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Nigeria was once an indisputable leader in Africa: What happened?
By Sheriff Folarin, Covenant University
The traditional leadership and redeemer posture of Nigeria in Africa has, in…
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ECOWAS appoints Buhari as champion of COVID-19 response
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday has been appointed the champion of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response at an…
Former PM Kodjo seeks Buhari’s intervention on electoral crisis in Togo
A FORMER Prime Minister of Togolese Republic, Agbeyome Messan Kodjo has made a plea to the Nigerian President Muhammadu…
ECOWAS inaugurates committee on Nigeria’s land border closure
THE LEADERSHIP of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Sunday night in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has set up a…
NAPTIP: What we are doing to stop trafficking of Beninese children to Nigeria
THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has highlighted its efforts to curb the…
Sex work is no crime, Abuja court rules
By seun DUROJAIYE
A FEDERAL high court judge in the FCT, Binta Nyako, has ruled that sex work is not a crime. Nyako…
Plans for ECOWAS single currency impossible by 2020, says minister
ZAINAB Ahmed, Nigeria Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning has said that plans for the Economic Community…
FACT CHECK: Did China close its borders ‘to the whole world’ for 20 to 40…
IN DEFENDING Nigeria's decision to close its land borders, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed…
Nigeria ranks 30th in 2019 Africa Visa Openness index
FOR the first time, African travellers have liberal access to over half the continent, the 2019 Africa Visa Openness…
Falana to FG: Reopen borders to avert repercussion on Nigerian economy
HUMAN Rights lawyer Femi Falana has advised Federal Government to reopen the border with no delay, as its closure…