As part of its strategic drive to strengthen business partnerships between Nigeria and China, First Bank of Nigeria Limited recently organised the FirstBank-Chinese Business forum. The event themed; Deepening Sino-Nigerian Cooperation was held on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the…
Ortom dumps APC, says party lacks befitting ideology
Samuel Ortom, Benue state governor said Monday that he has ceased to be a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following what he called “a red card” given to him. The governor revealed this in Makurdi, the state…
How President Macron Humanized France During His Visit To Nigeria – Magnus Onyibe.
Uncharacteristic of a visiting President, the most cherished location that president Emmanuel Macron, the affable French President wanted to be was not Aso Rock villa seat of power in Abuja, but the “Shrine” in Lagos made popular by Afro beat…
Run o, hide o, Nigeria will kill you – Hymar David
Last week, we were greeted with the terrible news of a fuel tanker explosion on Otedola bridge, Lagos. Our phone screens were inundated with pictures and videos of a fire raging out of control, ashes of cars stretching into the…
Where will you be at 7pm tonight?
A quick drive around Lagos this afternoon showed that the streets are clogged as Lagosians race home and to viewing centers to take vantage positions in front of their television sets. 7pm is kick off time for the finals before…
“Send special envoy to Nigeria”, groups appeal to Trump, US Congress (Nation)
US-based organizations, Dream Project for Africa (DPA) and International Community on Nigeria, ICON together with individual American and Nigerian-American stakeholders have issued a call to President Trump and the United States Congress to send a special envoy to Nigeria in…
Argentina vs Nigeria: Ahmed Musa, a threat to us — Argentina fans admit (Punch)
Some Argentina fans who are in Russia to support their nation have described Ahmed Musa as a big threat to their continuous stay at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Some of the Argentines in separate interviews with the News Agency of…
Ahmed Musa: “Nigeria’s Saviour”? – Ikem Aginam
This is certainly not the first time Ahmed Musa is coming up big for Nigeria on a global stage. Musa saved Nigeria from an early round exit in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia which would have shocked 180…
Can football save Nigeria? – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha
Football is weird. I was briefly into football. I remember watching the first world cup that Nigeria qualified for back in 1994. I was quite young but I can never forget what that was like. The build up to our…
Ecuador Embassy debunks fake news on visa (SUN)
The Embassy of Ecuador in Nigeria has refuted what it called a fake news published by several media houses over Ecuador and Nigeria signing a visa-free agreement for Nigerian citizens. In a statement issued by Charge d’Affaires of Ecuador to…
