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Following the confirmation of his re-appointment as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by the Senate, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Monday, formally assumed duty after subscribing to the relevant Oath…

President Muhammadu Buhari has not approved the formation of state police structures as being reported by some newspapers, the Presidency said on Monday. A statement signed by presidential spokesperson,…

The Federal High Court has restrained the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from removing Messrs Wale Tinibu and Omamofe Boyo as Oando Plc’s Group Chief Executive  Officer (GCEO) and Deputy Group Chief Executive …

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The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, challenged the competence of the suit seeking to declare him as unfit to head the judiciary. In processes he filed…

Babatunde Fashola, former minister of power, works and housing, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the “strides recorded so far”. According to Channels Television the…

Muritala Abiola, brother of the winner of June 12, 1993, election MKO Abiola has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the role he played in the June 12 struggle, noting that he is an…

Satguru Maharaj Ji, the founder of the One Love Family sect, says President Muhammadu Buhari needs the support of all Nigerians to salvage the economy, accusing some western imperialists and…

James Momoh, chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says he expects the country’s present metering gap of five million to be closed in next three years. Speaking at the maiden…

Dubai, the most popular city in the United Arab Emirates, says it received 15.92 million overnight tourist visitors in 2018. NAN reports that the number of visitors from Nigeria soared by 36%, while…

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, has done well by pointing out the ills of her husband’s government. Aisha had lately castigated…

Nigerian reality show, Big Brother Naija, has announced that the program will start to air on June 30, 2019. In a post on the official Instagram page of DSTV on Monday, the organisers said the…

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has approved N83 million for the purchase of 750 cows for Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Idris Gusau, the governor’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement. He said…

Calistus Obi, former acting director general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Mojisola Olatoregun of the federal high…

The African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Oyo State during the 2019 general elections, Mr Akinwale Laosun, has urged Gov. Seyi Makinde to ensure that the state does not return to…

Over 310 Boeing 737 jets contain 148 potentially defective parts and may need to be replaced, the Federal Aviation Administration has said, a safety warning that comes as the Chicago-based manufacturer…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, has signed the 2019 appropriation bill into law. Sanwo-olu approved the N873,532,460,725 today. The budget has N479, 691,73,705 for capital expenditure while…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of state and local government Police. He also approved the dismissal of 37 police officers as recommended by the National Human Rights…

Lawyer and activist Femi Falana (SAN) has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo view that Boko Haram is about Fulanisation of Nigeria and other West African countries must have been…

No fewer than 555 Biafra flags and other insignia were seized during a clampdown on Biafra agitators in Onitsha, by a joint taskforce of the Police, Military, National Security and Civil Defence Corps…

Nasarawa governor, Abdullahi Sule, has picked his first wife, Hajiya Salifat, as the official first lady of the state.This was made known in a statement sent to journalists and signed by the permanent secretary (political…

Fresh facts have emerged concerning the alleged infractions and false disclosures by Oando Plc which prompted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to mandate the oil firm’s Group Chief…

Between 2016 and 2018, Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, included 2.6 million more people in the formal banking system, reducing the exclusion rate from 41.6 per cent to 36.8 per cent in two years, according to the Access…

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, William Kumuyi, on Sunday urged Christians not to attack the president of the country through any means.Mr Kumuyi, who gave the admonition during his sermon…