The Lagos State Government has vowed to go ahead to implement the newly signed Value Added Tax, VAT, Law in the state, saying the Court of Appeal order “is not binding on it”. Commissioner for Informa ...

In an epic interview that has further confirmed the fears of the Igbo and what appears to be their fate at the end of Buhari's tenure, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has stated, rather technicall ...

  One of the new entrants into the innovative legal tech startup ecosystem that aims to revolutionise the way law is practiced in Nigeria is Bibian Urum Legal (BUL). The startup is well positione ...

By Tauriq Keraan There is a frequent misconception in discussions around digital banks, namely that digital banks and traditional banks differ only at the surface. Digital banks, the misconception goe ...

By Godfrey Motsa In the face of overwhelming adversity and strife, it is a natural human emotion to withdraw from a crisis. Last night, as my executive team and I at MTN ended yet another crisis updat ...

Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has welcomed the formation of a legal team by Ohanaeze Ndigbo to monitor the proceedings at the trial of the self ...

   The two chambers of the National Assembly are poised to pass the bill for the alteration of 1999 Constitution as altered before proceeding on annual break in July. Towards the early passage of ...

A total of 978 Bars of Gold which allegedly belong to the former Governor of Zamfara state, Abdul Aziz Abubakar Yari, valued approximately at N8.2 billion, has been intercepted at Kokota International ...

  DEPUTY Senate President and chairman of the Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has explained the reason the ninth National Assembly may not be able ...

      By Farooq Kperogi The appointment of my namesake, Major General Farouk Yahaya, as Chief of Army Staff to succeed the late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a plane c ...

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial Zone lost her cool yesterday and was involved in an altercation with some people who attended the South-West zonal public he ...

    Former labour leader Chief Frank Kokori, has charged the 17 southern governors in the country to arm youths and vigilante groups in their states as a proactive measure against marauding ...

The Arewa Youth Forum (AYF) has called on President Muhammad Buhari to show more seriousness over the worsening security challenges facing Nigerians in order to douse the tension across the country. T ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has kicked off construction work in the Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation project with a firm commitment not to fail Nigerians. The Group General ...

    Leading cybersecurity company Kaspersky has partnered with value-added distributor DataGroupIT to provide the global cybersecurity company with access to new markets in Nigeria and Ghana ...

Deposit money banks in Nigeria extended about N130 billion in loans to oil firms in February according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This brought the  debt owed by the oil and gas companies to ...

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts yesterday summoned NICON Insurance Plc, AIICO Insurance and other insurance companies over their reported failure to remit N17.4 billion Pension Fund to Pension ...

  The North-west zonal congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was on Saturday disrupted by violent party members in Kaduna. The congress ended abruptly after the supporters of the Governo ...

There are new allegations that Facebook users may not be learning about jobs for which they are qualified because the company's tools can disproportionately direct ads to a particular gender "beyond w ...

Former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana and other top political leaders on Saturday joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The defection took place at the North Central Zonal Congress ...

Twins who are sons of a late retired soldier and two of their accomplices whose fathers are also ex-army personnel have been arrested by the police for allegedly carrying out robberies in different pa ...

America’s aerospace and arms manufacturer Boeing has been accused of choosing the “path of profit over candor” resulting in two airplane crashes that killed 346 people to which the aircraft manufact ...

The Future Africa Leadership Foundation (FALF) an arm of Chris Oyakhilome Foundation has concluded the ceremonies marking the Future Africa Leadership Awards (FALA2020), a project aimed at exploring a ...

  The puzzle over the unexpected survival of Bitcoins and  exponential rise even in the midst of a global economic recession occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic seem to be coming together as anal ...

As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ...

  By Toyin Falola   …it is clear there is little to nothing to celebrate about Nigeria in 2020. How can that even be when Independence Day was celebrated amidst protest and a month of bloods ...

Barring any last minute change in plan, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will sign the 2021 Appropriation Bill into law on today. The National Assembly had last Monday passed the ...

Following allegations of corruption and ineptitude by truckers, the federal government has announced that a new Task Team would be reconstituted to manage traffic on the port access road. The Permanen ...

    The Internet and the digital migration of the last three decades have pulled Africa closer to the rest of the world. Trends in various fields reach us more quickly now, and the continent ...

By PETER SINGER The Victorian government ordered the lockdown on July 5, after a day in which the state, which has a population of 6.7 million, recorded 191 new COVID-19 cases – the state’s highest da ...

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday said his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, would be leading senior government officials to various parts of the country for engag ...

The 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in the country raked in a total of N114 billion in the first three months of 2020, the latest quarterly report of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory ...

For a glimpse of the growing disparity in the oil market’s recovery, look at crude sales from West Africa. Nigeria, the region’s biggest producer, has slashed prices while struggling to attract buyers ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state to curtail the arson and widespread violence that has ravaged the state might be eased by Friday. The governo ...

The African Union Commission chairman on Thursday strongly condemned deadly violence in Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos and called on all parties to “privilege dialogue”. Moussa Faki Mahamat “strongly co ...

The ongoing #EndSARS protests in different parts of the country escalated on Tuesday after some police stations were burnt and property destroyed.  While hoodlums who invaded the protest grounds ...

By Mukaila Kareem …it does not make sense to ascribe the (ill)health of a day to one meal…The campaign to promote breakfast included grocers handing pamphlets that read, “Eat a Good Breakfast-Do a Bet ...

