Nigeria passes “Not Too Young to Run” law
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a new law dubbed “Not Too Young to Run” to reduce the age limit for political office, raising the […]
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Nigeria: Armed bandits kidnap over 100 passengers in Kaduna
About 100 people have been kidnapped along a road in northern Nigeria in the past few days, Reuters reported on Tuesday. According to Surajo Usman, […]
President Buhari to seek medical care in the UK (again)
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking fresh treatment in London for an undisclosed illness. The president has left the West African nation on Tuesday for […]
Nigeria’s Buhari to meet US president in Washington
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, the White House announced on Sunday. According to […]
Nigeria: President Buhari will seek re-election in 2019 – Presidency
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a second term in office in February 2019, the Nigerian presidency said on Monday. Buhari will seek his All […]
AU launches world’s largest free-trade area, biggest economies out
Forty-four African countries on Wednesday launched a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people. But Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s biggest economies […]
African leaders to sign the Continental Free Trade deal in Kigali
The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) will hold an extraordinary meeting this week for the official launch of the African […]
Nigeria: APC Executive Committee endorses Buhari for second term in 2019
The national executive committee of the Nigerian ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a second term in an […]
Nigerian government confirms kidnapping of 110 schoolgirls
Days after Boko Haram school attack, the Nigerian government on Sunday confirmed that 110 girls of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, in […]
African Union: Buhari appointed to champion campaign against corruption
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called on African Union members to strengthen their institutions and set collaboration between law enforcement agencies and anti-corruption bodies in the […]