As the 23rd round of climate change negotiations kick off in Bonn Germany, the chair of the Least Developed Countries has called on the negotiators to prioritise funding and support towards implementation of the deal agreed upon in Paris in…
More than 800,000 companies in Nigeria, including government contractors, have never paid any taxes, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun has revealed. In a statement, she also said that only 14 million Nigerians, out of an economically active base of 70 million,…
Twenty of the most promising African digital start-ups will take part in the XL Africa residency, the flagship initiative of the business accelerator launched last April by the World Bank Group’s infoDev program. From Nov. 6-17 in Cape Town, the entrepreneurs will…
Oil prices hit their highest levels since July 2015 early on Monday as markets tightened, while Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cemented his power over the weekend through an anti-corruption crackdown that included high profile arrests. Brent futures LCOc1, the international…
Few powerful Cabal have hijacked the Nigeria Prison Service, Edo State Command as over N563m in the account of the cooperative society have been embezzled. According to some prison officials the said the money was embezzled between 2013 and today.…
The Federal Government has dropped the Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, from further carrying out any official operation until further notice from the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo. Special Adviser to the…
Manchester City’s newly-crowned record goalscorer Sergio Aguero was on the mark again, as his second-half penalty helped the Premier League leaders beat Arsenal 3-1 on Sunday and maintain their unbeaten start to the season. Aguero scored via the post after…
The Lagos State government has halted the implementation of the Lekki toll gate fee. LCC was asked to stop the implementation to allow for more consultation of all stakeholders. Steve Ayorinde, the Commissioner for Information & Strategy in Lagos State…
Fellow Nigerians, I had another privilege of meeting President Muhammadu Buhari two nights ago in Abuja. I had accompanied the former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, one of the most expansive and incredibly…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that Alex Ekwueme, ailing former vice-president, be flown abroad for medical treatment. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on media and publicity to the president, said Buhari gave the order after he received a brief on…
