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Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the restriction of forex supply on 41 items including rice and toothpicks helped in lifting the economy out of recession. Addressing journalists on…

The post-primary crises rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are far from being over. Some aggrieved members are ventilating their anger through street protests. Others are warning the party’s leadership on the…

•PDP candidate paid N10.3m tax •Buhari’s papers ‘with military’ Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has declared a personal income of N60.2 million in three years, according to the…

More than 84 million Nigerians are eligible to vote in next year’s general election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu said yesterday. He spoke when he received a delegation of…

Some former workers of the defunct national carrier, Nigeria Airways, may have started getting their payment alert after the completion of their verification, findings by Daily Trust show. It was gathered that those who…

The Director of Strategic Communications of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organization, Festus Keyamo, has denied receiving large sums of money from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for President…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said that the present administration is executing 68 road contracts, 38 power projects in all the 6 South West states. He also said that the Federal Government has…

Cristiano Ronaldo has enjoyed a reunion with Sir Alex Ferguson for the first time since the legendary Manchester United boss suffered a brain haemorrhage in May. Former manager Ferguson was not at the game, but visited Ronaldo at the…

A Nigerian man has taken to social media to warn ladies to be very careful about how they spread their panties to avoid being victims of circumstance. In a video he posted online, the man explained that he decided to expose the…

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple took the world by surprised after he revealed that he is G.ay, 4 years ago. Speaking recently with CNN, Mr Cook said, he’s happy about the distinction as the first CEO of a major company to ever come out as…

The federal government has, as part of broad measures to stem the tide of insecurity in the country, banned the unauthorised acquisition of firearms, drones and broadcast equipment. This was disclosed on Thursday by the…

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, has urged the people of south-west to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections to guarantee a return of power to the region in 2023. The minister…

The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), a civil society organisation, has filed a suit against President Muhammadu Buhari over the purchase of 12 Tucano aircraft worth $496 million without the…

Hours can be wasted browsing through Netflix's collection of films and television shows. But if you know the kind of thing you would like to watch, a secret list of codes can help you unlock dozens of hidden categories - no matter…

Belgium have edged ahead of France to take outright top spot in FIFA’s world rankings released on Thursday.Tiny Gibraltar were the biggest risers, thanks to their first two competitive wins this month.Belgium and France had been tied…

Jaafar Jaafar, publisher of Daily Nigerian newspaper, has insisted that the videos which showed Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, receiving bribe are authentic. Speaking when he appeared before a Kano house of assembly…

Oluseyi Bickerseth, chairman of the board of Diamond Bank, and three other directors of the bank has resigned. The bank announced the resignation in a notice sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange and signed by Uzoma Uja,…

The governor of Imo State Chief Rochas Okorocha, has said that the Acting National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu has sent out a very bad signal to the world.Okorocha reacting to Issa…

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has termed the action of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, where he fed over 150 people, including detainees and visitors two days ago as outrageous, preposterous and…

Lawan Faro, the man who climbed the billboard hanger in Yola yesterday, with threats to jump to his death if President Buhari fails to resign, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command. Lawan said he would commit suicide if…

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, has been named the sixth most charitable person in the world by Richtopia, a digital periodical that covers business, economics, and financial news, based in the United Kingdom. Warren Buffett,…

If Nigerian rapper, Oladapo Olaitan Olanipekun better known as Dagrin, was alive today, he would have been celebrating his 31st birthday. However, the colds of death snatched him from his fans on April 22, 2010, in a…

THE  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has informed a Lagos Special Offences court that it has begun a manhunt for one of the defendants in an $8.4 million fraud trial, Yusuf Yahaya, after jumping administrative bail…

The Lagos State Government on Thursday disclosed that it has established a special team to ensure efficient traffic compliance in the state and to particularly address the observable flagrant disobedience to traffic rules by…