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The House of Representatives and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria have reiterated their support for the Nigerian Stock Exchange as it continues to play a critical role in aiding Nigeria’s economic recovery and sustainable growth. This was made known at the enlightenment tour of the Committee on Capital...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Wednesday that the National Assembly remained committed to its Legislative Agenda which also prioritises Electoral Reforms Bill. Lawan made the remarks while declaring open a Public Hearing on a Bill for an Act to Repeal the Electoral Act No. 6  2010(as amended)...

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Bala Adamu Kuta, has told the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to forget about their presidential bids....

  A 19-year-old girl, Jemila Ibraheem, was on Wednesday remanded in police custody in Lagos State, over alleged murder of her ex-lover’s new girlfriend. Ibraheem, who is an upcoming actress and resides in Satelite town area of Lagos, was charged with a count of murder. The court however, did not...

  empowers corps members with business grant As part of efforts to contribute to the growth of entrepreneurship and boost job creation in Nigeria, Unity Bank Plc has announced the third edition of its Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, also known as Corpreneurship Challenge for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC 2020...

The personal bodyguard of music star, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido Tuesday reportedly passed away. Sharing the sad news in his twitter @davido, the musician said “Please tell me I am dreaming…my Tj gone? What imma do without you uncle Tj ehn…11 years you did all for me. “Put me before...

The Katsina State Government has placed a ban on the use of Facebook and Whatsapp in schools across the state. It also banned social media usage among civil servants in the state. The ban was contained in a circular with number MOE/ZDKT/ADG/VOL.1 by the state’s Ministry of Education’s Zonal Education...

Civic Hive, BudgIT’s civic innovation hub, committed to raising civic-tech leaders for transforming governance, social issues and creating intersections for civic engagements through technology has just concluded its six-month media fellowship program. The Civic Hive Media Fellowship Program which started in 2017, featured journalists who were focused on curating and...

Mr Bashir Mohammed, member representing Nguroje Constituency in the Taraba House of Assembly, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday from his residence in Jalingo. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP David Misal, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria...

  The Indian Health Ministry has developed a digital platform, including a mobile application for real-time tracking of processes related to the COVID-19 vaccination in the country, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said. The platform, dubbed Co-WIN, will be monitoring vaccine delivery and registering people for vaccination. “Co-WIN digital platform includes...