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MTN careless about regulations, says NCC

Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator says it is extending its Monday deadline for MTN Nigeria to pay a $5.2 billion fine but indicated it will not lower the...

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Amaechi’s ministerial portfolio a misfit says PDP, Rivers APC fires back

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State berated the State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for suggesting that the appointment of the immediate...

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Dozens killed in Paris multiple terror attacks

France terror attack updates: - Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement condems the terror attack and describes it as “a barbaric attacks which...

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US air strike targets ‘Jihadi John’

The US military has conducted an air strike in Syria targeting “Jihadi John,” the masked Islamic State militant with a British accent seen in grisly videos...

Kemi Adeosun and her co-ministers

World media reactions to Nigeria’s ministerial inauguration

Bloomberg Business Nigeria’s Buhari Picks Ex-Banker Adeosun as Finance Minister Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appointed former investment banker Kemi Adeosun...

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Does Nigeria risk another Biafra war?

Political leaders and analysts remain divided on what the recent increase in agitations for a sovereign Biafran State means for the present Nigerian government and the...

Ibrahim Magu

Ibrahim Magu is Nigeria’s new anti-corruption boss

There’s a new sheriff in town to oversea Nigeria’s troubled anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). President Muhammadu...

Phuthuma Nhleko replaces Sifiso Dabengwa as MTN Group CEO

MTN telecom CEO resigned, replaced by former CEO

Sifiso Dabengwa, MTN Group  president and CEO, has resigned. He has since been replaced by Phuthuma Nhleko on an acting capacity while the telecom giant search for...

Golden Eaglets Win

Nigeria beats Mali to win FIFA U-17 World Cup

Nigerian Golden Eaglets have retain the FIFA U-17 World Cup (Chile 2015) after beating fellow African, Mali, 3-0 in Vina del Mar.  Nigeria has now won the prestigious...

Ministerial retreat for newly appointed ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari, Nov 2015.

Buhari to swear in new ministers on Wednesday

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is to swear in members of his cabinet on Wednesday, a presidency statement said on Sunday, ending a five-month wait for a cabinet to...