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Commonwealth Sec Gen wins international prize for services to women’s empowerment

The Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, has received a Distinguished Champion award at the WEConnect Gala in Washington DC, for her...

CBN: Emefiele’s one good turn deserves another

By Abba Adakole   Public offices are held in trust for the people. Therefore occupiers of public offices are the golden fish that...

Report Depot Owners Selling Petrol Above N133.28k To DPR — NNPC

… Says Pump Price of Petrol Remains N145 Per Litre   The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has warned depot owners or terminal...

APC Senate caucus disarray deepens as Saraki group plots to influence emergence of new Senate leadership

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Senate caucus appeared to be in disarray Sunday over a looming plot by the outgoing Senate President, Bukola...

DMO offers FG bond for as low as N10,000

The Debt Management Office says it is now offering the general public an investment option in bonds as low as N10,000, which will...

Insecurity, Flood: FEC approves N27.4bn intervention for victims 

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved the sum of  N27.4 billion for victims of insecurity...

‘I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be, says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump defended his ongoing attacks on the late Sen. John McCain Tuesday, saying he never liked the Arizona senator over differences...

Yari says of bandits: No dialogue with deceitful criminals

Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has kicked against engaging bandits that have been attacking  states in north east in dialogue, describing them...

Nigeria loses $10bn in oil palm revenue year, Emefiele says

If Nigeria had kept pace with its peers in supporting improved cultivation of palm oil in the last 25 years, the country could...

Killing spree in Southern Kaduna as 10 confirmed dead in fresh attack

Abuja – The quiet village of Nandu-Gbok in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State is now in ruin as gunmen suspected to...

Trump Administration To Close International Offices For Refugee Cases

Sanjana Karanth,HuffPost President  Donald Trump’s administration is planning to close the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ international offices, affecting cases that involve refugees,...

Boeing 737 Max airplanes banned from Nigeria

The Federal Government has banned  Boeing 737 Max airplanes from flying into Nigeria’s airspace following a fatal crash in Ethiopia over the weekend,...

EU observers voice concern over Rivers election process, accuse Nigerian Army of abuse of power

The European Union Observation Mission to Nigeria says soldiers barred them from monitoring elections in Rivers State. The EU Mission also observed that notable lack...

Lawyers Urge Supreme Court to Expedite Hearing of Appeals in FOI Cases

Lawyers have called on the Supreme Court to expedite the hearing of the appeals arising from freedom of information cases that are presently...

SDGs: Foundation urge Buhari to invest in education sector

  The Director of Caleb Danladi Foundation, Mr Caleb Danladi, has advised the newly re-elected President, Mohammadu Buhari, to invest in the Education...

Financial crimes: CBN, EFCC to monitor politically exposed persons

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have disclosed that they are collaborating on anti-money  laundry...