Democracy Day Special: Osinbajo urges IPOB, others to stop secession bid
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has appealed to Nigerians to eschew violence and division as the country is big enough to accommodate all differences, an appeal that appears targeted…
17 years after, Senate passes Petroleum Industry Bill
The Senate on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) after 17 year of consideration: The bill has been passed as the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). It is the…
Senate tackles DISCOs over estimated billing: I’m in pain over crazy bills – Dino Melaye
The Senate has resolved to beam its search light on the estimated billing by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on residents of the Federal Capital Territory. The Senate during…
Garland for the telecom consumer
BY KEN UGBECHIE In our brave new world, certain things have come to define your strength. One of such is how wired you are; how connected you are to…
Don’t push Ifeanyi Ubah to the wall; if he says all that he knows, Nigeria will boil – Confidant
A close associate of oil tycoon, Ifeanyi Ubah, has said that if his man is pushed to say all that he knows about oil and forex deals in Nigeria, the…
Trump willing to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to douse tension
For the sake of global peace, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday opened the door to meeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, saying he would be honoured to meet the…
Kanu gets tough bail terms, to present a Jewish leader, sureties to deposit N300m
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu who has been in detention since 2015. The presiding…
Senator forfeits 12-story building to EFCC, building allegedly bought with proceeds of crime
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District and staunch ally of the Senate President, Peter Nwaoboshi, Monday lost temporarily his 12-storey building at 27 Marine Road…
CBN extends BVN to Microfinance banks, others, set August 1, 2017 deadline
Apparently buoyed by the success of its introduction in checking financial crimes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the Bank Verification Number (BVN) registration scheme to customers of…
NCC, FIRS set up joint Revenue Quality Assurance Committee to boost revenue management efficiency in telecoms
In order to improve the level of efficiency in tax management and revenue generation through deployment of technology, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS)…