Angela Merkel on visit to Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is undertaking this week a tour of three West African countries, namely Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. The Chancellor is accompanied by […]
Nigeria
Ethiopian Airlines frontrunner in tender to help Nigeria create a flag-carrier
Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise, Africa’s biggest airline, is the frontrunner to set up and manage a new national carrier for Nigeria, Reuters reported. According to the […]
Nigeria’s Buhari praises President Barrow for stability in post-Jammeh Gambia
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday lauded his Gambian counterpart, Adama Barrow, for bringing stability to Gambia since the downfall of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh. […]
Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki quits Buhari’s ruling APC party
Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki has announced his resignation from the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC) for the opposition People’s Democratic Party. Saraki’s decision […]
Nigeria’s former Vice-President eyes presidency
Nigeria’s Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and key ally of President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his bid to become president of Nigeria when elections […]
The world needs the ICC; it’s a vital global institution – Buhari
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, reiterated the importance of the International Criminal Court (ICC), stressing that Nigeria will continue to cooperate with the institution. […]
Nigeria unveils name, logo of new national carrier
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has officially launched a new national carrier, Nigeria Air, nearly 15 years after the previous state-run airline, Nigerian Airways, ceased […]
Nigeria: Beijing-based Oil Company to invest $3 bln in oilfield operations
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has pledged to invest about $3billion in its existing oil and gas operations in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum […]
Nigeria’s Parliament to probe state oil company over ‘under-remittances’
Nigerian lawmakers of the lower house on Tuesday voted a motion to investigate state oil firm over ‘insufficient’ remittances to government coffers. The move comes […]
I like Nigeria a lot. It’s an appealing country – Emmanuel Macron to Buhari
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari to support the West African nation’s efforts to eliminate the terrorist Boko […]