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Rape: Osinbajo prescribes stiffer penalty for offenders
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has advocated stricter punishments for rape offenders especially in situations involving lecturers and their female students in the...
FG, 36 states, FCT debts now N31trn – DMO
The Debt Management Office on Wednesday put the Nigeria’s debt at N31 trillion, an increase of N2.38 trillion in three months. It...
CBN reacts to Economic Summit Group’s criticism of economic recovery measures, blames 60 % drop in national revenue, forex inflows
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Wednesday that the over 60 percent reduction in revenues accruable to the Federation Account, significant...
Let us blow our own trumpets, Buhari tells ministers, other officials
“Information to the public should be better packaged; go on the offensive, we are proud of our achievements and we should blow...
My Response to President Trump’s Christian Massacre Allegation – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday revealed he pushed back on U.S President Donald Trump’s claim that the Nigerian government was slaughtering Christians...
Gas pipeline contract cost inflation baseless, false, malicious, says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described as false, baseless and unfounded the allegation that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline...
U.S likely to have coronavirus vaccine by October says Trump
US President Donald Trump revealed Monday that America could have a coronavirus vaccine by October. “We will end the pandemic under Operation...
Return of petrol subsidy will throw the country off-balance, says Buhari at retreat for ministers
As the rage over petrol subsidy removal and the new electricity tariff lingers, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said any attempt...
Lagos airport receives first international flight few hours after FG reopens airspace
After a five-month closure of Nigeria’s airspace due to Coronavirus outbreak, the first international flight landed at the Murtala Muhammed International...
Former Super Eagles Star Ajibade Babalade Died of Cardiac Arrest at 48
Former Super Eagles defender Ajibade Babalade has died today, from cardiac arrest. Babalade, 48, died while being rushed to the University College Hospital,...
$9.6bn P&ID Case: Relief as UK Court grants Nigeria leave to challenge contract award
Nigeria was on Friday granted leave to challenge the $9.6billion arbitrarily award to Process and Industrial Developments Limited, P&ID, over a botched...
Ahead of international flights: FG slams ban on Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, others
As Nigeria prepares for the reopening of its airspace to international flights on September 5, the aviation authorities have barred Air...
Lagos residents react to N151.56k new petrol pump price, want reversal
By Boye Ajayi Lagos residents, motorcyclists and motorists have reacted sharply to the decision of the Federal Government to increase the...
NNPC GMD warns citizens not to fall for Facebook scams using his name
“I do not have an active Facebook account since 2015,” Mele Kyari, group managing director of the NNPC took to twitter to...
Hackers Stole N900 million From First City Monument Bank Via Malware: EFCC
Hackers stole N900 million from First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in what could be one of the largest online heists ever,...
UBA announces whopping N300.6bn gross earnings, N0.17k interim dividend
In spite of the challenging business and economic environment occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, the pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa...
