Nigeria

Man jailed for stealing 52 copies of PUNCH’s newspapers

A man, Mohammed Hassan, has been sentenced to two weeks in prison for stealing…

Nigeria can generate billions in oil palm sector – Awofisayo

Cosmopolitan, suave and highly cerebral Dapo Awofisayo the Group Executive Director of CPL Group,…

Two arrested for trafficking 39 Nigerians to Ghana

Two Nigerians, Paul Okafor and Duru Favour have been arrested for trafficking some Nigerians…

Mistakes of my administration were not out of selfishness – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the mistakes of his administration were not…

COVID-19: Nigeria in dire need of oxygen supply

As Nigeria continues to battle Coronavirus, the Federal Government on Monday, July 13 disclosed…

The Nigeria population and demographic dividend

The population of Nigeria has continuously witnessed steady changes in size, geographic distribution, and…

Nigeria records 595 new COVID-19 cases, total now 33,153

The Nigeria Cente for Disease Control has announced 595 new cases of Coronavirus in…

Lessons from Bamidele Olumilua’s life BY Abiodun Komolafe

Wole Olanipekun! Remember him? Yes! Everybody talks about him in glowing terms: he is…

NASS, NERC to partner on legal framework to protect investment in power sector

The National Assembly (NASS)  says it is working with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission…

Nigeria’s poverty is a result of corruption in Precidency – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has blamed poverty and growing insecurity in Nigeria on the…

Army rescues kidnapped victims, recovers weapons in three states

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Sahel Sanity have rescued eight kidnapped victims…

Evacuation: 247 Nigerians stranded in Malaysia, Thailand arrive in Nigeria

Two hundred and forty-seven Nigerians who were stranded in Malaysia and Thailand have arrived…

Boko Haram, international NGOs and the threat to Nigeria’s security

Nigeria’s Boko Haram/ISWAP crisis is in three instalments. On one side, there is the…

NAPTIP vows to go after traffickers of Arowolo

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has vowed to…

Nigerian man, used as  ‘human collateral’ to Pakistani drug gang, speaks [Video]

The Nigerian man who was filmed being tortured by a dreaded Pakistani gang after…