Obamacare Has Its Biggest Day as Republicans Promise Repeal
A record number of Americans signed up for Obamacare Thursday on what they thought would be the last day to enroll in health insurance coverage Read more
Month: December 2016
China’s Navy seizes American underwater drone in South China Sea
A Chinese warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by a U.S. oceanographic vessel in the South China Sea, triggering a formal diplomatic protest and Read more
Bus carrying soldiers explodes in Turkey’s Kayseri, some believed killed – sources
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – A bus transporting soldiers was hit by an explosion near a university in the central Turkish city of Kayseri on Saturday, Read more
South Africa’s Goosen retires at age 24
PARIS (Reuters) – South Africa back Johan Goosen has retired from rugby at the age of 24, his club Racing Metro said on Friday. Goosen Read more
Buhari gives out daughter in marriage
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday gave out his daughter, Zahra Muhammadu Buhari, in marriage to Ahmed Indimi. The wedding Fatiha took place after the Deputy Read more
Naira falls, as dollar scarcity worsens
The Naira on Friday fell at the parallel market as dollar scarcity worsened ahead of the Christmas season. The Nigerian currency exchanged at N487 to Read more
What we’re doing to check herdsmen in Bayelsa -Dickson
By Willy Eya Governor Henry Seriake Dickson believes that his state, Bayelsa would continue to witness progress despite the dwindling fortunes of the nation’s economy. Read more
Biafra: Orji Uzor Kalu initiates peace move, visits Nnamdi Kanu in Kuje prison
From: Fred Itua, Apparently worried over the growing apprehension in the South-east, occasioned by the continuous detention of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra Read more
Rice smuggling continues in spite of government ban
By Uche Eletuo The smuggling of rice through the land borders has continued to thrive in Badagry area of Lagos State in spite of the Read more
Group okays lift on Forex restriction
By Bolaji Buhari The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Friday lauded the Federal Government’s plans to lift foreign exchange restriction on Read more
Rise in data tariff is for competition-NCC
By Olajide Idowu The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), on Friday said that the planned increase in data tariff by telecom operators was to create competition Read more
Shares volume surge by 337% at NSE
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma The volume of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday surged by 337 per cent as investors bought and Read more
Nigeria discovers crude oil in Borno
Nigeria has discovered huge crude oil concentration in Borno State, North East, raising the hope of the region joining the league of oil producers. Lagos state Read more
Philippines’ Duterte tells U.S. to prepare to leave the country
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told the United States on Saturday to prepare for the eventual repeal of a military deal that allows Read more
US White House Blame Russia’s Putin for Election Hack In Favour of Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised his intelligence agencies’ hacking of the U.S. presidential election and turned it from a general attempt to Read more
Aleppo evacuation suspended amid dispute over villages
By Laila Bassam, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and John Davison ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo Read more
FBI kept tabs on Muhammad Ali in 1966 during Nation of Islam probe
By Alex Dobuzinskis (Reuters) – The FBI kept tabs on the late boxer Muhammad Ali in 1966, including his divorce and his speech at a Read more
U.S. charges Nigerian with role in cyber scam targeting thousands
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Nigerian man is facing U.S. charges that he participated in scams targeting thousands of victims globally in Read more
Tanzania charges whistleblower website owner with obstructing police
By Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania on Friday charged the co-founder of a website where people can post comments on officials they Read more
Congo gold mine innovates to solve illegal mining dilemma
By Aaron Ross MONGBWALU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – When Guy Robert Lukama looked out at thousands of illegal gold diggers hacking away at Read more
Nigeria strike shutters Exxon Mobil offices after firings – union
LAGOS (Reuters) – Striking workers have shut down U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp’s Nigeria headquarters in Lagos after more than 100 employees were fired, Read more
Nigeria’s distributable revenue fell by 7.8 percent in November
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s distributable revenues to the government fell in November by 7.8 percent to 387 billion naira ($1.27 billion) as militant attacks shut Read more
South African rand and stocks fall after Fed hike
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand stumbled as much as 1.5 percent against the dollar on Thursday, reaching its weakest in nearly three weeks in Read more
Nigeria interbank lending rate eases on budget cash injections
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s overnight lending rate fell this week to around 3 percent on Friday from an average of 3.9 percent a week ago Read more
World Bank units add $517 mln to Ghana oil, gas project financing
ACCRA (Reuters) – The World Bank Group said on Thursday it two of its units would provide another $517 million to Ghana in debt and Read more
Nigeria famine risk rising, those in danger may double in 2017 – IPC
GENEVA – Global food security monitors said on Friday that Nigeria’s Borno state was at increased risk of famine, with one study projecting the number Read more
Ivory Coast opposition returns to take on ruling coalition in polls
By Ange Aboa BONGOUANOU, Ivory Coast, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Standing on stage before a crowd of several thousand supporters last week, Pascal Affi N’Guessan Read more
Eleven killed in attack on Burkina Faso military post
Ten soldiers and a gendarme in northern Burkina Faso were killed on Friday in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a military post, the army Read more
Mikel Obi makes Top 10 Richest African Footballers, Who’s First?
SINCE THE 1990’s, AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND FOOTBALLERS HAVE FEATURED FAR MORE AT WORLD FOOTBALL’S TOP TABLE. Although no African team is yet to reach further Read more
VIDEO: President Buhari’s Full Speech at the 2017 Budget presentation to NASS
The President’s Speech It is my pleasure to present the 2017 Budget Proposals to this distinguished Joint Assembly: Tthe Budget of Recovery and Growth. We Read more