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An aviation expert, Mr Richard Aisebiogun, has identified activities of unviable airports factor responsible for failure of airlines in Nigeria. Aisebiogun, a former Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria…

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Ms Kristalina Georgieva, has said that the organisation begun allocating Special Drawing Rights of about $650bn on Monday. This was contained in a press statement on the IMF…

President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented a loss of $50bn worth of investments in the petroleum industry since 2011 due to the absence of the Petroleum Industry Act. Buhari made this assertion in Abuja on Wednesday at a ceremony on passage…

The United Nations Children’s Fund has said Nigeria Accounts for 11 per cent of unregistered children in West Africa. UNICEF, in a statement on Tuesday, said the African continent had the lowest birth registration rate in the world with…

The United States government has announced that it will ship nearly 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to two of the most populous African countries – Nigeria and South Africa as the continent battles the third wave of infections, though…

Response to the coronavirus pandemic notwithstanding, data indicate that there has been an increase in annual tuberculosis case notification due to strategic intervention by the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer, and Leprosy Control…

The Economic Community of West Africa States has canvassed an increase in the Value Added Tax on luxury items including perfume, wine and other alcoholic beverages, fuelling speculations about inflation on the items. According to ECOWAS,…

By Gwen C. Onyebuchi Chairman of the House Committee, Honorable Darlington Nwokocha, has a long-standing collaboration with other stakeholders on the insurance amendment bill, 2020, which seeks to re-enact and consolidate the insurance…

The Federal Government says over 20 per cent of funds illegally taken from Africa come from Nigeria. The Spokesperson for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, Azuka Ogugua, stated this on Monday in…

Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has urged Nigerians not to shun promoters of secession. According to him, those who support separation and secession would be the first to run away when any problem starts. The…