Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerian farmers must produce enough for the country to eat, saying that the country has “no money to import” food. The comments follow concerns around food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic and rising … Read more →
President Muhammadu Buhari has imposed a two-week curfew in Nigeria. The curfew applies from 8pm to 6am. The move forms part of efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. He made the announcement Monday night, April 27, in his second televised … Read more →
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) yesterday pledged N200million [$550,000] to support the current effort of the Nigerian government towards curbing the spread of Corona Virus or Covid-19 in the country. ADF’s intervention is considered the largest single donation by a … Read more →
Former President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the government of Nigeria to open its Seme-Krake, Igolo and Idiroko borders it unilaterally closed since August to some West African Countries. According to Mr Mahama “the total closure of, especially, the Benin … Read more →
Former President John Mahama has appealed to Nigeria to open its border at Seme. He also admonished the governments of Ghana and Nigeria to immediately resolve the crises that prevail within their domestic markets. While Nigeria closed its borders in … Read more →
South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted. A special envoy from South Africa presented an apology from President Cyril Ramaphosa to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari in … Read more →
The Nigerian division of South African telecom operator MTN said on Wednesday it will close all stores and service centres in the country until further notice after its facilities in three cities were attacked. The facilities were attacked after days … Read more →
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians it said were involved in trying to undermine democracy in presidential and parliamentary elections this year. The department did not name the individuals or say how … Read more →
Sampson Agarlor, one of the alleged kidnappers of the two Canadian nationals in Kumasi has apologized to the Canadian ladies and their families, the Republic of Ghana and Nigeria for his actions. “I take this opportunity to apologize to the … Read more →
Once again, the Nigerian national team have taken their World Cup style to a whole new level as they set off for Russia yesterday. They have made a name for themselves as a team to watch at this summer’s tournament in Russia, not … Read more →