Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed Nigeria’s liabilities to the World Bank and the African Development Bank rose from $7.14bn to $14.25bn between June 30, 2015 and March 31, 2021, data obtained from the Debt Management Office have shown. This means that the commitment of the banks to the country rose by $7.11 billion within the period […]

Two kidnapped secondary school pupils in Kebbi State have escaped from their abductors. The two, a male and a female, were among the dozens of people recently kidnapped from the Federal Government College (FGC), Yauri, in Kebbi State. The bandits had shot security personnel during an exchange of gunfire and went away with some pupils […]

‘Some ministers have been asked to travel to states to verify the constructed road projects.’ The Minister of State, Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu, on Saturday, disclosed that the federal government had refunded states, billions of naira spent on constructing federal roads. He made the disclosure during a visit to Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, […]

Woman whose five children were kidnapped relives ordeal May 30, 2021 will remain etched in the memory of Mrs. Hadiza Hashim of Tegina, Niger State for the rest of her life. It was the day armed men stormed her children’s Islamic school in the town and kidnapped all five of them, including a two-year-old toddler. […]

The Police Service Commission has suspended a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari, over his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for alleged involvement in a $1.1m internet fraud. This came a few hours after the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, recommended the […]