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The Banker Magazine has named UBA Chad and Senegal as “Bank of the Year” in their respective countries for 2015.  Both awards were presented recently at the Hilton Bankside, London. While UBA Chad is winning the award for the first time, this is the fourth consecutive year that UBA Senegal is winning the award having won in […]

Joy-Ochonu Idoko, a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Peter Amromanoh, Executive Secretary Delta State Scholarship Board and his accountant, Andrew Boji Nkwor before Justice F. N Azinge of the Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, today told the court how the accused persons opened 28 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja called on Nigerians to support all necessary measures to ensure free, fair and credible elections in the country, including the use of card readers and permanent voter cards. Receiving members of the newly elected Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Executive Committee in his office, Buhari said that more work was […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the military has sufficiently degraded the capacity of Boko Haram to launch spectacular attacks while also retaking most of the territories seized by the terrorists.  “Winning the war against insurgency is about sufficiently degrading the insurgents’ capacity for action.   “This the military has substantially done. […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that his policies and alleged apparent lack of viable economic initiatives are currently inflicting hardship on Nigerians.  PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Tuesday said it is disheartening that the Buhari administration has remained insensitive and unresponsive to the groaning […]

For alleged reckless handling of pension funds in Edo State, the state’s Head of Service, Jerry Obazele, and the Permanent Secretary in charge of the Information and Communication Technology Agency, Dan Aigbavboa, have been fired by the state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Apart from the duo, the Director of Software in the Edo State Information […]

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday reassured residents of the readiness of the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration to ensure the yuletide season is devoid of traffic gridlock and criminal activities across the metropolis.   Briefing journalists at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa Secretariat, Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-governmental Relations, Mr. Seye Oladejo, […]

The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria [OPAN] has dragged the Senate to court over the proposed “Bill for an Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions and Other Matters Connected Therewith”. The bill which has been dubbed ‘Anti-Social Media Bill’ supposedly seeks to impose a two-year jail term for abusive statement or related offence on the social […]

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the Federal Government will re-introduce highway tolling to raise additional funds to finance road infrastructure and ensure efficient road maintenance. Mr. Fashola said this on Tuesday in Abuja during his first news conference tagged “Setting the Agenda for Delivering Change”. He said that adequate funding […]

The Lagos State Government has perfected plans to launch an online platform where people all over the world can access the laws enacted by the State since 1967 till date. The State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, made the announcement on Tuesday at the formal launch of Laws of Lagos State 2015. At the event, Ambode […]

… Says  Government Will Not Tamper With Nigerians’ Rights To Free Speech  President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his administration’s resolve to protect freedom of speech as a core ingredient of a vibrant democracy . Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu echoed the president’s stand on the issue in reaction […]

President Muhammadu Buhari met with the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday.The special meeting was held within the Council Chambers at the Presidential Villa. The meeting began with the swearing-in of Olakunle Bamgbose and Mahmood Dutse, both as Permanent Secretaries by the President. Bamgbose and Dutse were unavoidably absent during the swearing in of other […]