Nigerian-Born Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo Set To Be Deputy Treasury Secretary In Historic Appointment
Written By Bruce C.T. Wright, Newsone, November 30, 2020 Joe Biden may have fractured his foot, but he’s still managed to get off to a...
Tougher restrictions in Ontario, Canada begins as region reports 1,746 cases of COVID-19, 622 in Toronto
62 cases linked to outbreak at window manufacturer in Vaughan Monday Nov. 30, 2020 Ontario reported 1,746 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, bringing the provincial total...
Nigeria receives repatriated 600-year-old Ife Tarrecotta
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday formally received the repatriated Ife Terracotta from his Foreign Affairs counterpart, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, in...
Senate President wants increased parliamentary engagement between Nigeria and Jamaica
President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday called for better and more engagement between Nigeria’s parliament and that of Jamaica. Lawan made the...
Nigeria begins talks with U.K. govt on House of Commons threat of sanctions over FG’s suppression of EndSARS protests
The Nigeria government is to begin talks with the United Kingdom (U.K.) over moves by the former colonial master’s parliament to impose sanctions on some...
CNN broadcasts second wave of ENSARS Lekki Toll Gate shootings report, ignores FG threats of sanctions, letter
The international news network, CNN, on Tuesday shrugged off threats of sanctions from the Nigerian Federal Government over its investigative report on the shootings at...
Suspend Christmas, New Year travels over COVID-19 contamination – PTF
Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has again warned of a second wave of the pandemic, advising all citizens to suspend or postpone Christmas...
U.S. “closely following the Government of Nigeria’s response” to Lekki Toll Gate shootings – State Department tells CNN
The United States (U.S.) State Department on Saturday said they were “closely following the Government of Nigeria’s response” to the events at Lekki Toll Gate...
Trudeau pleads with Canadians to limit contacts as country hurtles towards 20,000 COVID-19 cases per day
By Ryan Tumilty, National Post, Nov 21, 2020 OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned to Rideau Cottage Friday to address the nation, warning that...
Nigeria is not a failed State, but it has not delivered democracy for its people
By Synda Obaji, The Conversation, November 19, 2020 In 1999, the year it returned to civilian rule, Nigeria adopted a democratic system of governance. It...