Nigerian Government

Nigerian government is to distrubte among farmers the 33,000 tonnes of Potash from Uralchem Group in Russia and its United Nations partners. The distribution of the fertiliser is expected to crash the price of the commodity by 50 per…

A few days ago, the United Kingdom announced a new variant of Coronavirus that reportedly spreads at least 70 per cent faster, though not necessarily deadlier. To curb the rapid spread of this new strain, tagged B.1.1.7, the UK government…

The Senate, on Wednesday, opposed the granting of amnesty to acclaimed repentant Boko Haram members, saying some of them masterminded the recent attack in Damboa, Borno State in which several persons, including an army General, was killed.…

The Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Monday, denied that China had any clause in its loan contracts ceding Nigeria’s sovereignty to China. Last week members of the House of Representatives claimed they had uncovered clauses in a loan…

The Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Houssam Diab, says his country has repatriated 69 Nigerians stranded in Lebanon. Mr Diab said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, both Lebanon and Nigeria ensured safe…

AMINA HUSSAINI, Abuja For flouting the federal government order and illegally operating passengers' flights into Nigeria,  a British airline Flair Aviation has been impounded by the Nigerian government. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi…

The Nigerian Government has begun a probe of the alleged abuse and maltreatment of Nigerians in China since the outbreak of the dreaded Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.   There have been a wave of outcry over the alleged attacks and…

The Nigerian Government has received its share of test kits and protective gear donated to Africa by Chinese business tycoon, Jack Ma. The materials arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday morning. They…

The Nigerian government said on Friday that Shiite leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky tried to seek asylum in India. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Grace Gekpe, said this in a statement sent to PREMIUM…

GBOLABO AFUWAPE with Agency Reports The shares of South Africa’s MTN Group rose 2.6 percent on Wednesday following a media report that Nigerian authorities could reduce the $10.1 billion sum they are demanding from the telecoms company…