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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has accused CNN of desperation over its second report on the Lekki toll plaza shootings that happened on October 20. CNN had on Tuesday released a second ‘investigative report’ on the shootings at Lekki toll plaza during the #EndSARS protests despite...

    The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has given an indication that the nation’s land borders that have been closed since August 2019 may be reopened soon. He broke the good news on Wednesday in Abuja during an interview with State House correspondents According...

The coalition of 19 Northern states presidents of the Students’ Union Government (SUG) has issued a one-week ultimatum to both the Nigerian government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve their problem with ASUU or else the students would turn the streets to their classes. Addressing the conference...

A former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has called for calm in the state following the tension generated by reports that ex-Governor Rauf Aregbesola plans to hold a political programme parallel to the incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola's second anniversary celebrations on Friday, 27 November, 2020. Prince Oyinlola, in...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that total credit granted by lenders to support the economy from the end of August to 13th November, 2020, rose by 1.01 per cent from N19.33 trillion to N19.54 trillion. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele who disclosed this on Tuesday at a media...

the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday that global airlines could report losses summing up to $118.5 billion this year as the aviation industry battle headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic and fast diminishing revenue from lower passenger traffic occasioned by lockdown. The association forecasted $84.3 billion in net...

Lagos State Government has commenced the recruitment of eligible candidates for the Batches 4, 5 and 6 of Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (LAP). The initiative is under the Agriculture-based Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-YES). Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya made the announcement on Tuesday. Olusanya said the programme was in furtherance of...

    Record of the Year: “Black Parade,” Beyoncé “Colors,” Black Pumas “Rockstar,” DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch “Say So,” Doja Cat “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish “Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa “Circles,” Post Malone “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion   Album of the Year: “Chilombo,” Jhené Aiko “Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition),”...

  The House of Representatives has passed through second reading a bill to amend the electoral act. The bill sponsored by Aisha Dukku was debated by the House and passed for a second reading. Leading the debate on the bill, Dukku who is the Chairman of the House Committee on...

donates N10m to rebuild Market Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, visited the scene of the fire incident that razed some shops at Sasa Market, Akinyele Local Government Area of the Ibadan. The governor, who was accompanied by the Caretaker Chairman of Akinyele Local Government, Hon. Taoheed Adedigba,...