NIGERIA'S federal government plans to solicit the support of the National Assembly in formulating a national policy on the use of social media in what it describes as a war of the spread of fake mews and misinformation.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Nigeria's information minister, who appeared before the House of Representatives...
ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury and head of the Anglican Church Rt Reverend Justin Welby has described the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos last week as an outrage that should be condemned by all.
Last Tuesday, Nigerian Army troops opened fire on unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate, killing...
NIGERIAN health officials have warned members of the public against travelling to the UK and four other countries as well as receiving visitors from there because of the high risk of contracting the Covid-19 virus.
Like most African countries, Nigeria has been spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the country...
NIGERIANS have been barred from participating in the US visa lottery programme in 2022 as part of the ongoing imposition of restrictions on the country's citizens in what is feared may be a response to growing insecurity and other threats to life and property.
In January this year, the US said it would suspend the issuance...
WORLD Bank officials have approved a sum of $12bn to help developing countries like Nigeria and other African nations purchase Covid-19 vaccines when they become available most likely by the end of this year.
As soon as the pandemic struck in early 2020, scientists in several countries stepped up work to produce a vaccine...
REMITTANCES from Nigerian diasporans fell to $3.3bn during the second quarter of this year representing their lowest level since 2008 as the Covid-19 pandemic affected the income of many Nigerians living abroad.
Historically, Nigeria has always been one of the top six nations when it comes to global remittances alongside the...
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has ratified Nigeria's Bilateral Air Services Agreement (Basa) with four partnering nations in the aviation industry aimed at opening up their airspace to Nigerian carriers.
Since assuming office, the government has entered into Basa agreements with the US, India, Morocco and Rwanda and today,...
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(1) Building an economy that is at least worth $2trn, placing her among the top six economies globally as her population dictates
(2) Establishing an automobile brand that is synonymous with the country like say Volvo and Sweden, Fiat and Italy, Toyota and Japan, Lada and Russia, Citroen and France, Daewoo and South...
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(1) Cocoa - We need to boost our annual harvest to 1m tonnes from the current 330,000 tonnes
(2) Rice - We need to boost our national harvest to 10m tonnes from the current 4m tonnes
(3) Sugarcane - We need a 10m tonne crop, up from the current 38,000 tonnes
(4) Palm oil - We need to boost output to 20m tonnes from...
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