Buhari Celebrates 74th Birthday, Salutes Army For Colourful Parade

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday marked his 74th birthday anniversary with a special birthday parade and inspection of the Guard of Honour mounted by the Nigerian Army.

Dirty Fuel Import Ban Effective July 1 — FG

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The enforcement of the ban on the importation of dirty fuel with high Sulphur content from Europe to Nigeria will begin from July 1, 2017, the Federal Government has said.

Minister of the Environment, Hajia Amina Mohammed

Collapsed Uyo Church 'Had Many Structural Faults' — Expert

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The Nigerian church that collapsed last weekend and killed scores of worshippers had many structural faults, and authorities ordered construction to stop multiple times, the head of the country's engineering regulatory body said Friday.

Soldiers Fighting Boko Haram Reportedly Go On Rampage, Shoot At Senior Officers

Borno is in total chaos as soldiers of the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army drafted to put an end to the Boko Haram insurgency in the state and around the Sambisa Forest, have reportedly turned against their senior officers.

Nigeria, Set To Benefit Most From OPEC Cut, Struggles To Cash In

Nigeria's oil is finding itself cut off from buyers; some 30 million barrels of it has yet to sell, with more loadings due within a week and output steadily rising

Nigeria, one of two OPEC countries completely shielded from any cuts to its oil production, was in line for a windfall from the group's agreement late last month to shore up the price of crude.

UN 'Cancels Gambia Army Chief Visit'

Gen Badjie has been seen sporting a badge with a photo of Mr Jammeh. AFP/Getty

A diplomatic source has told the BBC that the UN has cancelled the head of the Gambian army's visit to Gambian peacekeepers serving with the UN mission in the Darfur region of Sudan. 

New Cash Call Policy: FG’s Earnings To Hit US$14bn In 2020

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The Federal Government yesterday finalized agreement with five international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the country on a new cash call exit policy aimed at restructuring the financing template for oil earnings.

Flight Tickets Jump By 40% As JET-A1 Now Sells For ₦240/L

Jet A-1 Image source: BP Global

Flight tickets for the major airlines in the country have jumped by almost 40 percent due to the increase in the price of aviation fuel known as Jet A-1.

Reps Threaten To Unveil Nigerians Behind Manitoba

Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara

…say TCN assets undervalued …as other prospective investors accused BPE of underhand dealings

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Investigation of power assets on Thursday has threatened to unveil the identity of Nigerians behind the Manitoba Hydro International, which got the concession to manage Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed Emerges As UN Deputy Secretary-General

Minister of the Environment, Hajia Amina Mohammed

New UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced Nigeria’s Environment Minister, Amina Mohammed, as his Deputy Secretary-General.

Experts Laud FG On New Exchange Rate Benchmark

₦305 proposed for 2017 budget estimates by FG

Some financial experts on Thursday commended the Federal Government for using a more realistic exchange rate of ₦305 to the earlier proposed ₦290 per dollar for the 2017 budget estimates.

Senate Rejects Magu As EFCC Chairman

EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

The Nigerian Senate has rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Former Mozambique President's Daughter 'Shot Dead'

Valentina da Luz Guebuza

The daughter of former Mozambique president Armando Guebuza, Valentina Guebuza, is reported to have been shot dead in the capital Maputo.

2-IN-1 STORY: Presidency Summons Dalung, Pinnick, As Falcons Take Protest To National Assembly

LIFTING PLACARDS…Super Falcons protest non-payment of allowances

The Presidency yesterday summoned top Sports Ministry officials and their Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) counterpart to the Presidential Villa following yesterday’s protest by members of the senior women national team, Super Falcons, at the National Assembly complex.

AFTER LIFTING TROPHY…Nigeria's Super Falcons' Captain lifted the AWCON Cup after defeating Cameroon in the finals

Salva Kiir In Dialogue Pledge After Warning Of 'Rwanda-Like Genocide' In South Sudan

Artists launched a peace campaign in South Sudan in September. AFP

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, has called for a national dialogue to end three years of civil war. 

Many South Sudanese are trying to find out if their relatives are dead or alive. AFP

Building Collapse: Akwa Ibom Govt Seals Off Reigners Church Premises

Worried by the daily influx of investigators and information seekers who have besieged the Reigners Bible Church premises where several souls were lost last Saturday in Uyo, government of Akwa Ibom State said it has placed a restriction order on the site to pave way for thorough investigative panel of inquiry to look into the circumstances leading to the unfortunate incident.

