Nigeria’s economy contracted by 6.10 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday.

Benue state governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, has justified his recent call on federal government to allow Nigerians to carry arms saying this will serve as defence in the wake of the growing insecurity in the country.

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Saturday announced her return from medical treatment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while calling for healthcare providers to improve the capacity of the country’s health sector and reduce foreign medical trips.

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The ECOWAS Commission has donated about 4,000 tonnes of food items to the Federal Government for distribution to vulnerable households, to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Oyo State Command of Nigeria Immigration Service has warned nationals of neighbouring West African countries against sneaking into the country, especially farm labourers.

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has said that it will take synergy among the executive, the legislature and the judiciary arms of government to give the country a befitting justice system.

A report of a meeting between governors of the six states in the North-East region of Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari was published on August 11, 2020.

The recent formation of North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) and subsequent selection of Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum as its protem chairman have continued to stir debates and discussions among stakeholders, especially in Northern Nigeria.

No fewer than 415 Nigerians were killed in various violent attacks across Nigeria in July, according to a report by a non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Mourn.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday declared that in Nigeria today, over 14 million children that should be in school were not in school, and thereby deprived of education.

Says removal of el-Rufai among speakers parochial, ethnoreligious

THE Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has alleged that three of their members were killed in a clash with policemen during their annual Ashura mourning procession in Kaduna on Friday evening.

member of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria also known as Shi’ites has been reportedly killed by security operatives allegedly acting on the orders of Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai.

“Most of the policing system we have across the continent is the system that was put in place during colonialism,” said rights advocate Segun Awosanya.

Ogunyemi made the statement in November 2019 over the demolition of churches in Kaduna State.

Borno, Niger strategise to secure border communities

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The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has described the recent closure of hundreds of shops belonging to Nigerians in Ghana by the Ghanaian authorities as a clear case of xenophobia (racism), according to a news report by This Day.

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Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 6.10% (year-on-year) in real terms in Q2 2020. This is according to the first quarter (Q1) GDP report, released by the National Bureau of Statistics

At least two people were killed in a clash between Nigerian state security officers and a group campaigning for the secession of a part of southeastern Nigeria formerly known as Biafra, security services said on Sunday.

Kungiyar ‘yan uwa Musulmai ta Shi’a wacce aka fi sani da IMN ta jinjina wa matakin janye gayyatar da kungiyar lauyoyin Najeriya (NBA) ta yi wa gwamnan jihar Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai domin ya yi jawabi a babban taronta da za a gudanar.