FIRS sets new record in revenue collection, nets 15% increase in first quarter of 2020

The final performance result in revenue collection by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the first…

The pandemic can be a catalyst for decolonisation in Africa – By David Mwambari

As the West focuses on its own survival, Africans have the opportunity to complete what their…

A simple way to close the multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure financing gap By Jason Zhengrong LU

Even in the best of times, infrastructure is notoriously difficult to get right. It’s capital intensive,…

NATO Defense Ministers Discuss Alliance’s COVID-19 Response

    NATO Defense Ministers have reviewed the alliance’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed…

Derby’s intransigence amidst Nigeria’s absence – By Madu Onuorah

Chadian President, Idris Derby, has become a hero of sorts since he personally led his country’s…

COVID-19 : FCTA goes tougher on lockdown, releases new guidelines, activates mobile courts

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello welcomes the FCT Police Commissioner, Bala Ciroma to the FCT…

Economic Policy: Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Program – By Asiwaju Bola Tinubu

POLICY BACKGROUND  The coronavirus has changed the modern world with a velocity un-foretold. To protect their…

COVID-19 On the Airwaves : Imperatives of Responsible Public Communication under Emergencies – By Abdulwarees Solanke

In this season of a pandemic occasioned by the spread of the Corona Virus Infectious Disease,…

The politics of a pandemic: How Trump will be judged in November

  *President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at…

Trump halts World Health Organization funding over coronavirus ‘failure’

*Donald Trump*   Donald Trump was condemned for putting countless lives at risk on Tuesday when he…

RUSSIA: WORLD NO LONGER TRUSTS U.S. TO LEAD, IT’S TIME OTHERS STEP IN TO STOP ‘BLACKMAIL AND PRESSURE’

BY TOM O’CONNOR  Abbas Araghchi (C-R), political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, and…

Covid-19: NIDCOM deploys Artificial Intelligence for communication with Nigerians abroad

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says it  has initiated its Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant and…

Covid-19: Buhari lauds EU donation of N21 bn to Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja commended the European Union for donating the sum of N21…

Covid-19: BPE to concentrate distribution of food palliatives in FCT, environ – DG

BY ONYEKA AJUMOBI ONOCHIE The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) will concentrate its distribution of food…

COVID-19: Facebook post lands man in jail

A Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State on Tuesday remanded one Akinloye Saheed in custodial centre…

Kaduna gov’t opens portal for N5m education loan

The Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board says application for education loan of up to N5…

Without journalism, coronavirus would kill more people. Take a moment to think about what the world would be like without us

We’re not perfect. We’re not your favourite people. We never demand your thanks; we just want…

Lockdown: US Destroys Tons Of Food As Farmer Can’t Get Buyers

In Wisconsin and Ohio, farmers are dumping thousands of gallons of fresh milk into lagoons and…

COVID-19:Conscience and Help in Uncertain Times- By Abdulwarees Solanke

In an address to the nation, President Buhari extended the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown that is already…

Nigeria needs the IMF/World Bank debt relief, debt moratorium and debt pardon – NLC

NIGERIA NEEDS THE IMF/WORLD BANK DEBT RELIEF, DEBT MORATORIUM AND DEBT PARDON        …