Chief Orji Kalu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Abia has predicted that the 2019 general elections would be violence-free across the country. Kalu made the prediction on Friday in an interview with the…
Nigeria, UK yearly trade hits £4.2b (Nation)
Nigeria’s bilateral trade relationship with the United Kingdom (UK) is said to be worth £4.2 billion per annum. Britain’s Minister for Africa, Harriet Baldwin, who made this known yesterday in Abuja on the sideline of the visit of the British…
Girl arrested for allegedly drugging okada rider, snatching motorcycle (Punch) *Cult members protesting associate’s death, kill police sergeant (Punch)
Girl arrested for allegedly drugging okada rider, snatching motorcycle (Punch) The Police Command in Katsina State has announced the arrest of a 19-year-old girl, Zinatu Abubakar, who allegedly drugged a commercial motorcycle operator and attempted to snatch his motorcycle. A statement…
Manufacturing, agriculture key to economic growth, development says Dangote
Executive Director of the Dangote Group, Hajiya Halima Dangote, has urged millennials in Nigeria and across Africa to diversify from service-oriented enterprises to manufacturing and agriculture in a bid to fast-track the development of the continent and better life for…
Dangote, Otedola, others meet Theresa May in Lagos (Punch) *Lagos State retains highest foreign debt profile (Guardian)
Dangote, Otedola, others meet Theresa May in Lagos (Punch) British Prime Minister, Theresa May, arrived at the FMDQ Security Exchange building, Victoria Island, Lagos, for a meeting with the Nigerian business community. The prime minister, accompanied by members of her…
Buhari to Theresa May: 2019 Election will be free, fair, credible (Nation) *Lagos has Nigeria’s highest foreign debt portfolio — DMO (PremiumTimes)
Buhari to Theresa May: 2019 Election will be free, fair, credible (Nation) President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja assured the United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Theresa May of his commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in 2019.…
LASG bring back LAKE Rice to crash prices (Punch) *Lagos ministry clarifies non-payment of sanitation workers’ salaries (Guardian)
LASG bring back LAKE Rice to crash prices (Punch) The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said LAKE Rice was now available at retail outlets, markets, super markets and stores across the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Oluwatoyin Suarau, who…
Buhari sympathises with Kebbi flood victims (Nation)
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with the government and people of Kebbi State on the flood disaster that ravaged 11 local government areas of the state. Abubakar Dakingari, the Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi Governor, made the disclosure in Birnin…
I don’t want to meet ‘lifeless’ Buhari again, Donald Trump warns
Donald Trump, the United States president referred to Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari as “lifeless” shortly after a meeting between the two leaders on April 30, according to Financial Times Monday. Buhari, the first sub-Saharan Africa president to meet Trump since…
‘Nigerian economy on life support’ (Nation)
Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra, has said that Nigerian economy is on life support due to the rising debt profile of about N22.7 trillion. Obi, disclosed this at the ‘2018 This Generation Conference’ organised by the Summit Bible…