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  The newly inaugurated Chairman, Youth Wing Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), has pledged to develop the minds of youth with knowledge and skills for national development. Apostle Nyeneime Andy made the pledge while giving his inaugural speech on Friday in Abuja, saying that God had positioned him at the...

  Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has called for caution by member countries of the West African Monetary Zone against rushing into a common monetary union and creating a common currency in the sub-region. He spoke at the 37th meeting of the Committee of...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation increased in Nigeria by 0.09 per cent to 11.23 per cent (year-on-year) in August compared to 11.14 per cent in the preceding month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday. This is the first year-on-year rise in headline inflation after...

  *Says he allows Sylva, Lokpobiri to destabilize Bayelsa   President Muhammadu Buhari is allowing a former governor of the state, Timipre Sylva, and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, to undermine the security of Bayelsa State, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, said on Friday.   He also expressed...

    The Federal Government called the prediction by two British based institutions, HSBC and the Economists over the 2019 elections fake and a psychological warfare against the administration’ anti-corruption policies. The Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed replied the two institutions on Friday in Lagos when he...

Buhari actually fired her weeks ago- Sahara Reporters There are conflicting reports on the alleged resignation of Finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun from the cabinet of President Mohammadu Buhari. It is however not immediately clear when she submitted her resignation letter and the reason may not be unconnected with the...

  *says Nigeria loses about $2 billion yearly due to poor healthcare *Buhari should reconstitute Boards of Medical Lab Science Council - AMLSN *seeks proper regulation of healthcare services to check quackery, unethical practices The Federal Government on Thursday expressed concern over the spate of industrial crises in the health...

    BudgIT, under its Open Budget Partnership project has signed a MoU with Ebonyi State Government. This development was to kick-start a partnership with the state to improve its level of transparency and accountability. According to a statement by Budgit, the success of the OpenKaduna initiative, which started in...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has come with details of the bailout fund given to each state by the Federal Government. 1) Abia ( N14.152 billion ); 2) Adamawa ( N2.378 billion); 3) Bauchi ( N8.60 billion) 4) Bayelsa (N12.85 billion); 5) Benue ( N28.013 billion); 6) Borno...

  The Nigerian equities market closed negative for the seventh consecutive session, as negative sentiments continued to drive sell pressure in notable counters even as the benchmark index dropped 0.84 per cent to 32,022.23 points on Thursday. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date losses rose to 8.11 per cent and 16.27...