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The lawmaker representing Surulere Federal Constituency 1 of Lagos in the National Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila has been elected as the Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila, Majority…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is driving Nigeria towards “disaster and instability”.Mr Obasanjo said this in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES at…

Senator Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege has emerged Deputy President of the 9th Senate after defeating Senator Ike Ekweremadu with 31 votes. Here are some details you need to know about the Deputy Senate…

Being in debt sucks and can be extremely stressful, however with determination and discipline, there are some simple and effective ways to get out of it. Here are four ways you can get out of debt.…

Senator Ahmed Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday emerged President of the 9th Senate. Lawan defeated Senator Ali Ndume with total votes of 79 to 28. Here is a look at five reasons why…

Until Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) launched the anchor borrowers programme (ABP) in 2015 to checkmate issues of reliance on imported rice, Nigeria produced just about 1.5 million metric tones of rice locally out of the…

Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) should commend him for insisting on running in the election of the Senate President of the ninth Senate. Mr Ndume…

Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, the US retail giant has moved past hi-tech titans Apple and Google to become the world’s most valuable brand, a key survey showed Tuesday. The brand value of Amazon surged…

A high court sitting in Imo state has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to issue certificate of return to Rochas Okorocha as senator-elect for Imo west senatorial district.…

Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, declaring it a “global challenge” to phase out the plastic bags, straws and cutlery clogging the world’s oceans. “I am very…

The 19th Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria has approved 160 and above as the national minimum benchmark for admission for the year 2019 into public universities.The meeting held at Bola…

A street named after Notorious B.I.G in Brooklyn, on Monday, has drawn commendations from various hip-hop legends who believed the move had been long due. The street was renamed “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace Way. Reacting to the…

A former National Deputy chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized calls urging President Muhammadu Buhari to name late M.K.O Abiola as president on June 12. According to Bode George, the move may result in a…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday prayed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to strike out the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar…

As part of efforts to increase patronage at the Eastern Ports, the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved a ten Percent (10%) discount on harbour dues in all concession…

The lawmaker representing Delta central, Ovie Omo-Agege, has been elected deputy president of the Senate. He secured 67 of the 107 votes in the election to defeat Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic…

The head of Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division on Monday said the company would work with any government agency that followed the law, in contrast with rival Microsoft Corp, which has…

Ahmad Lawan, lawmaker representing Yobe north senatorial district, has been elected president of the senate. Lawan secured 79 votes to defeat Ali Ndume from Borno south who polled 28 votes. Although the two…

The 2018 World Cup wasn’t a memorable outing for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Dumped out at the group stage despite a wondrous performance by Ahmed Musa in the second match, the Super Eagles…

Botswana’s High Court has ruled to decriminalise homosexuality on Tuesday, in a landmark case being watched across Africa after Kenya recently upheld its own anti-homosexuality laws. Botswana is regarded as…

President Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, has told President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders, that it is not enough to fight corruption — but to also add value to human life. Speaking at the…

Yakubu Danladi, a 34-year-old graduate of Kaduna Polytechnic, has been elected speaker of the Kwara state house of assembly. Danladi, who represents Ilesha-Gwanara constituency, was elected unanimously…

Members-elect of the House of Representatives are turning up in the chamber, with Mr James Faleke, one of those leading the campaign of the speakership candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Femi…

Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo state, has been prevented from participating in the inauguration of the 9th national assembly. The ex-governor had arrived at the national assembly on Tuesday…