President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed the 2018 N9.12 trillion Appropriation Bill into law in the absence of the Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara ...
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National Assembly justifies 2018 budget adjustments
The National Assembly said it was not worried by concerns raised by President Muhammadu Buhari over the adjustments it made to the 2018 appropriation bill as the lawmakers “only did their jobs” ...
Read More »Pres. Buhari approves 28 new judges for Appeal, High Courts
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new Judicial Officers for the Court of Appeal, Federal High Court and the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council ...
Read More »OAU sacks professor in sex-for-marks scandal
The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has dismissed Professor Richard Akindele from the services of the University for gross misconduct ...
Read More »NNPC to shut down refineries for maintenance
The federal government said it would shut down the three refineries and begin turnaround maintenance on them by December 2018 ...
Read More »Atiku visits Jonathan, forecasts PDP’s return to power in 2019
Ex- President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has what it takes to ...
Read More »Agbakoba’s NIM adopts Alliance for New Nigeria as political platform
The Nigerian Intervention Movement (NIM), led by Olisa Agbakoba, on Wednesday adopted Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) as the political party to contest the 2019 ...
Read More »2019: My governorship aspiration driven by undiluted love for Osun – Deputy Speaker, Lasun
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yussuff Lasun, has declared that nothing will distract him from seeking the mandate of the people ...
Read More »Ex-CBN deputy governor, Adelabu, joins Oyo guber race
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Wednesday declared his intention to contest the Oyo State governorship ...
Read More »FG spends N643.6bn on domestic debt servicing – DMO
The Federal Government spent N643.6 billion on servicing the nation’s domestic debt for January to March, says the Debt Management Office (DMO). In its Quarterly ...
Read More »Instagram launches app for long videos
Facebook Inc-owned social network Instagram launched a mobile app on Wednesday dedicated to user-generated videos up to an hour long, intensifying the competition for consumers’ ...
Read More »CBN boosts forex market with $210m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the apex bank boosted the foreign exchange market with 210 million dollars to meet customers’ requests in various ...
Read More »Dangote Cement pays out 90% net profit as dividend
Dangote Cement on Wednesday paid out a dividend of N10.50 per 50k share, representing 90 per cent of net profit for 2017 business year. The ...
Read More »U.S. deports 34 Nigerians
A total of 34 Nigerians have been deported from the United States of America for allegedly committing various offences in the country. The deportees arrive ...
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