Nigerians

Proprietor of Lagos Business School, Prof. Patrick Utomi, has called on Nigerians to respect the intellectuals in their midst given their contributions to national development.

The former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Kaduna State governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, on Wednesday stormed Jos to drum support of Plateau PDP Stakeholders towards his presidential ambition to take over power from the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

The Bank of Industry (BoI) says it has set aside N1 billion to support fashion entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday called on traditional rulers in Ekiti state to ensure unity among people of various ethnic groups residing in their domains.

The Nigerian Intervention Movement (NIM) on Wednesday adopted Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) as the political party to contest the 2019 general election.

The Peoples Democratic Party says President Muhammadu Buhari’s submission that the 2018 budget, signed by him, will be near un-implementable is a clear admission that he lacks the capacity and competence to run a development-oriented economy as desired by Nigerians.

Concerns are rife within the Peoples Democratic Party as the seven-day ultimatum issued by former Oyo State governor, Rasheed Ladoja, expires on Thursday.

A manuscript written almost ten years ago has been selected as the winner of the Dusty Manuscript Contest; a Prize organized for budding Nigerian writers.

The Nigerian military said Wednesday there was no evidence that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had sneaked in fighters from Syria to support Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria, as recently reported by the media.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed reports that the campaigns for the election into its executive committee have been a source of distraction to the Super Eagles participation at the FIFA World Cup in Russia.

The Federal Government says it will commence the voluntary repatriation of over 91,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon in July.

Wilfred Ndidi has stated that Nigeria’s players are now looking forward to their next game against Iceland on Friday at Volgograd Arena after failing to impress in their opening 2018 World Cup tie.

Members of the Super Eagles have been barred from excessive use of social media as they prepare for all-important clash against Iceland.

Nigerians who were deported from the United States of America (USA) on Wednesday have claimed that the North American government wrongly deported them.

The National Hospital Abuja, on Wednesday celebrated 13 years of providing uninterrupted In Vitro Fertilisation Services (IVF) to Nigerians.

At least 34 Nigerians were deported from the United States on Wednesday for allegedly committing offences in the country.

The Deputy Majority Leader in the Senate, Alhaji Bala Ibn Na’allah, on Wednesday said that the National Assembly was unperturbed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s concerns about the adjustments it made in the 2018 Appropriation Bill.

The Ecuadorian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Deopoldo Rovayo, has disclosed that his country and Nigeria have agreed to sign a visa-free agreement to strengthen bilateral relations.