The Presidency on Thursday assured Nigerians that there is no need for apprehension over the state of health of President Muhammadu Buhari. It, however, said as eager as the President wanted to be up and about, his doctors have advised him to take things slowly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and some concerned members of the House of Representatives have expressed optimism that with the revelation so far made on recovered money, the country could fund its annual budget without recourse to external borrowing. Some members of the House, specifically, argued that if necessary policy measures were put in place […]
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Presidency Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday told former President Goodluck Jonathan to be afraid of probe only if there is skeleton in his cupboard. The president also refuted claims that he was harassing the family of the former Nigerian leader in any way. Buhari’s remarks followed an outburst by Jonathan in a new book, “Against The Run […]
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West African countries have been advised to abandon the proposed common currency and rather leverage on digital financial technology to boost trade within the region. Author of the book on ‘The Future of Banking” and acclaimed trend-watcher, Mr. Adjiedj Bakas, gave this advice while delivering a keynote address at the World Conference of Banking Institutes […]
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A new World Bank study on how Africa’s electricity providers can be profitable and still make electricity affordable at African Utility is expected to be unveiled in Cape Town, South Africa from May 16-18, 2017. The study which dwell mainly on the financial health of electricity utilities in Sub-Sahara Africa, showed that, “Rather than tariff […]
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, who is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony. Trial Justice Binta Nyako said her decision to release Kanu on bail was based on health grounds. The court held that Kanu must produce three […]
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Four people were killed in two separate suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria on Monday, local militia members said, in the latest violence blamed on Boko Haram Islamists. Babakura Kolo, who assists the military with security against the jihadist insurgents, said the first incident occurred in Mammanti village, 15 kilometres (10 miles) east of Maiduguri. “Three […]
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Nigerian commander Remi Fadairo points to the roiling plume of black smoke blotting the morning horizon in the Niger Delta — the unmistakable sign of an illicit oil refinery. “Let’s see if we can go eat them for breakfast,” he says with an ominous chuckle. The 44-year-old colonel, a man with broad shoulders wearing his […]
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Olumide Bakare, Veteran Nollywood actor has passed away. He died in the early hours of Saturday. Bakare had been ill for more than a year. Aside suffering low blood flow into the heart, the deceased also reportedly had a lung-related disease. The death has been confirmed by actor Saidi Balogun. “Yes, it is true Olumide […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has insisted that the trial of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze, a former aide to a former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, and seven others over an alleged N1.5bn fraud should not continue until the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission retracts a statement credited to it that the amount under […]
Read More Kogi State Government on Friday named the 50-km Shintaku-Gboloko-Dekina Road in Bassa Local Government Area of the state after the fallen Book Haram war hero, Lt.-Col. Mohammed Abu Ali. Gov. Yahaya Bello, who announced this in Bassa, said the honour was part of efforts to immortalise Ali, who was killed in Maiduguri, Borno, on Nov. […]
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One thousand secondary school students have been offered full scholarships by Mr Bem Mngutyo, a member of the Benue House of Assembly. Mngutyo, who represents Tarka constituency, told newsmen on Friday in Makurdi that the move was to ensure that no child’s ambition was truncated by poverty. “The scholarships will run up to higher institutions […]
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