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
Although there are about 240 million telephone connections in Nigeria, with no fewer than 160 million active lines, the country has 93.3 million unique mobile phone subscribers. Unique subscribers mean individual connections to a device, but Nigeria has a multi-Sims … read more
Vivendi’s Universal Music Group (UMG) will launch a new division in Nigeria as part of efforts by the world’s largest music label to expand into Africa’s most populous nation and the wider region. The global music entertainment group said on … 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 2017 runners-up have been chosen to host the finals of the third edition’s showpiece event of the sub-regional tournament. Nigeria will host the 2021 West African Football Union Cup, according to sponsors, Fox Sports. In a statement on its … 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