Give us Inspector General of Police, South-East tells Buhari
The Igbo tendered yesterday a list of requests as President Muhammadu Buhari visited Onitsha, the Southeast’s business and commercial honeypot,…
Diana Athill, author and editor passes on at 101
The writer and editor Diana Athill has died at the age of 101, her publisher has confirmed. Athill was best…
FG introduces new initiative to grow revenue
The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced the Strategic Revenue Growth Initiative to generate more revenues to finance national development.…
Trump team allegedly posting edited images on social media
It’s fair to say that US President Donald Trump takes pride in his health. After all, he has said that…
Prostitution racket: 20,000 Nigerian girls sold
Nigeria’s anti-trafficking agency says it has received concrete intelligence that around 20,000 Nigerian girls have been forced into prostitution in…
Africa, IELTS and the misconception
By Somachi MarkAnthony There’s a misconception by the Western world about Africa, that Africans don’t speak English language. What many…
Fire destroys about $2 million worth of goods at Onitsha Market
Goods worth over N500 million were on Friday night destroyed by fire at Woliwo Market Onitsha, Anambra State. Some of…
Nigeria Labour Congress rejects 27,000 naira minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27,000 recommended by the National Council of State as new national minimum…
National Council of State approves ₦27, 000 minimum wage
National Council of State has approved 27,000 naira minimum wage for state the government, the private sector and 30,000 naira…
Egypt TV host Mohamed al-Ghiety sentenced to prison for interviewing a gay man
An Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to one year of hard labour for interviewing a gay man last year.…
IMF projects Nigeria’s 2019 growth to 2%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projection for this year to two per cent,…
Atiku plans central bank overhaul
Nigeria’s main opposition candidate for president wants to overhaul the central bank by separating supervisory and monetary policy functions, and…