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FG’s fresh $5.8bn loan: SERAP wants an immediate moratorium on borrowing to avert harsh economic measures

  Worried by likely retrogressive economic measures, and the disproportionately negative impact of unsustainable debt on poor Nigerians, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability...

US Congress passes bill to combat global Islamophobia

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill largely along party lines that would create a State Department office given the task...

NNPC pushes out 1,661 petrol-laden trucks daily to tackle queues in Abuja, others

Yuletide, New Year festivities: We have sufficient petroleum products, shun panic buying – NNPC

  Ahead of Yuletide and New Year festivities, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has once again given Nigerians strong assurance that it has...

Coalition groups raise alarm over misuse of security allocations to restrict civil freedoms

  The Federal Government has been accused of diverting huge budgetary allocations, equipment, and technologies meant for curbing insecurity to monitor the movement...

God’s crowning gift for 2021: DG Federal Budget Office, Akabueze, wife welcome their first child after years of marriage.

  The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, and his wife have announced the birth of a baby boy,...

Widows of 1992 Ejigbo military plane crash cry out to FG: Pay us N100m each as compensation, military, past administrations have reneged on their promises

  The widows of the officers who died in the September 26, 1992 Ejigbo military plane crash have petitioned the Minister of Defence,...

Intractable lnsecurity: Burkina Faso Prime Minister, Govt Quit

  Amid wave of protests mounted against inability to combat ceaseless jihadist attacks that have killed thousands, Burkina Faso’s Premier and government have...

Anti-corruption fight: You are jokers, first confront specter of corruption within your ranks, SERAP tells NASS

  The leadership of the National Assembly has been asked to diligently investigate the alleged missing N10 billion budgeted for the National Assembly...

Gani Fawehinmi Awards: Sound Sultan, 12 others honored

  The late comedian and musician a.k.a “Sound Sultan’’, was among other eminent personalities who were honoured with the “Gani Fawehinmi Impact and...

Emirates suspends flights to Nigeria from Dec.13

  With a recent directive limiting Emirates to operate one flight per week to Nigeria via Abuja, Emirates has announced the suspension of...

N69.4bn debt: Appeal Court affirms AMCON’s seizure of Jimoh lbrahim’s assets

  The Chairman of Global Fleet Group of companies and businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, has lost the bid to stop the Asset Management Corporation...

Unubiko Foundation to rebuild Ovukwu-Abam Secondary School in Abia with N250m

  A N250 million intervention fund for the rebuilding of Ovukwu-Abam Secondary School, Atan Abam in Abia State has been launched under the...

Wheat production: Heritage Bank partners CBN to disburse N41bn to farmers

  Heritage Bank Plc in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to disburse N41 billion to farmers from 14 states...

Ghastly! Church of God desecrated, another RCCG pastor assassinated

  Another cleric of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lagos has been killed just a few weeks to Yuletide. He...

COVID-19 Intervention Fund: ICPC investigates UniPort Teaching Hospital, other health institutions

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced an investigation into the utilisation...

Dowen college update: Three suspected bullies in police custody over Oromoni’s death, two at large – Lagos police commissioner

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Lagos Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu, has disclosed that three out of the five students of Dowen College,...