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    In today’s world, making financial services accessible is fast becoming a key area of concern to policymakers for the well-known reason that it has far reaching economic implications. To this end, financial inclusion has assumed a greater level of importance due to its perceived relevance as catalyst for...

        President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday held a valedictory session for members of his cabinet who are resigning to pursue their 2023 political ambitions. The President wished all of them well in their political pursuits and further expressed confidence in their abilities to perform well in whatever...

  Remarks by the Honourable Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the Second Quarterly Meeting with political parties for the year 2022 held at the INEC Conference Room, Abuja, on Tuesday 10TH May 2022   The Chairmen and Leaders of Political Parties National Commissioners Secretary to...

  Distinguished citizens of our great nation, Nigeria: elder statesmen and stateswomen; political leaders from across geopolitical zones and party lines; policymakers and bureaucrats from the national and subnational levels of government; representatives of civil society; private sector stakeholders; the intelligentsia, opinion moulders and thought leaders from various institutions of...

  By Folu Olamiti FNGE FDAME As family, friends, associates, admirers and fans from the world over celebrate living music legend, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi on his 80th birthday anniversary, the celebrant has given more insight into the circumstances of his rise to stardom in the entertainment world. According to...

  By Ola Awoniyi The happy ending of Electoral Act No.6 2010 (amendment) Bill 2022, which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on February 25 after much apprehensions, reminds one of the Petroleum Industry Bill, aka PIB. For almost two decades, the PIB was at the National Assembly,...

Former Secretary to the Osun State Government (SSG), Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, was the second state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Commissioner for Works. In this interview by KUNLE ODEREMI, he speaks on how the main opposition party can regain power in the state, basis for his...

  An analysis by Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma (NAN)   The Nigerian stock market opened trading in 2021 with great expectations, having been adjudged the best globally in 2020 with a return of 50.03 per cent. Operators and analysts had predicted a positive outing for the stock market in 2021, based on...

By Edith Ike-Eboh and Emmanuel Afonne The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has ended the year on a bright note after it won an award as the overall best company in oil and gas reforms at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) global awards which was held in Seoul, South...

By Garba Shehu The purpose of the President’s trip to Turkey, December 16th to 19th was to participate in the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, with an appealing theme: “Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity.” Our national strategy was laid out before departure, based on a strong optimism that the...