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UK protest over Ghana, Nigeria deportations
Add a CommentSeventeen people have been arrested after a protest at Stansted Airport in Essex temporarily halted take-offs and landings on Tuesday. Police were called at 21:30 BST as a group entered a non-commercial runway and locked themselves in an aircraft. Those … Read more →
Ex-Governor in Nigeria gets 5yrs for corruption
Add a CommentA court in Nigeria has found a former state governor guilty of corruption in one of the first high-profile convictions in President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft war. James Bala Ngilari has been sentenced to five years in jail for corruption for … Read more →
Nana Addo leaves for Nigeria on 3-day visit
Add a CommentPresident-elect Nana Akufo-Addo has left for Nigeria on a three-day visit to the country where he will be expected to deliver the keynote address at the 2016 Future of Africa Awards ceremony in Lagos. This followed his appearance at the New … Read more →
Nigeria recovers $9.1 bn in stolen money and assets
Add a CommentNigeria’s government has recovered $9.1 billion in stolen money and assets, its information and culture minister said on Saturday, as its corruption crackdown continues against the backdrop of the country’s worst economic crisis in years. President Muhammadu Buhari, elected last … Read more →
Nigeria announces plan to send Astronaut to space
Add a CommentNigeria has announced plans to send an astronaut into space by 2030, as part of its drive to develop a world-class space industry. “The space program is very important,” said Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, during a … Read more →
US to press Nigeria on foreign exchange rate flexibility
Add a CommentTHE United States said on Monday it would press Nigeria in talks this week to adopt a more flexible foreign exchange rate to boost growth and investment in Africa’s largest economy. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, … Read more →
Science & Tech Students in Nigeria get free education
Add a CommentNigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari while presenting the 2016 fiscal year budget has assured that there will be free eduction for science, technology and education students in tertiary institutions. President Buhari stressed that this would indeed mark a historic milestone for … Read more →
Prez. Mahama installed Chief in Nigeria
Add a CommentThe Offa Kingdom of the Kwara State of Nigeria, has conferred an honorary chieftaincy title on President John Dramani Mahama at a ceremony at the palace of the Olofa of Offa. The title, AARE ATOLASE OF OFFA KINGDOM, according to … Read more →
World survey: Most adulterous wives in the world; Nigeria tops
Add a CommentA worldwide survey held by Durex, the condom manufacturer on over 29,000 people from 36 nations revealed that the following people were the most culpable to infidelity and adultery. I was surprised to see Ghana ladies not part of this … Read more →
Nigeria threatens to cut gas supply over VRA’s $82m debt
Add a CommentFollowing the increase in volume of gas supply from the West African Gas Pipeline Company and the resumption of gas supply from Atuabo as well as the steady rise in water level of the Akosombo dam, there has been tremendous … Read more →
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