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The Tadhamunul Muslimeen Mosque also known as Adogba Mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan, which was rebuilt by the Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, will be commissioned on Thursday. According to a press statement signed and made available to Business247news by Mr.Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor, the Governor...

  The Senate on Wednesday, November 15, called on the leadership of organized labour, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to urgently call off their ongoing strike in the spirit of patriotism and national interest. The Senate also...

The University of Nigeria (UNN) has denied allegations that it was involved in admission racketeering. It stated it had always conducted its admissions transparently in compliance with the federal government’s established criteria of 45% merit, 35% catchment, and 20% Educational Less Developed States (ELDS). Reacting to reports accusing it of...

  A video, code-named:  “EFCC and Army Wahala” gaining traction across the social media, once again, compels the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to reiterate its warning to skit makers and other social workers to desist from using the operational identities of the Commission illegally and irresponsibly. According to a...

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has confirmed that some of the people who attacked the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, have been arrested. Ribadu made this disclosure on Wednesday in a statement signed by the NSA spokesperson, Zakari U Mijinyawa where the former...

  President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government will reverse the worrisome trend in the economy. Tinubu gave the assurance on Wednesday in Uyo, in a message to the opening of the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC). Represented by the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, the president...

    Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rises to 27.33 per cent in October 2023, according to the data released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index, CPI, and Inflation Report for October, which was released in Abuja today. According...

  Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has rolled out four enabling actions elected leaders across Africa must take to save African democracy from ongoing regression and disruption. This was disclosed through a press statement signed and made available to Business247News by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the State Governor,...

  advocates diversified energy portfolio   The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari has charged stakeholders within the Nigerian oil and gas industry to adapt, evolve and lead in the ever-changing global energy landscape. According to a press statement by Mr. Olufemi O. Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications...

  The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has unveiled the potential for Nigeria to amass over $13.3 billion in annual revenue by establishing a national asset register. Edun made this known during the Afrinvest 2023 Nigerian Banking Sector Report launch in Lagos. During...