Lagos to appeal court order halting demolition of Otodo Gbame waterfront
Lagos state government has rejected a High Court ruling that it stop a program of evictions on the city’s waterfront that has left more than 300,000 Nigerian fishermen and their…
Okonjo-Iweala, Balogun, Okowa laud Adesina as 2017 World Food Prize Laureate
Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires to the U.S. Hakeem Balogun,  former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa , have lauded the emergence of Dr…
Senate treats 74 petitions in two years; we will do more, says Saraki
The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki has pledged the commitment of the 8th Senate to address on petitions bordering on injustice against Nigerians. This is even as he…
EU fines Google $2.7 billion in biggest anti-trust case
EU antitrust regulators hit Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google with a record 2.42-billion-euro ($2.7 billion) fine on Tuesday, taking a tough line in the first of three investigations into the company’s…
China to invest $7 billion in Africa floating LNG
China plans to pour almost $7 billion into floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) projects in Africa, betting on a largely untested technology in the hope that energy markets will recover…
How UK can block money laundering deals from Nigeria, other nations – New Report
According to a new study almost eight in 10 of financial crime professionals in UK financial services believe that the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Directive will make it easier…
What Lagosians should expect from my government in the next two years – Ambode
The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said his administration will focus on the state’s power, environment and transportation sectors in the next two years. According to him, the…
Buratai in London, says troops have brought stability to North East
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General T.Y Buratai, on Monday 26th June, addressed members of Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a British think-tank and foreign relations…
House on the Rock fire: I’m grateful to God – Pastor Adefarasin
Mr. Paul Adefarasin, the Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church, has broken his silence on the fire incident that occurred in the Abuja parish of the church…
Apartheid still lives in South Africa as white church bars blacks during Sunday service
A South Africa’s Church has barred blacks from attending service as the church on Sunday disallowed two black journalists from entering. The Afrikaanse Protestante Kerk church in Orania, told the…