Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has said there is no basis to rank him as the sixth richest African President and demanded an immediate retraction of the story that contained the ranking. The website ‘RichestLifestyle.com’ had published … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerians in the Diaspora have remitted about US$21.5 billion to their homeland in the past two years, a contribution that was only surpassed by revenue from oil, according to chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Organization (NIDO), … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A school girl believed to have been set free by the insurgent group Boko Haram, which abducted over 200 girls in April, is ”pregnant and mentally ill”, the local media reported Friday, quoting Pogus Bitrus, the … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government protested last week against “the ungodly treatment” of Nigerians in many countries of the world over the recent outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country. In a statement released in Abuja, … Read More
Michael Agbo Idibia, the father of Nigerian singer 2Face Idibia died yesterday after loosing his battle against prostate cancer. Michael Agbo Idibia was 68 years old. Related Images:
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Fourteen years after the introduction of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by the US government to facilitate trade with the continent, a Nigerian business group has frowned at a situation whereby America is dictating … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian cocoa farmers are being offered lower prices as mould induced by heavy rainfall has reduced the quality of the chocolate ingredients, according to Socodevi, a Canada-based organisation working on improving crops in Nigeria. The private … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian NGO, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has asked the Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, to “urgently probe the alleged stealing of teachers’ salaries and benefits in several Federal Government colleges across the … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is the only country to have met the four primary convergence criteria required for attaining the proposed single currency for the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The private Vanguard newspaper quoted Deputy … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, formally asked Wednesday for US$1 billion to equip the Nigerian military towards combatting Boko Haram activities in Nigeria. In a letter dated July 15, 2014, titled ‘Tackling On-going Security Challenges: Need for Urgent Action’ and addressed … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate formally faulted Thursday the allegation by former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the new Emir of Kano, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, that a total of US$49.8 billion oil money was … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Thirteen Nigerian banks are among the world’s top 1000 banks, confirming the country as the leading financial centre in Africa, The Banker Magazine of the Financial Times Group said in its 2014 edition. For the second … Read More
Curitiba, Brazil (PANA) – With his team playing a disappointing goalless draw against Iran at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Curitiba on Monday, Nigeria’s head coach Stephen Keshi said anxiety was responsible for the result. Speaking at the post-match … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria expects to save US$2.5 billion from next year when the ban on importation of rice comes into effect, according to the Minister of Agriculture Akinwumi Adesina. The private Nation newspaper Thursday quoted Dr. Adesina as … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Police Tuesday ordered the immediate appraisal of the safety measures and other defence parapets as well as the related concerns in all secondary schools in Nigeria in order to forestall future incidence of security … Read More
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bonny Gas Transport Limited (BGT), has concluded arrangements to facilitate the training of 180 young Nigerian technicians by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea. … Read More
Abuja, Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Contrary to media reports, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will not be traveling to Chibok, the town in northern Borno state where over 200 girls were abducted more than four weeks ago by the terror group … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s terror sect Boko Haram signaled Monday its intention to negotiate the release of the over 200 school girls with the authorities, following the release of a new video by sect leader Abubakar Shekau. Shekau, … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Top Nigerian business leaders, led by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, pledged on Thursday a total of US$24 million to save one million lives under a multi-sectoral coalition aimed at collectively improving health outcomes. Dangote, on behalf of … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – South Africa and other African countries are joining Nigeria in rebasing their economies beginning this year, the chief economist at the African Development Bank (AfDB), Prof. Mthuli Ncube, said on the sidelines of the ongoing Abuja … Read More
