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  The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, to apologize to Governor Samuel Ortom over a derogatory comment by the Force spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood. The legislative chambers gave the directive while debating a motion on the bills by herdsmen in Benue State....

The Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) on Wednesday unveiled its 3-year (2018-2020) strategic plan. It was an opportunity to also give capital market stakeholders insight into the five pillars to drive the strategic plan. Delivering a key presentation at the unveiling, Mr Haruna Jalo-Waziri, MD/CEO, CSCS, stated that the IMF...

  …warns against reprisal attacks as he visits Nazarawa President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, condemned the wanton killings of innocent Nigerians in the country, using the recent attack by herdsmen in Benue and other parts of the country as reference. The president therefore ordered the arrest of anybody found bearing...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bond offer for February opened on Monday the 5th of February 2018 and will remain open for five days till the 9th of February 2018. Subsequently, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced that the bonds will be offered at the following rates:...

  *Every state of the federation, FCT participating actively In line with its objectives to directly impact almost ten million lives through the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) a total of 6,802,049 Nigerians are already benefiting directly from all the programmes as at January 2018. This figure represents almost 70%...

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the Federal Government would accommodate the views of private investors as part of efforts to achieve the objectives of its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. Prof. Osinbajo spoke at the inauguration of the Core Working Teams for the ERGP Focus Labs at the old...

  Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Monday said that no fewer than 30,000 women and children have been rescued from Boko Haram by the troops of operation Lafiya Dole in Sambisa Forest in the last two years. Speaking during a town hall meeting for the military and security agencies...

  Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday swore in new members of his cabinet, demanding from them `nothing but the best`. “Given the cosmopolitan nature of our state and the peculiar challenges of a mega city, we cannot afford to rely on the status quo approach to providing...

  The President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Prince Kayode Adetokunto has stated that the bilateral trade cooperation between Nigeria and China recorded $2.7 billion cash flow between the two countries in 2017. Speaking at the weekend in Abuja at the annual reception held by the Chinese...

  Nigerian stocks shed 0.87 percent in late trading on Monday as demand for equities waned and investors stayed on the sidelines waiting for earnings season to start in three weeks, traders said. Stock declined towards 44,000 points, as bears dominated activity and sellers took profits. The main index is...