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  Awori traditional rulers endorse APC candidate There is a concise policy document to revive tourism of Badagry division if elected, the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. The APC candidate said the potential of the division to drive economic growth through tourism...

    The presidential candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has assured Nigerians of development in the power sector if she wins the 2019 election. She added that uninterrupted power supply would be witnessed in the country. Ezekwesili in a statement on Sunday in Abuja said...

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it was set to destroy Tramadol consignment valued at N198 billion which it impounded recently. Director-General of the agency, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, made this known on Sunday in a speech at an event to commemorate her one year in...

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 239 senior Police Officers. This included two Commissioners of Police who were elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police and ten Assistant Commissioners of Police promoted to Deputy Commissioners of Police. Twelve Superintendents of Police were promoted...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put the global debt at $180 trillion, warning highly indebted emerging-markets and low-income countries against what it termed pro-cyclical fiscal policies. IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, in a statement issued at the conclusion of the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit in Buenos Aires, called...

Oil marketers on Sunday in Lagos gave the Federal Government seven-day ultimatum to settle outstanding debts totalling N800 billion, failing which depots would cease operation across the country. The marketers, comprising Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) and Independent Petroleum Products Importers...

President Muhammmadu Buhari on Sunday in Poland replied his critics, saying he is the real Buhari in flesh and blood, and not cloned. There have been rumors for several months that the real Buhari was dead and the person occupying the number one seat is another person or a cloned...

    The House of Representatives on Thursday said it is set to investigate the acting Director-General of the National Pension Commission, Aisha Dahiru-Umar, over alleged illegal recruitments and increment of her remuneration. At the plenary on Thursday, a member of the House, Mr Benjamin Wayo, moved a motion on...

The National Executive Committee of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has dissolved the National Christian Elders’ Forum (NCEF) over what it described as irreconcilable differences with its activities. In a communiqué, signed by Joseph Daramola, CAN said NCEF had been using the social media and a section of the...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted Diamond Bank Plc, approval to operate as a national bank following its application for it. The bank’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Uzoma Dozie, said this in a statement signed by the bank’s Head of Media, Ezechinyere Anyanwu on Friday in Abuja. According...