Nigeria

Nigeria will close the capital city of Abuja’s airport at the end of Wednesday for six weeks of scheduled runway repairs, an aviation ministry spokesman said, after airlines threatened to …

Banks have up to 24 hours to meet all foreign exchange requests for Personal Travel Allowances (PTA) and Business Travel Allowances (BTA), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed. …

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Ibrahim Idris, to deploy more policemen in the state to stem insecurity following the influx of herdsmen. …

Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to prosecute CEO of Chocolate City, Audu Maikori, for the inciting tweets that led to his arrest on …

The federal gover-nment has dubbed the 2015/2016 report of Amnesty International (AI) as lacking conformity to standards. This is particularly so on evidence gathering, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said …

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday reviewed the incessant bloodletting in Southern Kaduna, and declared that violence will not resolve the differences  between the warring sides. He said at a meeting …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan,  yesterday alleged deliberate misrepresentation of his efforts to resolve the crisis tearing the Peoples Democratic Party PDP) apart. He blamed those who  do not wish the …

The Presidency on Friday said that another 180 Nigerians are expected back in Nigeria from Libya on Tuesday. The trip back to Nigeria on Tuesday will be the third batch …

The attacks had long been expected. As early as January, Nigerians living in South Africa were alerted to the possibility of an attack by their hosts. And, when the South …

Reports  that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to  pump more dollars into the foreign exchange market in continuation of efforts  to strengthen the naira, have triggered  positive reactions …