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In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), eight directors have been redeployed to the Financial Sector Surveillance (FSS) Department in the Maitama office. The decision has…

•Aiyedatiwa to remain dep gov, sign undertaking   •Terms of settlement The over six months political logjam in Ondo State appears to have been resolved by President Bola Tinubu who intervened in the matter at…

Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, tells BLESSING AKINLABI how the government is addressing environmental challenges, including open defecation and…

Indications emerged on Saturday that the chief executive officers and other top executives of Deposit Money Banks had begun moves to raise fresh capital to bolster…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, says only a robust collaboration between the public and private sectors can stimulate research and development in Nigeria. According to Mr…

The greatest basketball player of all time has always been a matter of debate among basketball lovers about whether Michael Jordan is the best to ever play the game. His…

The Federal Government is partnering with Portland Gas to construct CNG conversion sites in the country. At the Portland Gas Green Park’s groundbreaking ceremony earlier this week, Farouk Ahmed, the Chief…

Nigeria’s oil and gas sector generated $764.52 billion from 1999 to 2021. This is according to Dr Ogbonnaya Orji, the Executive Secretary at the Nigerian Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). He…

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, will on Monday formally declare his intention to run for the governorship race in the state. The deputy governor’s plan was contained in a  letter issued by the Philip Shaibu Campaign…

Dear Hon minister, First, a disclosure. You may not know me but we have met on two occasions in the house of our mutual respected…

The Founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Mike Bamiloye, has expressed concern about women who, despite appearing pleasant in church, display…

A chieftain of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Seinde Arogbofa, has expressed concerns over the resolutions reached on Friday at a meeting held…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has described the Court of Appeal split judgement on the state governorship election delivered in Lagos on Friday as boosting…

Protesters shouted chants about “Genocide” at United States President, Joe Biden, as he shopped with his family and attended a Christmas tree event while vacationing in his family’s traditional spot. After a lot…

The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja has granted access to the first applicant in the case of the governorship election petition, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), to inspect…

Let me say I took former President Olusegun Obasanjo lightly when he told me that “liberal democracy is not working in Africa” in an interview a while ago. I did not read much…

Tensions between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, seem not to have ended as both men have…

The Israel Prison Service says 39 Palestinians have been released under the hostage agreement, which earlier saw 13 Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals released from Gaza. Earlier, the Israeli prime minister’s…

A report by Cadre Harmonise (CH) has alerted that about 26.5 million people in 26 states of Nigeria will face a food crisis between June and August 2024. The research result is contained in the November Analysis…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the office of attorney-general of the federation has requested the review of the case against Olasupo Shasore, a former Lagos State commissioner and…

Popular comedian and music executive, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has bemoaned the state of comedy in the country, stating that the stand-up comedy culture is ‘dying’. Basketmouth said the comedy ‘industry’…

Mikel Arteta saluted “adorable” Kai Havertz after the German sent Arsenal to the top of the Premier League with the last-gasp goal that clinched a 1-0 win at Brentford on Saturday. Havertz was a Champions League final…

Worried by the security challenges confronting the region,  governors of the North East on Saturday resolved to embark on more collaborative efforts among member states to come up with a security architecture design…

Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, under the auspices of Progressive Stakeholders, have asked the state House of Assembly, to declare the Deputy Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the acting…