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  By Evaristus Bassey It does seem that when a politician is popular people overlook his sins when he becomes unpopular they want to examine his faults. In 2015, the Buhari-mania and its mantra of Change would not allow anyone examine the matter of Buharis certificate but it does seem...

Anti-corruption group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), to ensure the protection of Mr Jaafar Jaafar, the journalist who circulated the video clips showing the Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, allegedly collecting...

  The rate of inflation in Nigeria will increase further in coming months if the shortage of food caused by severe flooding in about 14 states is not adequately addressed by the Federal Government. According to the November 2018 bi-monthly report of the Financial Derivatives Company, a renowned economic think...

A coalition of over 400 civil rights organisations under the aegis of Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), has unfolded its plans to lead Nigerian voters to demand accountability and set agenda for candidates in the 2019 general elections. The plan, according to a statement by the chairperson of TMG, Dr. Abiola...

  “Nigeria’s domestic consultative process is a model”   Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that the Federal Government was pursuing a rigorous domestic and wide consultative process with all stakeholders in the public and private sector on the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Prof....

Millions of Nigerian online shoppers were gripped with excitement on the first day of the Jumia Black Fridays campaign, which kicked off 12am Friday morning (November 2, 2018) as many waited until midnight to shop for  their favourite products at up to 80 per cent discount. This had a positive...

  The suspension placed on trading on the shares of Unity Bank Plc by the management of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has been lifted. The decision by the Exchange followed its submission of its outstanding audited and interim financial statements to the Exchange. According to a statement signed by...

  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the attestation certificate presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by the West African Examination Council, WAEC, on Friday. The main opposition party said the presentation of the confirmation of school certificate result to Buhari was a “tragicomedy.” WAEC, through its Registrar, Iyi...

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said two foreign banks, HSBC and UBS, have closed their offices in Nigeria. The CBN also revealed that foreign investment had fallen sharply from a year ago as FDI slumped to N379.84 billion ($1.2 billion) in the first half of...

Imagine a situation where you applied for a job in a bank, an oil company or any other organization, and one of the requirements is your degree certificate.  So you tell your prospective employers: “My certificates are with the military.”  Do you think you will get the job even in...