Apostle Akan Weeks ministering

War With Boko Haram Is Won, Says Shettima

Kashim Shettima (3rd R), Borno state governor, said Boko Haram was "being chased out of all our communities"

Only last week two suicide bombers killed 30 people in northeastern Nigeria, but the governor of Borno state, the country's jihadist heartland, told AFP in an interview that Boko Haram has been defeated.

The governor of Nigeria's Borno state said the war against Boko Haram was "over" and hundreds of thousands of displaced people would be home by May ©Olatunji Omirin (AFP)

Full Speech Of President Buhari’s 2017 Budget Presentation

President Buhari taking a bow after presenting the 2017 budget

SPEECH OF H.E. PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON THE 2017 BUDGET OF RECOVERY AND GROWTH AT JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 14TH DECEMBER 2016

It is my pleasure to present the 2017 Budget proposals to this distinguished Joint Assembly: the Budget of Recovery and Growth.

Super Falcons March To Buhari's Villa

Mr Kyari meets with the players who are led by team captain Rita Chikwelu (second from right)

Protesting Super Falcons marched to the presidential villa where they were received by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari.

IBM Unveils Plan To Hire 25,000 In US On Eve Of Trump Meeting

IBM, which has undertaken in recent years a restructuring of its activities, will invest US$1 billion on employee training and development in the next four years ©Ethan Miller (Getty/AFP)

US technology giant IBM said Tuesday it would hire 25,000 people in the country over the next four years, a day before President-elect Donald Trump meets with tech industry leaders.

How Nigeria’s ₦53 Trillion Budget Of 18 Years Failed

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Govt promises better deal for citizens in 2017

The controversy over performance of the 2016 budget is just the latest in a series of government’s failed efforts at infrastructure building in the last 18 years despite ambitious budgets totaling ₦53 trillion within the period.

2-IN-1 STORY: FG: ₦565bn Recovered Loot Forms Part Of 2017 Budget

President Muhammadu Buhari presents the 2016 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja

A total of ₦565billion stolen funds have been recovered by the government and included in the 2017 budget.

‘Nigeria Loses US$1bn To Gas Flare Data Falsification’

Burning oil flare. Gas flaring in the Niger Delta has caused tremendous damage the environment. Image credit: IRIN

Nigeria is losing between US$500m and US$1bn revenue as a result of the falsification of gas flare data by international oil companies, the Federal Government has said.

Reigners Bible Church Pastor: I’m No Longer Interested In Bishop’s Enthronement

Apostle Akan Weeks ministering

Pastor of Reigners Bible Church International, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Apostle Akan Weeks, yesterday said he was no longer interested in enthronement as a bishop.

Panic As MMM Freezes Members’ Accounts For One Month

In 2008 Sergey Mavrodi published the book "Temptation". Seven thousand copies of the book were published.

One month after members of the house of representatives warned Nigerians off the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM), the scheme has frozen withdrawals, causing panic among “Mavros” members.

Sergey Mavrodi has been described as the Russian Bernie Madoff (SEE HERE)

Ronaldo Wins Fourth Ballon d’Or Award

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or for the fourth time.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or award for a fourth time.

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) celebrates on the balcony with team-mates as he lifts The Henri Delaunay Cup.

Portugal's Guterres Sworn In As Next U.N. Secretary-General

Secretary-General-designate Mr Antonio Guterres of Portugal is sworn in by President of the UN General Assembly Peter Thomson (R) at UN headquarters in New York, USA

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres was sworn in on Monday as the ninth United Nations Secretary-General, pledging to personally help broker peace in various conflicts and reform the 71-year old world body to become more effective.

Ex-Premier League Footballer Sam Sodje In Court Over Charity Fraud

The ex-Reading and Nigeria defender denied fraudulent trading charges. Getty Images

Former Premier League footballer Sam Sodje has appeared in court alongside three brothers accused of charity fraud.

We Contested Against Army, INEC, FG, APC In Rivers Rerun — PDP

The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Peoples Democratic Party has declared Saturday’s rerun elections in Rivers State as a rape of democracy.

National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Dayo Adeyeye

COPA Lagos 2016 Beach Soccer Begins

Team Switzerland celebrating after winning their Copa Lagos Beach Soccer match against Team Nigeria ...on Sunday. The Europeans won 8-3. Photo: Saheed Olugbon Idris Adesina

The 2016 Beach Soccer African Cup of Nations begins at the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos on Tuesday.