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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, on Monday declared that the forthcoming July 14, 2018 Ekiti governorship election is a must win for the party. Oyegun made the remark in Ado Ekiti during the kick-off of fresh membership registration drive of the APC...

  The Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN), Ondo State Chapter, has cautioned Governor Rotimi Akeredolu against the introduction of payment of Land Use Charge in the state. The caution was handed down in Akure on Monday at a press briefing addressed by the Chairman of APBN, Gboyega Akerele....

  Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara on Monday gave reasons for his support for ‘Restructuring’. Dogara who spoke on “Reforming the Nigerian Federation: Which Way Forward”, at the 3rd annual Political Summit organised by the Save Democracy Africa in Abuja, opined that restructuring will oust tribal perceived marginalization...

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan shared N150 billion two weeks to the 2015 elections. Osinbajo who accused Jonathan of frittering billions of naira that should have been spent on projects, however admitted that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari had not...

  Pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, has said that the commission has done “fairly well” in its fight against corruption. Adding that for the war to be successful, law enforcement agencies like the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 2.85 per cent and 3.26 per cent to close the week at 41,935.93 and N15.002 trillion respectively last week. Similarly, all other indices finished lower during the week with the exception of the NSE Insurance Index that...

  Despite Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) effort to promote financial inclusion, Nigerian banks lost over two million customers between 2016 and 2017. According to statistics from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), the number of active bank accounts reduced by 1.5 million; dropping from 65 million to 63.5 million....

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned against rising risks in the banking sector which has compelled banks to borrow a total of N2.496 trillion from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the last three months of 2017. This is according to data obtained from the apex bank which also...

The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday warned some protesters who were said to beplanning to block Third Mainland Bridge and other critical public infrastructure in Lagos over the new Land Use Charge (LUC) of the State Government, saying any attempt to breach public peace will be met with stiff...

  The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor  Itse Sagay, has condemned humongous monthly salaries collected by members of the National Assembly. Sagay said the lawmakers have no sense of service at all but only attack the President and in order to hold the nation to ransom. Addressing...