THE poverty rate in Nigeria could become worse, with up to 30 million more people falling into the extreme poverty trap in the next 10 years, unless Federal Government policy reforms bring about robust productivity and inclusive growth.

I MET him three or four years ago. We were introduced by a mutual friend sickened by the story. What struck me about this man who I was meeting for the first time was his calmness, in spite of the story of cheating and betrayals, which he would later share. 

Preaches love, compassion By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday visited the Paediatric, emergency and orthopaedic wards of the Lagos Island General Hospital, Broad Street, to celebrate Christmas and boxing days with the in-patients battling various health conditions. The Governor while at the hospital, discussed with the patients, cheering them up, […]

Lagos—Following the varied reactions that have been trailing the message of the General Overseer (Worldwide), Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, on the adoption of December 25th (Christmas Day) as the acceptable date for the celebration of the Biblical Christ, the ministry has stated its stance on the subject matter.

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria for it’s organizational excellence, which according to him has resulted in great achievements recorded by the religious organization over the years.

BENIN CITY—THE  Christmas gift by Governor Godwin Obaseki to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole which was rejected by his mother, Hajia Aishetu Oshiomhole, appears to have further deepened the crisis between the two as Obaseki, yesterday, in a veiled language described Oshiomhole as the leader of a pressure group within the APC in the state, Edo Peoples Movement, EPM, who “has been suspended” from the APC.

Guillaume Soro, a former rebel leader in Ivory Coast and a candidate in next year’s presidential election, could face life in prison over an alleged coup plot that involved amassing weapons, the country’s public prosecutor said on Thursday. The Ivorian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Soro on Monday, prompting him to call off a […]

A Bek Air plane with 93 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday shortly after taking off, killing at least 14 people, authorities in the Central Asian country said. The Fokker 100 aircraft, heading for the capital, Nur-Sultan, on a pre-dawn flight, “lost altitude during […]

Japan will send a warship and patrol planes to protect Japanese ships in the Middle East as the situation in the region, from which it sources nearly 90% of its crude oil imports, remains volatile, a document approved by the cabinet showed on Friday. Under the plan, a helicopter-equipped destroyer and two P-3C patrol planes […]

By Clifford Ndujihe, Olayinka Ajayi & Stephanie Oziwo YEAR 2019 is a year that Nigerians will not forget in a hurry. Being an election year, it was characterised by high-wire intrigues, alignments and re-alignments, uncertainties, turmoil, appointments and disappointments on the political terrain. The political firmament was astir throughout the year. READ ALSO:Onnoghen: When a […]