APC loses Senate, Reps seats in Sokoto
The Court of Appeal Sokoto Division on Wednesday returned Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba and Balarabe Kakale as Senator and House of Representative member in the National Assembly, respectively. In a short…
Revealed! NDDC has 12,000 abandoned projects, FG inaugurates management committee
No fewer than 12,000 abandoned projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been identified in the Niger Delta region, says Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio….
N100bn needed to revive Cotton, Textile and Garment sub sector –Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele says more than N100 billion is needed to revive Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) sub sector. Emefiele said…
Make USSD codes free to boost financial inclusion: Stakeholders tell banks, telcos
Participants at the Nigeria Fintech Week in Lagos on Tuesday said telecommunications, banks and Fintech stakeholders needed to partner to make USSD short codes free to all users to boost…
Power play: President appoints new PM but old PM says “I’m still in my office, working.’
President Jose Vaz of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday named a new prime minister but his sacked predecessor refused to step down, intensifying a bitter power struggle between Vaz and the ruling…
Kano, Adamawa, Lagos make proposed NDDC Board; Buhari seeks early confirmation
President Muhammadu Buhari has requested Senate’s confirmation of nominees into the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The request was contained in a letter by President Buhari, dated…
Stock market goes bearish but Zenith Bank, others see high volume sales
Sell pressure recorded by highly capitalised stocks forced the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indices to close negative on Tuesday. Consequently, the crucial market indicators dipped 0.53 per cent, amid…
Nigeria among 13 countries notorious for enabling ‘impunity’ in journalists’ deaths
More than 200 killings of journalists are unsolved in 13 countries cited by a media watchdog group for enabling “impunity” for the crimes. Syria, Somalia and Iraq top the list….
Buhari government gags free press, moves to regulate social media
The Muhammadu Buhari Government says it is working to inject sanity into the Social Media space which has gone totally out of control, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji…
Two men arraigned for allegedly wearing military berets, get bail
Two men, Ajana Oluwabunmi, 24 and Idehen Oluwatimilehin, 20, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for alleged unlawful wearing of military camouflage berets. The defendants, whose addresses were…