POLICE INVESTIGATE IDUMUJE-UGBOKO CRISIS
BENIN – ASSISTANT Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 5 Benin Mr. Abubakar Mohammed has ordered investigations into the setting ablaze of properties of people who were alleged to be…
Buhari secures $50m for Enugu, Nsukka water scheme
Residents of Enugu and Nsukka would experience a boost in water supply. This is as Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has secured a loan of 50 million dollars from African Finance…
Commonwealth, African countries to discuss priorities for reviving world trade
Amid an unprecedented global trade slowdown, African policy-makers, negotiators and trade analysts will meet on 25-26 May 2017 in Mauritius to discuss priorities for reviving world trade and strengthening their…
Nigeria will save $1.5 billion yearly by investing in maternal health – UNFPA
The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, on Wednesday said Nigeria would be saving $1.5 billion annually by investing in maternal health. The Deputy Representative of UNFPA, Eugene Kongnyuy, made the…
Telecom giant MTN lists 2016 losses from Nigeria fine, forex
African telecommunications giant MTN warned shareholders Monday to expect big losses caused by a $1 billion regulatory fine in Nigeria, damaging foreign exchange rates and a share offering to promote…
South African police fire tear gas to disperse anti-immigrant protesters
South African Police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of citizens and non-nationals marching in the capital on Friday, following looting of stores believed to…
South Africa’s Zuma condemns violence against Nigerians, others
President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence by South Africans against foreigners, his office said on Friday. Anti-immigrant violence has flared sporadically in South Africa against a background of…
Nigerian House of Reps condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa
The House of Representatives in Nigeria on had passed a resolution condemning the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The lawmakers also urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to…
Gates Foundation spends $250 million on humanitarian services in Nigeria in 2016 – Country Rep
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said on Sunday that it spent $250 million dollars on health, education and improving the lives of the poor in Nigeria in 2016. Mairo…
South Africans ‘attack’ Nigerian businesses, says Union
The Nigerian Community in South Africa has confirmed attacks and looting of Nigerian-owned businesses in Pretoria West on Saturday. Ikechukwu Anyene, president, Nigeria Union, told the News Agency of Nigeria…