The Nigerian Stakeholders have called on the government to invest in cotton production to improve its economic potentials.
This call to action was initiated by the Central Bank of Nigeria to expand the investment capacity of the country....
Politics in a democratic system connotes a struggle for power and a course to ensure the welfare and security of the people. In recent times on the African continent, the narrative of political struggle has deviated from its original course to a...
In the early hours of today, Reply -a solution-based Communication and Digital Media company - signed a deal on Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with leading digital and telecommunications company, Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The deal...
(Reuters) - Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday it recorded a 25% jump in sales in 2019, underpinned by solid demand for its first-ever SUV, Cullinan, just a year after the launch.
The 116-year-old British company said it sold a record...
A man described as “Britain’s most prolific rapist” will never be safe to be released, a court heard on Monday, as he was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for 136 rapes against dozens of young men in Manchester.
Reynhard Sinaga, 36, a...
Following Cardi B's intention to not only move to Nigeria but also take on a Nigerian name, social media has been buzzing with numerous reactions as many people are pleased with the rapper's love for Nigeria.
Earlier on, Legit.ng reported the news...
The Head coach of Nigeria beach volleyball team, Francis Imoudu is confident the women’s team can qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after dominating the zone 3 2020 qualifiers in Laboma, Ghana.
At the women’s championship, Nigeria recorded...
Following a stampede that occurred on Monday, Jnauary 6, 2020 at Lagos State University, the management of the institution has confirmed that one of its students injured in the sad incident has been hospitalised.
It would be recalled that no...
Martha’s Vineyard has apparently upped its presidential pedigree.
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have purchased a seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom home in Edgartown, Massachusetts, according to reports. The price for the...
KARACHI: Local one-tola and 10g gold price hit an all time high at the start of New Year, rising to Rs90,800 and Rs77,846, respectively.
This breaches the previous peak of Rs90,150 and Rs77,289 achieved in August 2019 based on the world gold...
After less than six months on the market, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has found a buyer for his former North London home, according to listing records.
The Islington townhouse, which was on the market for £3.75 million (US$4.8...
TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the world's oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan.
Tanaka marked her birthday with a party on Sunday along with staff and...
France, Britain and Germany have told the grieving Iran to refrain from any violent action and respect arrangements laid out in the JCPOA 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Iran on Sunday threatened to attack the US White House, following...
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday said the US army will “pay the price” for killing top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and a senior Iraqi commander in a drone strike.
“The American army killed them and it will pay the price,”...
Iran’s foreign minister has been invited to Brussels, the European Union said Sunday, urging a “de-escalation of tensions” in the Gulf after US airstrikes that killed a top Iranian general.
The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made...
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MTN said it has sold assets worth R14 billion in 2019.
The sales come as part of MTN’s Asset Realisation Programme (ARP), which it announced in March 2019.
MTN said the ARP is aimed at simplifying its portfolio, reducing...
Wall Street stocks retreated from records early on Friday after a US strike killed a top Iranian commander, prompting threats of reprisal by Tehran.
About 20 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 28,661.44, down 0.7 per...
An economist, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella on Friday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pursue policies geared toward credit expansion for private sector in 2020.
Tella, Professor of Economics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun said...
Eden Hazard’s injury-plagued start at Real Madrid will continue this month after Zinedine Zidane said on Friday the Belgian will not play in the Spanish Super Cup next week.
Hazard suffered an ankle fracture during Madrid’s draw against...
Oil prices soared more than four percent Friday following news that the US had killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of a conflict in the crude-rich region, with Tehran warning of retaliation.
The head of Iran’s Quds Force,...
Nigeria is inching closer to becoming Africa’s mining investment hub. By dangling the proverbial carrot in the form of regulatory incentives as well as tax and other fiscal reliefs to prospective local and foreign investors, the Federal...
Africa richest man, Aliko Dangote has moved up in the world billionaires’ list, emerging the 96th richest person in the world, with an estimated worth of $14.8 billion.
Before the latest ranking was released, the Dangote Group President...
‘USSD services cannot be offered for free to banks’
• Minister, NECA, others laud charges slash
Days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reduced bank charges, telecommunications operators still feel issues negatively affecting them...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the corporation will soon introduce e-ticketing for train services across the country.
