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The Federal Government on Wednesday, declared most Nigerian marriages “illegal” as only 314 worship centres have licence to conduct weddings under the statutory Marriage Act. Speaking at a one-day stakeholders’ conference on conduct of statutory marriages in accordance with the Marriage Act cap, M6, LFN 2004 as amended, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Barr. Georgina E. Ehuriah, revealed that only …

The United States (U.S.) Department has imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians who were involved in trying to or undermined democracy in the concluded 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections.

 Nigeria won an important victory before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), in a decision handed down on July 6, 2019, in a case brought against the African state by Switzerland.

Economic and Financial experts on Saturday said the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would create uncertainty in the economy and negatively affect inflow of foreign investments.

Knocks, words of caution and indeed a barrage of criticisms have continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari’s shock suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Samuel Nkanu Walter Onnoghen, and his swift swearing in of Justice Tanko Yusuf in acting capacity.

It is no longer news that Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup Kit designed by Nike was regarded by many football enthusiasts as the most beautiful during the competition which took place in Russia. What is however new is that Argentinian brand Dana Deportes has copied the Nike’s infamous design releasing a ‘Nigeria jersey’ for a team equipped by them.

The Nigerian government has slammed a caveat on the prophecy by the global banking giant HSBC which predicted that the second term of President Muhammadu Buhari would stunt the economy.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it to explain the spate of killings in many parts of the country.

In this exclusive piece, ionigeria correspondent, Gbenga Odunsi — in separate interviews — sought reactions of Nigerians on the mandatory one-year NYSC scheme. “Youth obey the clarion call. Let us lift our na­tion high. Under the sun or in the rain. With dedi­cation and selflessness, Nigeria is ours, Nigeria we serve.” Every year, thousands of youths graduating from the Universities and …

Children who are meant to be in school are seen hawking goods like gala, bottled drinks, and fruits from one part of the city to another. It is far the same in other States of Nigeria. In this exclusive piece, Gbenga Odunsi — an investigative reporter at ionigeria — captures the ordeals of minors who are ill-fated victims of child …