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Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State yesterday identified huge investment in education as reason nations like Singapore, India, Malaysia and other Asian Tigers are ahead of Nigeria. Masari stated this yesterday at the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

We begin with a proposition which may be framed this way: “The question as to how Nigerian Leftists should vote in the 2019 general elections will not arise if there are in existence, and participating in the elections, political parties … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

In 1993, I was on the entourage of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola to the palace of the Odezuligbo Nike, the late Igwe Edward Nnaji. There, I witnessed a very interesting, but … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

Sir: Nigeria’s President, General Muhammadu Buhari (GMB) has been playing the blame game since 2016 after he could not deliver on his promise to defeat Boko Haram and he was always going to London for medical … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

The federal government has denied a United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade Report that Nigeria imported three million metric tonnes of rice in 2018. This was disclosed by the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to State House correspondents yesterday at...

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has said the Army cannot face its members, who are Shi’ites, if they had weapons. Making the claim, Monday, at a briefing on the recent clash between soldiers and its members in Abuja, Abdullahi Zango, leader of the group, said the … Read more via...

A onetime Somali refugee and the daughter of Palestinian immigrants shared the historic distinction Tuesday of becoming the first two Muslim women elected to the US Congress.... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2yW9xAp Get more World News

Two oil giants that had previously exited Nigeria’s downstream sector, Shell and ExxonMobil, could sign crude-for-product deals with Africa’s largest oil producer, a senior NNPC official said. “Unfortunately, Shell and ExxonMobil exited the downstream sector in Nigeria a couple of years ago...

Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has cautioned the state governor, Nyesom Wike, against insulting royal fathers in the state..... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2DqC7Oh Get More Nigeria Political News

Ahead of 2019 general elections, the chairman of Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Tunde Balogun, has urged Lagosians, to vote for the party’s governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat....... Read more via TODAY.NG –...

The Presidency has frowned at the misinterpretation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s remarks when he received the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage from the committee’s chairman, Ama Pepple, on Tuesday. A presidential source, who preferred not to be...

A formidable group in Delta State known as Inspired Youths is drumming support for ex-governor and Delta South senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan to represent the zone in 2019. The group which spoke through their leader, Joy Omodafe...

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, yesterday, disclosed that the immediate past governor of the State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has directed them to support Governor Kayode Fayemi … Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2RAqPtM Get More...