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    President Muhammadu Buhari, his Vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday all eulogised the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he clocked 66. Speaking at the 10th Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium, organised to commemorate the...

  The 8th Senate had passed a total of 200 bills including Senate Bills, concurrence bills and constitution amendment bills as of March 29, 2018, 33 months after its inauguration. From its inauguration on Juna 9, 2015 the 8th senate had surpassed the 7th, 6th and 5th Senate in the...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended losses to the fourth consecutive trading session on Wednesday as the All-Share Index shed 1.1 per cent to close at 40,802.08 points while the year-to-date (YTD) return further declined to 6.7 per cent. Investors recorded value erosion of N159.4 billion at the close of...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday approved N20 billion for rehabilitation of Ikorodu – Shagamu expressway. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who stood in for the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed at the end of the meeting chaired by President Muhammadu...

  …Signify interest in Murtala Muhammed Airport concession; to pursue Accelerated Rice Program On Wednesday, the six governors of south west region  of Nigeria under the auspices of the Western Nigerian Governors Forum, formally admitted Lagos State into the O’dua Investment Group with a total of 115 million shares thus...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria earned 557.9 billion naira ($1.77 billion) in gross revenues in February, up from 538.9 billion naira ($1.71 billion) the previous month, due to higher crude exports and prices, Accountant General Ahmed Idris said on Wednesday. The OPEC member is recovering from its worst recession...

  The Senate has directed its Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary) to interact with the Minister of Education to identify the causes of mass failure in the Senior Secondary Examination conducted by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Senator...

  Buhari’s visit: Police warn over protest in Lagos   The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has restated its resolve to embark on another round of protest on March 29 over the reviewed Lagos Land Use Charge. The NBA Chairman, Mr Adeshina Ogunlana, said at a media briefing on...

      …Workers to get salary before Easter as FG, States, LG receive payments today     …FAAC, NNPC to jointly reconcile revenue figures     Workers at the three tiers of Government are to receive their salaries for this month before the Easter break as the Federal, State...

  Her Excellency, Mrs. Toyin Ojora-Saraki, wife of the Senate President, has disclosed that United Nations estimates reflect that lack of gender parity costs Sub Saharan African (SSA) countries including Nigeria, on the average, about US$95billion a year. She therefore advised that in order to improve livelihood of their people,...