Recently, President Goodluck Jonathan said that Nigeria was currently facing its worst security challenges in recent times. This crisis is in various forms; communal, religious, political and socio-economic with varying degree of casualty, mostly innocent citizens of this country. On 14 May, President Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three northern Nigerian states, Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, and orde ...

As the footballing world gears up for the biggest and last game of the season – the Champions League finals at Wembley, there are many things we can look forward to which will make the match as interesting and pulsating as it is billed to be. The might of Bundesliga will be on full display and the stadium could be mistaken for one in Germany. Legions of German fans are expected to make the atmosphere quite ...

The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has expressed concern over the funding mechanism used to finance power projects. The Minister is calling for a special intervention fund for the power sector, besides budgetary allocations. Prof. Nebo, in an interview with some journalists in Abuja, said unless something serious happens to ensure power projects are not stopped midway, the sector was at the risk of ...

The Adamawa Government on Tuesday reduced official working hours in the state by one hour, to ease the difficulties civil servants face since it imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew. The 6pm-to-6am curfew was imposed last Wednesday to reinforce the current State of Emergency in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Kobis Aris,  said workers would now close at 3pm. He explained in a statement: "Sequel t ...

Consequent upon the directive of the President, the Defence Headquarters is to release from detention a number of persons being held in connection with terrorist activities in Nigeria. The move, according to the defence spokesman, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, is in furtherance of the Federal Government's position regarding the requests by the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Reconciliation. He s ...

The Congolese army clashed with rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma for a second day on Tuesday, threatening an uneasy six-month peace in the region ahead of a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week. Government forces and the M23 insurgents exchanged heavy weapons fire from early on Tuesday, with both sides reporting an unspecified number of dead and accusing the other of s ...

The Minister of  Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, has declared that there is nowhere in the world anyone would get the level of returns that is gotten in Nigeria, just as he revealed that Dangote Cement is declaring about N52 billion for Q1 result in profit returns. Speaking on Channels Television’s Business Morning, the Minister maintained that the nation’s economy is now attracting investments that ...

The military operation in the North East has left 17 people dead on the fifth day of a push to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the area, with a death toll of 14 insurgents and three soldiers, while seven others sustained injuries. The spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, said the operation is continuing, with patrols sent out to secure towns and villages. Meanwhil ...

The management of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) has agreed to re-open the school on conditions that parents pay student’s schools fees no later than two weeks after lectures have commenced, which parents of the undergraduates have agreed to. The University Vice Chancellor, Oladipo Aina made this known at a stakeholder’s forum which was organised to find a solution to the crisis that led to the closure o ...

Japan will provide $2 billion worth of financial support over five years to back Japanese firms' resources development projects in Africa, media reported on Saturday. Japan's Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi made the announcement at the Africa-Japan Ministerial Meeting for Resources Development held in Tokyo on Saturday, Japanese news agencies Kyodo and Jiji said. The financial support is to be channeled th ...