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The World Bank Group is excited with the growth of Nigeria and expressed satisfaction with the performance of the economy. The commendation was contained in a statement by the bank on Monday, after the conclusion of a visit to…

“…with the NSA involved I was fine with it. Afterall he is the chief accounting officer of Nigeria’s national security. If he wants to buy it at N100 billion who am I to say no?”Two years ago, as the late evening sun cast the cityscape…

A cross-section of Nigerians in Europe have decried the high fees being charged for circumcision of baby boys in clinics. The Europe Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday reported that the procedure is not common in…

The national assembly has increased the size of the 2018 budget to N9.120 trillion from N8.612 trillion. The details of the budget were listed on the order paper available at the senate. The budget was laid by Danjuma Goje,…

A man claiming to be the true owner of the White House has filed a complaint alleging that President Donald Trump owes him quite a bit in unpaid rent. William Feegba, who is representing himself, filed the landlord/tenant complaint…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested six notorious internet fraudsters also known as ‘yahoo yahoo boys’ in one of their hideouts in, Kubwa area, Abuja. The arrested suspects are Ihoeghian…

The lady who tattooed Davido’s face on her bare chest, Natacha Akide (@SymplyTacha), has been reportedly missing since last week Friday. This was made known in a Facebook post by Sampson Ladi on her page, Symply Tasha. Samson Ladi…

The Zonal Head of the Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Lawrence Akande, on Monday linked Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to the N1.2bn allegedly received from the Office of the National Security about a month to his second term election in 2014.…

Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has said that he will privatise parts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and allow the naira currency to float to attract foreign investment, if he is elected president in…

Other than its barrage of press statements and attempts at propaganda calling out the Buhari administration and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over their missteps, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), since its December convention…

A group of Oando shareholders have called on the company’s management to resolve its dispute with Ansbury Investments Incorporated. In a statement released yesterday, the shareholders,who referred to themselves as Concerned Oando…

Another group of ex-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, who joined the coalition that formed the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2014, yesterday slammed those who claimed that the group was marginalised. Last week, a one-time…

Two Nigerian citizens, both of whom reside in Houston, have been ordered to federal prison for perpetuating a wire fraud scheme involving various internet scams, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Idowu Olugbenga Temetan aka David…

Despite the crises that dogged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the conduct of its ward and local government congresses nationwide, the party may be enmeshed in another crisis ahead of its national convention scheduled…

•Adds: ‘We didn’t know corruption during our time’•It’s a lie, your govt also guilty – Sagay, Musa, Fasehun, Okurounmu•We need solution, not blame games — Adebanjo IF succeeding regimes had checked corruption as his government did,…

THE Senate yesterday said that as an institution, it will respect the ruling of the court by allowing the suspended Senator Ovie Omo- Agege, APC, Delta Central resume plenary today.A statement late yesterday night by the Chairman,…

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, yesterday kicked off rehabilitation of the Lagos-Otta-Abeokuta Road. Ministry officials led an inspection tour of the road from Ile Zik Bus Stop in…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has paid about N1 billion to owners of Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide for their services for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The…

Prices of some food items like tomatoes, beans and onions have increased in Lagos markets ahead of the annual Ramadan by Muslims, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A survey by NAN on Monday at Mile 12, Iddo and Oyingbo…

SENATOR Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central) has said that he will likely to attend today’s plenary of the Senate, following the judgment of the court, which declared his suspension illegal. Senator Omo-Agege told reporters at the APC…

• Non-compliant bank’s Boards may be removed The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (OAGF) have approved new administrative sanctions regime against banks and their staff who fail…

Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola says the problem of metering for electricity consumers in Nigeria will soon be addressed as his ministry has issued a regulatory framework to licence meter asset providers, setting…

MTN, telecommunications giant, on Monday, paid N500,00o to one of its customers, Oluwole Aluko, in compliance with a federal high court judgement. Aluko, a legal practitioner, had in 2016 sued MTN, alleging unlawful deduction of his…

The Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Raji Fashola has advised investors to focus their investments in the building of mini-grids which can be done without waiting to be licensed and can be quickly deployed. The minister…