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The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) is set to commence investigation of Atiku Abubakar over the diversion of public funds whilst he was Vice-President of Nigeria through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV). This is according to a brief statement by Asst. Head of Chambers at the Festus Keyamo Chambers, John Ainetor. The communique further disclosed that […]

The Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Masudur Rahman, has expressed the desire of his country to deepen cooperation with Nigeria in the areas of agriculture, textile and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Rahman said this recently in Abuja at a reception to mark the 52nd independence and National Day celebration of Bangladesh. He said […]

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Kalu, his meeting with the President was to officially inform him (Buhari) of his intention to run for the President of the Senate if the APC zones […]

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has commended former governor Rauf Aregbesola, for his achievements as Minister of Interior. According to Adeleke, the people of Osun State love Aregbesola and he is free to come to the state unfettered. He added that he was completing unfinished projects from Aregbesola’s administration. Adeleke spoke on Tuesday in […]

The House of Representatives’ will on April 11, 2023, grill ministers and other heads of ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government as well as oil companies and banks over the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil valued at $2.4bn. The House Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Alleged Loss of […]

President-elect Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that special prayers and thanksgiving service be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, as he marks his 71st birthday, in place of the traditional yearly birthday colloquium. The special prayers will be held in Lagos and in other parts of the country. A statement signed by Tunde Rahman […]

Nigeria’s money supply rose to N53.3 trillion from N52.2 trillion recorded at the beginning of the year. This represents a 2.2 per cent increase to date compared to 0.3 per cent recorded in the previous month where money supply increased from N53.14 trillion. This is according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Money and […]

With the dust from Nigeria’s 2023 general election yet to settle, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr. Boris Johnson has stressed that the people should always be allowed to freely choose who would govern them. The advice from Johnson came just as Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also advised Nigerians to […]

Following threats by the Nigeria Labour Party (NLC) to embark on a nationwide strike and picket Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) branches, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the dispute has been apprehended and the strike action won’t hold. The union had vowed to protest following the cash crunch in the country […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has said there was no meeting between the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola. In a statement on Thursday night, the APC PCC Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga described as “fake, misleading and malicious” a media report (not by […]