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INEC declares Wike winner in Rivers elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as the winner of the Rivers Governorship Election. The Peoples Democratic...
Nigeria’s slow economy drags W/African countries down – AfDB
Although West Africa economy is forecast to improve in the near term, with regional growth projected to average about 3.6 percent in 2019...
Finance ministry gets president’s nod to sell recovered assets in 6 months
The Nigerian finance ministry led by Zainab Ahmed has got President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval to sell all recovered and liability-free assets within six...
Nigeria’s sluggish economic growth too weak to lift millions out of poverty – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s slow economic growth too weak to lift millions of Nigerians from poverty, despite 137 percent growth...
N-power: FEC approves N5.5bn for training of 12,000 unemployed youth
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved N5.5 billion for the training of 12,000 unemployed youth in...
FG accuse airline officials of moving, planting illegal drugs into luggages of unsuspecting pilgrims
The Federal Government has accused officials of some airlines in Nigeria of planting illegal drugs into suitcases of innocent pilgrims. ” It has...
Nigerians react as SARS Stray Bullet Kills man Watching Football Match
SARS has become a danger to society, says Amnesty International Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the allege killing of...
Delta APC: INEC will soon retrieve Certificate of Return issued to Omo-Agege – Emerhor
• Says Omo-Agege in self denial Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has affirmed that Senator Ovie Omo-Agege is in self denial, and that the...
Ashiru awarded best commissioner in Nigeria
Former Ogun State commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Abimbola Ashiru, has been awarded the best commissioner in Nigeria, at the Global Excellence Awards...
Helicopter crash: My death would have put Kogi, many in trouble – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has disclosed that those in charge of his security, the government of Kogi State, as well as those...
Zamfara ruling: Appeal court has restored hope in our judiciary – Marafa
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa (APC, Zamfara), has said the ruling by the Court of...
I’ll leave Nigeria better than I met it- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Christian leaders in the country of his commitment to leave Nigeria better than he met it in 2015....
PDP’s Fintiri defeats Bindow in historic victory in Adamawa
In a historic victory, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has defeated incumbent Governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla (Bindow) of...
Endowment for Democracy names Edmund Glabus as CEO
The National Endowment for Democracy, NED, Wednesday named Mr. Edmund M. Glabus as its new Chief Operating Officer. “Ed comes to the Endowment well-equipped...
FEC approves N4.26bn contracts
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved contracts worth N4.26 billion which cuts across petroleum, investment programme...
On anniversary of Nigerian woman allegedly killed by medical malpractice, Portuguese husband writes emotional message
On Tuesday, the anniversary of a Nigerian woman Chiamaka Glory De Freitas, who died as a result of alleged medical malpractice at a...
