archiveMay 4, 2023

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at the Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan over his comment decrying the delay by the election tribunal to decide on the petition filed against the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Business247 News Online reports that the clergy,...

    The House of Representatives, on Thursday, approved Ways and Means Advances obtained by the Federal Government from the Central Bank of Nigeria to the tune of N23,719,703,774,306.90. The House made a U-turn on the request made by President Muhammadu Buhari since December 2022, for the National Assembly to...

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has announced the donation of a N100,000 stipend to each of the Sudan returnees by Dangote Foundation. Speaking while receiving the first batch of returnees trapped in war-torn Sudan, at the Abuja airport, the minister disclosed that MTN Foundation donated 25GB data and...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced Monday, May 8 as the starting date for the 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).  This announcement was made by the Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, at a pre-examination press conference on Thursday in Lagos State. The exams...

Over 40 per cent of deposits in Nigerian banks are denominated in United States (U.S.) dollars, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed. The bank blamed the trend of saving in hard currency on rising inflation and exchange rate volatility. According to the IMF, the practice is a confirmation of...

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, dissolved the State Executive Council, expressing appreciation to members of the council for their service to government and people of the state. The development was made known in a statement issued, yesterday, by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media Project,...

The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai, have in the last two weeks, rescued 131 abducted victims, including two additional Chibok School Girls during operations in the North East. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news...

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has promised that he will promote unity in Nigeria and be fair to all. Tinubu made the promise while inaugurating the Magistrates’ Court Complex in Port Harcourt on Thursday, built by the Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration. While commending his host for the edifice, he stated that...

  L- R shows Temi Popoola, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX); Oluwole Adeosun, President, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS); Mr. Yomi Adeyemi, Director, NGX; and Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga,  Group Chairman, NGX Group during a physical Closing Gong Ceremony to commemorate the return to full physical trading and honour...

  Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has told the Senate’s Ad-hoc Committee set up to investigating an alleged N6 trillion unpaid ground rent on federal government properties to direct their enquirers to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. Fashola gave the advice on...