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  A former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), has faulted the claim by the Federal Government that the Governing Council chaired by him was dissolved following the crisis in the institution which led to the sacking and reinstatement of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. While...

  Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said he wants to be a martyr who will be sacrificed to achieve the much-sought Igbo presidency. Umahi made the declaration on Tuesday in Abakaliki while briefing newsmen, noting that only martyrs make sacrifices for the peoples’ interest in difficult times. The governor,...

    Kano, Port Harcourt, and Enugu airports may resume international flight operations before the end of the year, the Federal Government has said even as the government announced the lifting of ban on Lufthansa, KLM and Air France. With the lifting of the ban, the airlines can resume their...

    Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed said Nigeria is now saving an average of ₦45 billion monthly in interest payments from the implementation of Treasury Single Account (TSA). She made this disclosure on Tuesday during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on TSA...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to handle issues arising from the recent #EndSARS protests with utmost caution and show respect for the youth. The caucus stated that the government must follow all democratic principles in dealing with...

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Tuesday charged the newly appointed Chairmen and members of Boards of Parastatal agencies in the state to live above board and be agents of positive change. Abiodun gave the charge at the June 12, Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, at the inauguration of the new...

The recent #EndSARS protest in Nigeria may go down in history as the loudest wakeup call since the civil war, for the country to be restructured. The President/CEO, World Stage Limited, Mr Segun Adeleye who said this in his welcome address at the virtual WorldStage Economic Summit 2020 with the...

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, arraigned one Austin Christopher Essiet before Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for fraudulent Point of Sale withdrawals. He was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on...

  Let's expand umbrella of hope over all sections of society And rebuild morale of the Police, says VP REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE REBUILD LAGOS INITIATIVE AND INAUGURATION OF THE BOARD OF...

Activities at the nation’s bourse closed in the negative territory on Tuesday for the second consecutive days, with market capitalisation dropping N279 billion on continuous profit taking. The market capitalisation dipped N279 billion or 1.53 per cent to close at N17.892 trillion against N18.171 trillion on Monday. In the same...