Sierra Leone to deepen economic, trade ties with Nigeria
The government of Sierra Leone will intensify its economic and trade cooperation with Nigeria with special emphasis on trade and investment promotion. Dr Solomon Gembeh, High Commissioner of Sierra Leone…
Nigeria, Iraq pledge to cut output to meet OPEC target
Iraq’s and Nigeria’s oil ministers pledged on Thursday to reduce oil output to comply with their OPEC output targets. An OPEC+ statement said it was important for all countries to…
Apologise to Nigerians for ‘willfully distracting’ the Buhari Administration – Lai Mohammed tells PDP, Atiku
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asked the PDP and its presidential candidate in the last elections, Atiku Abubakar to apologise to Nigerians for “willfully…
Mugabe’s burial would be private – family spokesman
Zimbabwe’s first president, Robert Mugabe, will be buried “sometime next week”, a family spokesman told Reuters on Thursday. In comments to The Sunday Mail newspaper Mnangagwa’s spokesman George Charamba denied…
Xenophobia: Minister lauds Air peace for successful evacuation of 1st batch of Nigerians
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has lauded Air Peace Airline for the successful evacuation of the first batch of 189 Nigerians willing to return from South Africa. Mr…
NAHCON transports all pilgrims back home, beats Sept. 15 deadline
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has concluded the transportation of pilgrims back home with the last flight NGL 2124 Max Air,signifying the end of 2019 Hajj operations, Hajiya…
Nigerian borders will remain closed until we agree on existing protocol of ECOWAS – Ali
Retired Col. Hameed Ali, the Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says Nigeria’s borders will remain closed until the country and its neighbours agree on existing ECOWAS protocol on movement….
189 Nigerians return to home from South Africa
The Air Peace flight MEN2759 conveying 189 Nigerians from South Africa has arrived at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos at 9:35 pm local…
Ongoing reforms: OPEC commends NNPC
The Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo, has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its ongoing reforms aimed at changing the…
GM recalls 3.8 m vehicles in North America due to braking issue
General Motors Co said Wednesday it was recalling 3.46 million U.S. pickup trucks and SUVs to address a vacuum pump issue that could make braking more difficult and that has…