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Buhari Mourns as 17 die in Lagos Pipeline Explosion

Global UpfrontMar 16, 2020March 16, 20200

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed sadness at the pipeline explosion in Abule Ado area of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, in which 17 persons died.

Boko Haram Kill 6 Nigerian Soldiers in Banki Area Ambush

Global UpfrontMar 16, 2020March 16, 20200

Boko Haram terrorists continued their spate of violence by killing six Nigerian Army soldiers in an ambush on Sunday morning in the Banki area of

Coronavirus Detected on Recent Returnee from UK, in Enugu, Southeast Region

Global UpfrontMar 16, 2020March 16, 20200

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday said that it is aware of a patient in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria, suspected to have contracted

Nigerian Consumer Agency, Chinese Firm Bicker Over Closure of Restaurant, Mall Over Allegations of Racisim

Global UpfrontMar 16, 2020March 16, 20200

Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), the apex consumer protection agency in the country says it has sealed an elitist Chinese restaurant and mall

Oshiomole’s Fate Sealed as South-South Nominate Giadom as Replacement

Global UpfrontMar 13, 2020March 13, 20200

The fate of the embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has been sealed with the resolution of South South

No Buyers for Nigeria’s 50 Crude Oil, 12 Liquified Gas Cargoes As Coronavirus Induced Oil Glut Bites

Global UpfrontMar 11, 2020March 11, 20202

The biting effects of the pandemic, Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues as Nigeria’s oil conglomerate, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) declared on Wednesday that it has about 50 cargoes of

Coronavirus Induced Crude Oil Price Slump, Stain on Nigeria’s Economy

Global UpfrontMar 11, 2020March 11, 20200

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday said that the worldwide outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) which had led to

Warning Strike in Nigeria’s Public Universities Enter Second Day

Global UpfrontMar 10, 2020March 10, 20200

The crisis in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector continues as teachers in public universities under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on

Buhari Establishes Two Panels on Coronavirus Control, Impact on Economy

Global UpfrontMar 10, 2020March 10, 20200

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday established a Presidential Task Force for the Control of the Coronavirus-19 Disease (COVID-19), 12 days after the first case of

Lecturers in Nigerian Public Universities Embark on 2-Week Warning Strike

Global UpfrontMar 9, 2020March 10, 20200

Teachers in Nigeria’s public universities under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday began a two-week warning strike against non-payment of