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Inconclusive elections: Osinbajo meets Adamawa, Bauchi governors
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, met with the governors of Adamawa and Bauchi states at the presidential villa, on Thursday in Abuja. Osinabjo...
May 29: FG sets up sub-committees ahead of Presidential Inauguration
Ahead of the May 29 inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in office, an Inauguration Committee has announced that subcommittees will be...
Nigerian wins Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2019 award
A Nigerian humanitarian worker, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, has been declared the winner of the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2019 award, in...
No Nigerian Airline has Boeing 737 Max in its fleet, says Aviation Minister
Several Nigerian Airlines team stayed busy on Monday, with a constant stream of questions from passengers asking if the airlines operate Boeing 737...
Buhari meets APC governors in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with some governors on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), at...
Voter turn out low in Aso Rock Villa
Voter turnout was low in polling units (PU) 021 and 022, located inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as voters made their way to...
Emefiele and the stakes at CBN
By Sufuyan Ojeifo As the central bank and apex monetary authority of the country, the major regulatory objectives...
9 women, 6 children injured as explosion rocks Mpape
A total of Fifteen people; nine women and six children, have been reportedly injured by an explosion which took place in Mpape, a...
Governorship elections: Group raises alarm over deployment of special killer squad to South South
The Niger Delta Peace Movement (NDPM), has raised alarm over the deployment of a Special Killer Squad to the six States of the...
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...
Nigerian corn farmers begin N3bn CBN loan repayment, BOA chief says
As Nigeria sought to import 300,000 tons of maize last month to meet its consumption demand of 11.3 million tons, the country’s maize...
German govt. donates €15m to education for conflict affected children in Nigeria
The German Government has announced a new contribution of 15 million euros to UNICEF Nigeria, to support the provision of quality and equitable...
Presidential polls: Appeal Court grants Atiku access to INEC electoral materials
A three-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday in Abuja, granted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku...
IGP deploys 7 DIGs, 10 AIGs, 277 CPs for gubernatorial election
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Mohammed Adamu, has deployed seven Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs), to the six geo-political...
Buhari To Nigerians: I will never let you down in my last lap
President Muhammadu Buhari told Nigerians that he stands behind them, even as many in the country bemoaned the level of division in the...
Obasanjo won’t stop criticizing Buhari: ‘ There is nothing personal between me and him.’
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he will continue to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari, saying, democracy involves criticism and that it is not...
