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MTN likely to reach $800m settlement with Nigeria
MTN Group could potentially reach an $800 million settlement with the federal government over a claim it illegally transferred $8.1 billion funds out...
Buhari Announced Special Guest of Honour at Goodluck Jonathan’s Book Launch
No fewer than 9 African leaders will join President Muhammadu Buhari to honour ex- president Goodluck Jonathan on the historic launch...
Body found in abandoned well identified as missing Army General Alkali
Authorities has identified the body found in an abandoned well in a mining village, Guchwet in Shen of Jos South LGA of Plateau...
Minimum wage: Nigeria Governors Forum agrees to pay N22,500 – Yari
The Nigeria Governors Forum have agreed to pay workers N22,500, minimum wage: The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Zamfara, Abdul’aziz Yari,...
Plane with 189 people on board crashes into sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta, Indonesia
The Indonesian authorities have mounted a search and rescue operation for a Lion Air plane which crashed into the sea shortly after take-off...
Chief Tony Anenih, former minister of works is dead at 85
Former Minister of Works Chief Tony Anenih died on Sunday evening at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed...
The decade of African entrepreneurs: What happened when #TEFforum2018, Africa’s largest event landed in Lagos
Over 1,000 funded, trained and mentored young African entrepreneurs in Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organisation, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), on Thursday, October...
Kaduna Mayhem: Adara community fears another attack could be ‘imminent’
“We are very much scared,” says Musa Moses a resident of Adara community in Kaduna. “At night we lie on the roofs of...
2019: PDP no push over, we need to market Buhari aggressively – Bello
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has admitted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would not be a push over in the 2019...
Elumelu optimistic on Nigeria economy
Chairman of Heirs Holdings Mr Tony Elumelu’s optimism about the Nigerian economy continues to soar high despite growing inflation concerns and fears in some...
Divided political parties rarely win presidential elections, study shows
By Stella Igwe-Adesoga This is not how you win an election. The disunity that has plagued the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, throughout...
Amosun launches scathing attack on Tinubu, Osoba
The Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, assailed National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, and a former governor of...
2019: Osinbajo is my friend but I remain politically neutral – Femi Kuti
Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti has professed his friendship for Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the 2018 edition of Felabration which held Sunday...
Saudi story is a ‘cover-up,’ says Khashoggi’s editor
The Washington Post editor who worked with Jamal Khashoggi is not buying the story from Saudi officials who say the columnist died during an...
Beyond Fayose: The future of Ekiti By Reuben Abati
I spent the better part of last Tuesday, October 16, focusing on developments in Ekiti State. It was the day of John Kayode...
What’s really driving NHIS chairman in her feud with the executive secretary?
The resolve of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf to re-accredit the Health Management Organizations(HMOs) and...
