Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has visited former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to solicit their support to reclaim the presidency in 2023.
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PenCom unmasks 32 states not remitting workers’ pension contributions
All the states, except four and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have backlog of Retirement Savings Accounts arrears that make retirees to wait for a few years after retirement before they get paid accrued pension rights,
Read More »China, India flooding Nigeria with fake drugs – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has accused China and India of being responsible for the fake drugs in Nigeria.
Read More »Nigeria records 126 new coronavirus cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 126 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 58,324.
Read More »Buhari transmits PIB to National Assembly, scraps NNPC, PPPRA
President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the much awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2020 to the National Assembly and has proposed the creation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.
Read More »Edo govt shifts resumption of primary, secondary schools to Oct 6
The Edo State Government has rescheduled the resumption of primary and secondary schools across the state for the 2020/2021 academic session to Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
Read More »Ogun State compensates market fire, flood victims
The Ogun State Government has given financial support and food palliatives to traders who lost their goods and property to the fire which occurred earlier in the year at the Sabo Market, Sagamu.
Read More »Adamawa schools reopen Oct 12
The Adamawa State Government has announced that schools will reopen next month, Monday October 12.
Read More »SERAP mandates FG to prosecute 103 corruption cases within 14 days
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) to take steps to expeditiously,
Read More »CBN to pursue expansion policies to fight recession – Emefiele
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the bank will pursue expansionary monetary policies to fight recession because the fiscal policy was already constrained.
Read More »Heritage Bank, PWC, Deloitte recommend use of tech to reverse effects of COVID-19, tackle fraud
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has called on internal auditors of banks to adopt the various digital technologies to prevent fraud and annul the adverse impact of Covid-19 on the financial
Read More »Airline operators to skip nationwide labour strike
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has dissociated itself from the impending nationwide strike over hike in prices of petrol and electricity tariff.
Read More »Dangote promo produces 171 millionaires
Dangote Cement Plc said 171 millionaires across the nation have emerged in its ongoing ‘Bag of Goodies Promo season 2’.
Read More »NCC vows to promote ICT infrastructure expansion for economic growth
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that the Commission will continue to promote and facilitate expansion of robust broadband/Information
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