Presidency on Sunday said only a handful of the 1,411 Nigerian delegates who registered to attend the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, are sponsored by the Federal Government. This was, as it…

Nigeria has the highest number of registered delegates from Africa at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to a list published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Nigeria is…

Nigeria and Germany on Friday signed the Presidential Power Initiative agreement to improve electricity supply in Africa’s most populous nation. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri…

Barely a few days after berating his aides over what he described as poor misrepresentation of his administration, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has directed the freezing of all state and local government accounts with immediate…

The Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Cui Jian Chun, on Wednesday, said his country would like to establish its military industry in Nigeria. According to him, this would support local production of military equipment in Nigeria,…

The senate has asked Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), to revisit the $460 million spent by the federal government on a closed-circuit television (CCTV) project in Abuja. The upper legislative chamber took…

Two important agreements were signed in Berlin on Tuesday by German and Nigeria businesses, marking a significant step towards deeper commercial connections. The $500 million agreements, which include a gas export contract and a…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar believes the merger of Nigeria’s opposition parties will help in forming a stronger front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

The Federal Government has said that the Government of Saudi Arabia pledged to invest in revamping the country’s refineries to get them working and reforming the Central Bank of Nigeria. This was made known in a press statement by…