There are indications that over 500,000 Nigerians have emigrated from the country since 2016. This was disclosed by a source at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), who stated that the number could be higher because many Nigerians who travelled as … read more
Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed to the board of Twitter. Okonjo-Iweala served as minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy of Nigeria under president Goodluck Jonathan from 2011 until his government was voted out … read more
A day after he was released from prison, leader of the Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF), Benjamin Onwuka announced on Friday that he would take over Enugu government house on August 20 to announce Biafra Independence as President of Biafra. Onwuka, … read more
Aviation unions have threatened to truncate the birth of the new carrier few hours after Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, unveiled the name and logo of the proposed national carrier, ‘Nigeria Air’. Comrade Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary, … read more
Financial inclusion in Nigeria is regressing as the regulator disabled network operators from applying for mobile-money licenses which allows cash transfers without a bank account. Every few days, Tasiu Abdurrahman takes the money he makes from selling spices in Nigeria’s … read more
Boko Haram fighters killed six traders when they ambushed a convoy of lorries under military escort in northeast Nigeria, a civilian militia member and a local resident said on Thursday. “Six traders were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram … read more
Africa’s most successful carrier, Ethiopia Airlines has disclosed that it may partner Nigeria to establish the planned national carrier. This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Tewolde Gebremariam. Bloomberg reported that Gebremariam had started talks on … read more
The federal government says it has never been on the defensive in its response to Amnesty International’s (AI) report on human rights in the country. The Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja when the National … read more
A Nigerian law graduate has finally been called to the bar months after she was blocked from attending the ceremony for insisting on wearing a hijab. The body in charge of admitting graduating law students had said Amasa Firdaus was … read more
The police in Plateau have confirmed reports of a fresh attack in the state. The attack occurred at about 8 a.m on Saturday on some Fulani communities around Police Staff College, Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. … read more