2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, former coordinating minister for the economy, for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), TheCable can report. In a document…

The Nigerian lady who was advertised for sale for $1,000 on Facebook by a Lebanese, Ariowolo Olamide Temitope has refused to return to the country, the Chairman, Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said.…

A man has been sentenced to death in Kaduna for raping a two-year-old girl to death. According to a report, Justice Kabir Dabo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Dogarawa Sabon Gari, Zaria, sentenced Usman Shehu Bashir on Wednesday,…

Abia State Government said it is concerned about the safety of all Abians and residents alike even as the spread of the dreaded covid-19 keeps soaring in Nigeria. The Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Chris Ezem, in a press release,…

ABIA ONLINE joins all well-meaning individuals the world over to felicitate with the Managing Director/CEO of Fortune Global Shipping & Logistics Limited who is also the Chairman, Nigeria - America Chamber of Commerce, Abia State…

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Thursday, ordered the closure of all government offices in the state. They will be shut from June 4 to June 10, 2020. This is to check the spread of coronavirus among government officials. The…

The Senate has queried the Central Bank of Nigeria over alleged unremitted $3.3bn from the $21.3bn collected by the Federal Inland Revenue Service as foreign tax in 2015. The Public Accounts Committee of the red chamber issued the query…

The Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Affairs on Wednesday released documents to justify its allegations that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, requested the inclusion of about N500m worth of projects in the…

Chief Orji Uzor Kalu has been released from Kuje Prisons on Wednesday evening, POLITICS NIGERIA has learned. It will be recalled that Kalu has been in a fierce legal battle for his release following a Supreme Court decision to quash his…

The President, Executive Members of Abia State National Association of North America (ASNA-NA) has lent their voice in condemning the killing of George Floyd, which has sparked protests around the world more especially across the United…