Despite persistent persuasion and juicy offers by the European Union (EU), Nigeria is not in a hurry to sign an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European bloc, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, said. … Read More
Nigeria and China signed on Monday an agreement worth over eight million RMB Yuan for multiple feasibilities, agricultural and training projects. The agreement will cover feasibility studies on the second phase of the Abuja Solar Powered Traffic Control Signal, Agricultural … Read More
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Wednesday announced the launch of new operations to clear all remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists in its general Area of Responsibility (AOR) around the Lake Chad region. The operation, involving the MNJTF troops … Read More
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned home on Sunday from London, United Kingdom, after receiving medical treatment. President Buhari traveled to London on June 6 to rest and receive medical attention from an ear, nose and throat specialist, an official statement … Read More
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is to act as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the period President Muhammadu Buhari will be away in London for medical treatment. President Buhari made the disclosure Monday while speaking to journalists at the … Read More
The multinational oil giant Shell must not be allowed to palm off its responsibility to clean up decades of oil pollution which continues to blight the Niger Delta, human rights watchdog Amnesty International has said ahead of the Nigerian government’s … Read More
The Nigerian government on Saturday announced the recovery over 78.3 billion naira, US$185.1 million, 3.5 million pounds and 11.2 million euros from looted funds between May 29, 2015, and May 25, 2016. (US$1=200 naira). The revelation is contained in a … Read More
Nigerian leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, assured on Friday the government and people of Niger Republic that his administration will boost the growing bilateral ties between Nigeria and its northern neighbor (Niger), especially in the field of agriculture. Receiving a Special … Read More
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Tuesday said that the federal government is on the verge of securing repatriation of the country’s 300 million pounds looted funds from Jersey Island. Towards this, Onyeama said, President Muhammadu Buhari will … Read More
The Chibok school girl, Amina Ali, who was rescued on Wednesday near Sambisa forest in Borno State, the hotbed of Boko Haram terrorism, has met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Fully shrouded in a veil … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Labour on Saturday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the recent increase of petrol from 86 naira to 145 naira (officially US$ 1 = 200 naira). In a joint communique issued at the end of the … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three United Nations human rights experts called on Friday on the Government of Nigeria to assist in the rehabilitation and reintegration of women and children who escaped or were liberated from Boko Haram captivity. “As the … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government signed last Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chinese firm Huawei that provides for 2,000 ICT trainee jobs to young Nigerians next year. The MOU was signed at the office of the … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari called early Sunday Australia, to congratulate Wellington Jighere the first African and Nigerian to emerge World Scrabble Champion. Wellington Jighere, 36, defeated Lewis Mackay of Cambridge, England, by 448 points to 426 … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s efforts to end the importation of petroleum products for domestic consumption will get a boost when the country’s first major privately-owned oil refinery begins operation in 2018. According to local media reports, work is progressing … Read More
New York, UN (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the international community to strengthen the mechanism aimed at dismantling safe havens for proceeds of corruption. President Buhari made the call in his address at the 70th General … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his administration would trace the accounts of individuals who stashed away ill-gotten oil money, freeze and recover the loot and prosecute the culprits. President Buhari made the vow Tuesday … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari assured Tuesday the nation that all public funds stolen by government officials would be recovered, and that the days of impunity, lack of accountability and fiscal recklessness in the management of national … Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged African leaders to do everything possible to reverse the ‘ugly trend’ of African youths dying in droves while attempting to illegally migrate to Europe in search of ‘better life’. … Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has slammed both South Africa and Nigeria at the African Union Summit because they had both voted for a United Nations Security Council Resolution in 2011 which authorised military action against … Read More
