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Nigeria can become a stronger and more prosperous nation if states have more powers, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Prof. Osinbajo stated this while speaking at…

A former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, and former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday traded words on the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, more than four years ago.While…

Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa was a committed leader, an Afenifere and a progressive who fought for what he believed in, All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola…

The Presidency said on Saturday that President Muhammadu Buhari was against retaliation in the heat of the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa because he thought…

Nigerian parents will need to do a rethink quickly if it is really worthwhile spending millions of naira to send their children to private secondary schools, as…

Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, is still in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) because his bail conditions have not been met. The federal high…

David Cameron, former British prime minister, has alleged that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan did not give enough support to Britain during the abduction of 274 schoolgirls in Chibok,…

The Presidency says the extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, originally scheduled to hold on Saturday, has been shifted to 12 noon on Monday, Oct. 7. Mr Femi Adesina, the…

Renowned lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has described the bail conditions granted the convener of #RevolutionNow protest and candidate of the African Action Congress…

The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that following credible reports that some Boko Haram terrorists/criminals, at about 1 am on Thursday 3rd of October 2019, stormed Muna Province, a community which lies along the…

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Friday announced plans to reward customers who pay above 50 per cent of their outstanding bills with free energy credit vouchers.Mr Adeoye Fadeyibi, the Chief Executive…

The Association of Lagos Titled Chiefs, a non-political association of honorary chiefs and prominent members of the Lagos community has reaffirmed its total support for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo after it reviewed…

Following the relative peace currently being enjoyed in Maiduguri, over 100 NGOs have entered the city, providing humanitarian services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are taking refuge within and…

Ten years ago, news surfaced on the internet that a Nigerian engineer had won a $500 million contract to construct a monorail in Iraq.  Fast forward to 2019: the news is…

Telecommunications Companies (Telcos), under the aegis of Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), yesterday, raised the alarm over fresh plans by the Senate to…

News of the arrest and handing over of Abdurasheed Maina, Chairman of the controversial Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, by the Department of State Services must have been received with both glee and gloom…

Nigeria and South Africa have reached an agreement on issuing 10-year visas to businessmen, academics and frequent travelers.The decision was a followup to the successful conclusion of the ninth Bi-National…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the “few Nigerians” giving the country “bad name” in South Africa must desist from such and be of good conduct. Buhari said this on Friday during his…

Hameed Ali, the comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service, says it has become necessary to collect duties on smuggled cars because the country needs revenue for development.…

Nicephore Soglo, former president of Benin Republic, has accused Saudi Arabia and Qatar of funding Boko Haram. Boko Haram has grown to constitute a threat to the…

A federal high court in Abuja on Friday granted a N100 million bail to Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow Movement. Sowore has been in custody of the…

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (retd), on Thursday, said 90 per cent of cars in the country were smuggled into the country by unscrupulous elements.Ali, who said this…

Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups from its social network platforms that the company says were involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour.The tech giant said it removed a total of 443…

Considering the role of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nigeria’s development, the importance of the Scheme has once more been brought to the fore.Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu…