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   Cross River, Osun, Ekiti trail Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Edo and Ondo sits on top of the BudgIT’s Fiscal sustainability index due to their robust revenue profile and manageable recurrent expenditure obligation. BudgIT also sees a commendable appearance by the states with low expenditure outlay and sizeable...

By Amos Oladele As the clock ticks, the governorship election in Osun State inches closer. In fact, the election is right at our doorstep. At the election, a successor to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the two-term governor of the State whose final tenure is ending soon, would be elected. And, since...

  Replaces MTN at the top Dangote, a wholly Nigerian brand, has been voted the overall valuable brand in the 2018 Top 50 Brands.  It replaces MTN Nigeria at the top with 87.4 points against 80.8 point for MTN. Dangote had, in previous editions, held the position of most valuable...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday asked the Federal Government to produce facts proving its appointments are not lopsided. “We are disappointed and shocked that despite appeals to the president to break the domination of the security apparatus by people of the same religion and language in a...

  The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCF) has commended the former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun over her resignation. Buhari on Friday accepted Adeosun’s resignation letter as Minister of Finance while also replacing her with Mrs Zainab Ahmed. Adeosun had in her letter said she resigned following allegation of...

  Sanwo-Olu may declare gubernatorial ambition Sunday Some last minute diplomacy by presidency and concerned stakeholders to save Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s job for another term might have hit yet another brick wall as Tinubu has remained adamant insisting that he does not want to repeat the mistake he made after...

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it would overcome the menace of vote buying, which it described as cancer and a threat to the electoral process. Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, stated this in Abuja at a voter enlightenment programme, Watching The Vote...

The Federal Government is expected to take more loans if its plan to fund infrastructure is to be realized, Senior Analyst at Agusto & Co, Jimi Ogbobine has said. Speaking at training for financial journalists during the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) 2018 Annual Workshop held in Lagos at...

Faculty member, Lagos Business School (LBS), Dr. Olayinka David-West, has said that Financial Technology (FinTech) companies will not displace banks in their competition for market share and provision of financial services to customers. She made the assertion at the weekend in Lagos while speaking at the 2018 Finance Correspondents Association...

  Dr Arikawe Adeolu, a Medical Practitioner, Federal Medical Center, Jabi, Abuja, has urged the public to stop using phones while on the road in order to curtail road traffic accidents. Adeolu in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday said that the trend still continue...