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  The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday announced a $50 million equity investment in African Finance Corporation (AFB). AfDB made the announcement at the ongoing Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. AFC was founded 13 years with equity fund from the Central Bank of Nigeria and some commercial...

  not being benefiting any salary increase nor welfare allowances since 2007 The National President of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Dr. Abel Afolayan, on Tuesday said he has been reassured by the Acting Chairman of the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission, Mr. Ekpo Nta that pensioners across...

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has stressed the readiness of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators to vehemently oppose any anti- human rights bill presented before the upper legislative chamber. Apparently referring to the bill entitled ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019’ which proposes a three-year jail...

The first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, against President Donald Trump, are set to begin on Wednesday, as Democrats step up their public campaign over what they see as an abuse of power by the White House. Lawmakers will question two career diplomats, who have expressed concern that Trump...

  Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to another claim by a journalist Festus Adebayo about a supposed rift between him and President Muhammadu Buhari. Adebayo, who was appointed by the Senate President Ahmed Lawan as a spokesman but was sacked soon afterwards following widespread criticism for his critical...

  The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) took deeper turn on Wednesday as APC state governors called on the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, to either convene an emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) or resign his position immediately. Tagged ‘APC and our inconceivable...

  The leadership Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday said its attention has been drawn to a picture of the CAN President Rev. Dr Samson Ayokunle, Kogi State CAN Chairman and Governor Yahaya Bello on social media. Barr. Kwamkur Samuel Vondip, Director, Legal and Public Affairs, in a statement...

The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on the Federal Government to release the co-convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore and save the country from further embarrassment in the international community. “Enough of this charade, nothing more than a display of crude, naked power,” he said in his...

  The Edo State Police Command has denied reports of robbery attempt at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Benin. NAN reports that there had been widespread reports of foiled attempt by armed robbers at the financial institution on Tuesday evening. The reports had stated that the robbers attempted to...

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the introduction of the Anti-Hate Speech Bill by the Senate as abuse of legislative process and called on the federal lawmakers to “stop the folly”. The bill was tabled before the Senate on Tuesday by Senator Sabi Abdullahi who represents the Niger...