At least four people were killed in northeast Nigeria on Thursday in a suicide blast at an open-air mosque, militia and refugee camp officials told AFP ...
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Governors threaten to takeover fuel subsidy payment from NNPC
The National Economic Council (NEC), comprising the 36 State Governors in the country, has threatened to take over the responsibility of subsidising petroleum products in their states based on consumption ...
Read More »21 former governors, deputies still receive salaries as senators, ministers – Report
No fewer than twenty-one senators and ministers who are presently receiving salaries from their states as former governors, deputy governors as well as ministers are at the same time collecting salaries ...
Read More »Court nullifies Ikoyi Registry powers to conduct marriages in Lagos
The Lagos State Government has secured another court injunction restraining the Federal Government’s owned Registry in Ikoyi from conducting marriages, saying it was unconstitutional for the Federal Government ...
Read More »Court adjourns Melaye’s trial indefinitely
The trial of the lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, in the alleged case of false information dissemination brought against him by the Federal Government has been adjourned indefinitely ...
Read More »U.S govt, PDP warn against rigging as 40 candidates gear up for Ekiti guber polls
The United States government says it expects nothing less than credible and fair exercise in the Ekiti State governorship election which holds on July 14, ...
Read More »Fed Govt opens online portal for investors
The Federal Government has launched an up-to-date online portal, `iGuide Nigeria’, containing necessary information and relevant data for willing investors ...
Read More »Borno governor queries Commissioner for shoe polish donation to youths
Angered by online reactions, Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima has queried his Commissioner for Higher Education and aspirant for the house of representatives in 2019, Usman ...
Read More »Abia govt denies Gov. Ikpeazu, Sen. Orji rift
The Special Adviser to the Abia State governor on e-Governance, Mr. Obed Nnaji Asiegbu, has debunked a media report of an alleged rift between his ...
Read More »Nigeria establishes presidential infrastructure devt fund
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF), which is to be managed by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority ...
Read More »Oil price hits $80
Oil prices hit $80 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since November 2014 on concerns that Iranian exports could fall due to renewed ...
Read More »AfDB approves $100m to boost fertilizer production in Nigeria
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has approved 100 million dollars senior loan to Nigerian firm, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited, to support ...
Read More »Air Peace to penalise, blacklist violent passengers
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, says it will henceforth penalise violent passengers especially those who attack guests, their staff or involved in the destruction of company’s ...
Read More »Sterling Bank grows shareholders’ fund by 20.2%
Sterling Bank Plc has reported a 20.2% growth in its shareholders’ fund from N85.7bn in 2016 to N102.9bn in 2017. The bank said on Thursday ...
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