Nigeria Forecasts Economy will Shrink 1.3% in 2016
Nigeria’s economy is likely to shrink 1.3 percent in 2016, the Head of the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. The NBS had predicted […]
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Nigeria: Buhari Orders Sale of Two Presidential Jets
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the sale of two aircraft in the presidential fleet, in an apparent move to cut down the size of […]
Nigeria: UNICEF Receives $1.3m Lifesaving Supplies
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday confirmed that it has received $1.3m worth of lifesaving supplies for internally displaced people in the […]
John Kerry heading to Africa, KSA for talks on counterterrorism
The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, is expected in Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia this week on a tour focused on counterterrorism. The […]
Abuja Plans Talks with Oil-Rich Delta Avengers
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said his administration will continue to crackdown on militants attacking oil pipelines in the Delta but also announced talks […]
Nigerian army rescues two Chibok girls
An early kidnapped schoolgirl in the Nigerian town of Chibok has been found, the army said on Friday, two days after the rescue of another […]
Nigeria trying 55 officials for alleged embezzlement of $6.8bln
Scores of people, including former governors, cabinet ministers and government workers in Nigeria who have allegedly embezzled $6.8bn from public treasury over seven years are […]
I am not here to negotiate loan – IMF boss to Nigerians
As part of the efforts to revive Nigeria’s economy, which is Africa’s largest; Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday holds talks with the head of […]
IMF’s Lagarde visits Nigeria
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde starts a four-day working visit to Nigeria on Monday. The international lender said […]
Nigeria: Government to review mining licences
Nigeria government is set to review all its mining licences as its wants to overhaul a largely unproductive sector dominated by artisan miners, the mining […]