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  The Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete (KWASU), Prof. AbdulRasheed Na’Allah and the Director of the Institute of Advanced Military Studies in the institution, Dr. Ademola Araoye, have traced insurgency and other security challenges in the country to neglect of military intellectualism. They made this observation during the...

  Senator representing Bayelsa State, Ben Murray-Bruce and BudgIT, a Nigerian civil society organization, on Monday, engaged in war of words over the National Assembly salary. Sen. Bruce queried Nigerian leaders who exploit citizens with exorbitant budgets for their personal use. He wrote on his twitter handle: “For too long,...

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Monday discussed with a delegation from the China Development Bank on areas where the bank could be of assistance to the country. The meeting  was attended by the Permanent Secretary at the ministry, Mahmoud Dutse, and top officials of the China Development...

  The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has urged Nigerians to shun corrupt tendencies in their dealings to avoid wrath of God. Kumuyi made the plea on Sunday at a special programme entitled: “Total Redemption for All” held at the Eagles Square, Abuja. He said...

  The equities market started the week on a positive note, with the All-Share Index (ASI) of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciating marginally by 0.02 per cent to 42,579.48 points. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns improved to -3.98 per cent and 11.34 per cent respectively. The Consumer Goods...

  FSDH Research expects a growth in the banking sector credit to the private sector in 2018. The improvement in the macroeconomic and business environment; improved consumers’ confidence; and the drop in the yields on the Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) are the main drivers of the expected credit growth. The...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised parents to stay away from its examination centres during the conduct of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede explained that some parents may connive with examination officials to cheat during the UTME. He said this...

  The forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) State Chairmen has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the 2019 election. This decision was contained in a communique they issued after their meeting in Abuja on Monday night. The resolution also expressed confidence in the Buhari administration as well as...

  The presidency has announced a cancellation of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting for this week. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this in a statement issued on Monday. Adesina said President Muhammadu Buhari and many ministers will be attending a programme at...

The Federal Government and the World Bank are in the final stages of negotiation for the release of a $1bn performance-based loan (PBL) for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Programme (PSRP). It was gathered that the loan was currently being prepared for final approval based on the recent findings on the...