Friend recounts Mary Habila’s final hours
Anita Baaki, a close friend and colleague of Mary Habila, the nurse attached to the David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences and on secondment to the Federal Ministry…
R. Kelly seeks clemency, asks Trump to reduce 31-year prison sentence
R&B singer R. Kelly has formally appealed to United States President Donald Trump to commute his 31-year prison sentence for racketeering, sex trafficking and child sexual abuse-related offences, The…
GTBank named Nigeria’s best-performing bank after record earnings
Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd, the flagship banking subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), has emerged as Nigeria's Best Overall Performing Bank in The Banker magazine's prestigious Top 1000…
Three years of reforms have grown Nigeria’s economy, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s economy has recorded steady growth following the financial and fiscal reforms introduced by his administration over the past three years. Tinubu spoke on Wednesday while…
FG grants Shell $11.5/barrel tax credit to fast-track $20bn Bonga deepwater project
The Federal Government has approved a special production-linked tax credit of $11.50 per barrel for Shell Plc and its partners to accelerate the long-delayed Bonga Southwest Aparo deepwater…
ADC demands probe of Mary Habila’s death, asks Umahi to step aside
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified pressure on the Federal Government over the death of Mary Habila, a physiotherapist who was found dead in the Ebonyi residence of David…
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon form alliance to end raw cocoa exports
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cameroon have signed the Abuja Declaration, forming an alliance that aims to end the exports of raw cocoa beans. Under the pact, the nations are…
NIMC, tech firms advocate secure digitisation of government services
The National Identity Management Commission and technology firms have called for the accelerated digitisation of government services, anchored in robust cybersecurity and digital identity. It said the approach is…
France President Macron to embark on state visit to Nigeria before year-end
French President Emmanuel Macron will embark on a state visit to Nigeria this fall. Marc Fonbaustier, French ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, announced Macron’s proposed visit while delivering his address…
Bandits abduct principal, NECO staff, four students during exams in Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a school principal, one NECO ad hoc staff member and four students writing the ongoing National Examinations Council examination…
