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  The First Lady of Ondo State, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu led members of the Forum for Wives of Ondo State Officials (FOWOSO)on the fifteenth FOWOSO empowerment outreach to Ilaje Local Government Area where empowerment kits such as grinding machines, hair dryers, sewing machines and laptops among others were said to...

The envoys of the United Kingdom and the United States of America in Nigeria have said that the problems being faced by leading telecommunications giant, MTN, have scared investors from both countries from Nigeria, resulting in some of them pulling back and others withdrawing fresh offers and taking them to...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has come out with fresh guidelines for licensing, regulation and operation of Payment Service Banks (PSBs) in the country. The Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department of the regulatory body, Mr. Kevin Amuga, said the guidelines were in furtherance of the apex bank’s...

  Some unidentified fraudsters under the disguise of being relatives of workers and retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme have been approaching Pension Fund Administrators to collect the pensions of contributors. According to information obtained from the National Pension Commission, the fraudsters, who have been deceiving the PFAs with fake...

    The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu is to deliver the Sixth Anniversary Lecture of Realnews Magazine scheduled to hold on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, by 10am prompt. Yakubu, guerrilla warfare expert, and previously a professor of...

  Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has reacted to the statement of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole,that he would not sell his conscience to please some members of the party, Amosu said he was not being asked to sell his conscience but to abide...

  The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, Mallam Ahmad Abdurrahaman, on Thursday said the Command has charged 97 people to court, being suspected of involvement in the recent crisis in Kasuwan Magani area of the state. Abdulrrahaman, who said this at a press briefing in Kaduna, explained that 45...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday cautioned the general public against consumption of puffer fish. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, gave the warning in a statement in Abuja. Adeyeye explained that the fish might contain the potent and deadly toxins tetrodotoxin...

  The Federal Government on Thursday said it was doing its best to ensure the safe release of Leah Sharibu, one of the kidnapped Dapchi school girls who is still held captive by the Boko Haram insurgents. According to NAN, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave...

  The Nigerian equities market closed negative for the third consecutive session on Thursday, with the benchmark index dropping 1.42 per cent to 32,006 points, as profit taking in value stocks persisted. As a result, the Year-to-Date loss increased to 16.31 per cent as all sectoral indices closed in the...