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Convener of the #BringBackOurGirls group, Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday, asked the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, to check the meaning of the word ‘incompetence’ over his statement on the suicide bomber who claimed to be one the Chibok girl. It would be recalled that last week, a […]

After five years of internal wrangling and squabbles, the shareholders of First Guarantee Pension Limited (FGPL) have sacked their chairman and a director and appointed new ones. At a requisition induced Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) held in Abuja today,Tuesday, shareholders of the Pension Fund Administration entity voted by 24 votes to sack Dr. Ahmed Salik […]

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) says ministries, departments, agencies and the Nigerian Army are owing the Distribution Companies (DISCOs) N60 billion from 2015 to February. Mr Sunday Oduntan, the Executive Director of ANED, said this on Tuesday at a news conference by the association in Abuja. He said the army owed Benin DISCO […]

President Muhammadu Buhari would depart Abuja for Washington DC, capital of the United States of America on Wednesday for the 4th Nuclear Security Summit. The president is expected to join President Barack Obama and about 60 other world leaders and heads of international organisations for the summit. President Buhari would be accompanied on the journey by the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja On Receives The outgoing South Sudan Ambassador. The President urged the South Sudanese Government to invest more in agriculture and not to solely depend on oil revenues to grow the nation’s economy.  A statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said Buhari […]

On this anniversary of the 2015 general elections, Nigerians must examine all the factors that shaped or damaged political or ethical values, especially the colossal amounts spent and the hate speeches and foul language that characterized the campaigns. In fact the willful and flagrant violation of Sections 87 – 91 of the Electoral Act regulating […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday urged Nigerians to strive hard no matter how difficult to keep alive the memory of those who died for democratic governance to thrive in the country, just as he reiterated the commitment of his administration to growth and development of the state. Governor Ambode, who spoke in […]

Firstmonie, the mobile money platform for First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has partnered with MMIT (Mobile Media Info Tech) to introduce international calling app Talk360 to Firstmonie mobile wallet users and Nigerian consumers. This partnership gives consumers the ability to pay for low cost international calls through the Talk 360 calling app with their Firstmonie […]

The Confédération of African Football (CAF) on Sunday announced the withdrawal of Chad from the ongoing qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled for Gabon next January. In a report on its website, CAF said it was informed of the withdrawal by the Chadian Football Federation. The withdrawal has thus left Group […]

A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, triggering a hostage crisis at Larnaca airport on the south coast, Cypriot police said. Egyptian civil aviation said the hijacker had threatened to detonate an explosives belt. The hijacker contacted the control tower at 8:30 am (0530 GMT) and the plane was […]

The Federal Government has been advised to urgently address the lingering foreign exchange scarcity problem in the country to forestall massive job losses. While a long-term plan of developing alternative forex sources is required, a short to medium-term plan targeted at tackling the existing dollar shortage is inevitable. The immediate past Anglican Bishop of the […]

The Federal Government has promised to reduce the current rate of poverty in the country to the barest minimum. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, stated this while speaking at a Social Protection summit in Abuja The Federal Government is currently articulating a reform agenda for the social protection sector as […]