Its Managing Director,Mr Fidet Okhiria, said yesterday in Abuja that the processes involving the commencement of...
Almost sixty years after attaining independence, Nigeria does not have a coordinated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system. After a tour of some top public hospitals in the country, Associate Editor ADEKUNLE YUSUF reports that many Nigerians...
The decline in foreign exchange reserves which dipped to $39.2 billion is threatening the naira, The Nation has learnt.
For two years the naira exchange rate against the dollar and other currencies has been stable.
A member of the Central Bank...
Christmas Day brought no respite for travellers in France as a transport strike entered its fourth week, ruining the plans of thousands to share a traditional meal and quality time with loved ones.
Many scrambled at the last minute to make...
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, pledged to ensure that the National Assembly sustains its cooperation with the Executive arm of government next year and beyond.
He made the promise in his Christmas message to the nation on Tuesday.
“I...
The Nigerian Army has commenced an investigation into the attack on the residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Otuoke, Bayelsa State.
The spokesman for Operation Delta Safe, Major Jonah Unuakhalu, disclosed this in a statement on...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday rejoiced with Nigerians, especially Christians in the country on the occasion of this year’s Christmas.
In his message to the nation, he urged the people to show love to their fellow neighbours, noting that...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of two Assistant Inspectors General of Police as well as four Commissioners of Police to states.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP...
One of the founders of dominant ride-hailing service Uber, Travis Kalanick, will exit the company at the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday.
Kalanick, who was pushed out as chief executive in 2017 over various controversies, will...
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) at the weekend threatened to withdraw its services from January 15, 2020, if the Federal Government fails to clear Lagos roads of the...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara says the Ministry of Enterprise is created to grow businesses, encourage creativity, create more jobs and widen revenue generation base of the state.
The governor said this on Tuesday during a tour of the...
Nigerian Government on Tuesday ordered the release of former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore from detention.
Nigeria’s justice minister and attorney general of the federation (AGF),...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has signed the state’s 2020 Appropriation Bill into Law.
He assented to the bill on Monday at a brief ceremony which held inside the State’s Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Ibadan, the...
With the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) expected to commence operations soon, as a pan-African Exchange among others, the Chairman, Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON), Patrick Ezeagu has said the capital...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday declared that the disputed Soku oil wells belong to the people of the state as affirmed by a Federal High Court.He said the court verdict was based on the admission by the National Boundary Commission...
Unknown gunmen killed a soldier on guard duty at the courtyard of former President Goodluck Jonathan situated close to the bank of the river at Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.
Multiple sources said about three of the gunmen...
Bolanle Austen-Peters’ Fela’s Republic and the Kalakuta Queens, which returned to Lagos this month will continue to spotlight prevalent social issues in the country. The play will run till January 5, 2020 at the Terra Kulture, Victoria Island,...
The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said that the number of active voice subscribers rose by 2.96 per cent from 174.02 million in the second quarter to 179.17 million in the third quarter.
The bureau said this in the telecoms data report...
The lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, has been arrested.
The Press Secretary in the lawmaker’s office, Kola Popoola, confirmed this in a statement on...
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, recused himself from a suit brought by Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevokutionNow, currently before him.
Mohammed made this known to parties at the mention of the motion...
An official of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said individuals are not supposed to pay N50 service charge when making payments with a point of sale (POS) machine.
While explaining the new CBN financial guide, Musa Jimoh, a director in...
President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives.
For the third time in the nation’s history, the House of Representatives voted to impeach a sitting president after daylong debate.
Trump was impeached following...
Three persons lost their lives on Wednesday, while several others sustained varying degrees of injury when some youths set ablaze a popular church, Sotitobire Praising Chapel, at the Oshinle Quarter in Akure, Ondo State.
The incident followed the...
The efficiency of Nigerian seaports is being hampered by poor port access roads, manual cargo examination by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the preponderance of overtime goods at the nation’s seaports, say Chairman, Seaport Terminal...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the recomposition of the Dr. Pius Odubu-led Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The President also validated the existence of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the commission led by Dr...