Nationwide protests demanding proscription of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad have gathered momentum beyond Nigeria, with #EndSARS trending on Twitter in the United States, the United Kingdom, ...

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have reached an agreement to set up a six-man joint committee aimed at ...

Global leading financial card firm Mastercard has launched a new programme aimed at providing tailor-made solutions that boost market entry and expansion for fintechs in Africa and the Middle East. Th ...

The nation's education system will yet suffer anther blow as the Joint Action Committee of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union will commence a 14-day war ...

Canada has announced that it will open its shut borders to only returning foreign students as well as lovers, mostly non Canadians who are in an exclusive dating relationship with a Canadian. This was ...

The proposed N13.08 trillion federal budget which will be transmitted to the National Assembly next week with projected revenue of N8.60 trillion has been described as overtly ambitious in that the st ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed today for judgment on a suit opposing the appointment of 21 persons on the list of 33 candidates recommended to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ...

  Scientists 'amazed' after trial of artificial solution stopped virus replicating in 96% of infected ferrets   Treatment was administered to ferrets who were then exposed to coronavirusSpra ...

Nigeria’s long-awaited oil reform bill would privatise the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), amend changes to deepwater royalties made late last year and scrap key regulatory agencies in fav ...

Remaining in PDP is in line with President Buhari’s integrity mantra --Obaseki Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that remaining in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) instead of defecting ...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that remaining in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) instead of defecting back to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as some of his political associates ...

The Federal government spent over N2trillion on petrol subsidy in four years according to the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari. He disclosed thi ...

Nigeria is counting on gas-powered vehicles to help it reduce reliance on gasoline and improve its climate credentials while easing the pangs of ending decades of an expensive fuel-subsidy regime. Ene ...

Tottenham have re-signed Wales forward Gareth Bale from Spanish champions Real Madrid on a year-long loan. Bale, 31, left Spurs for a then-world record £85m in 2013 and went on to score more than 100 ...

Alex Iwobi and Yannick Bolasie could both be set to leave Everton before the English Premier League transfer window closes on October 5. According to the reports, Iwobi could be shown the exit door at ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation  (NNPC)  has disclosed that private investors would be engaged to finance the rehabilitation and replacement of its aging downstream assets across ...

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki for his re-election in Saturday’s election, describing it as an end to godfatherism in the nation’s political ...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has been re-elected as governor of Edo State. The incumbent governor was declared winner of the governorship election after securing   ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Godwin Obaseki on his re-election as governor of Edo State. He congratulated him on Sunday in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the Preside ...

Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that the outcome of the governorship election in Edo State is a reflection of the will of the Edo People. Reacting to his victory at the polls which held Saturday, Sep ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and of course the current governor of Edo State winner of the state's governorship ...

After a brief delay that created anxiety among party supporters, the result of Orhiomwon Local Government Area, home of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, wa ...

The Emir of Zazzau and Chairman, Kaduna State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Shehu Idris, is dead. A traditional title holder, Wazirin Zazzau, Alhaji Ibrahim Aminu confirmed the death Sunday af ...

Parents and guardians of students of Babcock University have described as extortion, the N25, 000 per student fee the school is demanding for Covid-19 test before resumption. They queried the motive b ...

By Owei Lakemfa.  PATRICE Lumumba, a postal worker, was 34 when he won election as Prime Minister to lead the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC to its June 30, 1960 independence. He made a powerf ...

Incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki sprung into a commanding lead Sunday morning as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) started to announce results of polls conducted acro ...

For the five local governments collated, the PDP has polled 52,999 while the APC has 33,680 Results from five of the 18 Local Governments in Edo State have been announced so far, with Governor Godwin ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu After months of being shut down, the Lagos State Government has approved the full reopening of worship centres in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, annou ...

The Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Idayat Hassan reacts to the conduct of the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State. The Centre for Democracy and Developme ...

Liverpool has confirmed the signing of Diogo Jota from Wolves as the Portuguese winger heads to Anfield in a £45 million ($58m) move. The duo of Jota and Thiago joins full-back Kostas Tsimikas as Live ...

As part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook today announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria - its second office on the African continent. Aimed at su ...

The Lagos State Government has released the academic calendar for the 2020/2021 session for both public and private schools. According to a statement by the Office of Education Quality Assurance, the ...

A three-storey school building owned by Excel College has collapsed in Ejigbo area of Lagos State. The incident occurred at No 15, Ansarudeen Street, Ile-Epo bus-stop at about 8.15 am. It was learned ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed a shooting incident in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, saying it is working with the police and other security agencie ...

There was mild tension on Saturday at one of the polling units in Edo State where the governorship election is taking place. The incident occurred at Emokpae Model Primary School in Oredo Local Govern ...

By Derek Yach An effective COVID-19 vaccine could help us emerge from isolation and end the social distancing required during this pandemic; but it will only work if people are willing to be vaccinate ...

As part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook today announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria - its second office on the African continent. Aimed at sup ...

THERE is heavy presence of security personnel at the Benin City office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along Ramat Park. INEC had moved back to its permanent office after vacat ...

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Thursday lamented that Boko Haram terrorists were recruiting youths in the state. He said the ugly new trend is a direct fallout of unemployment and the continu ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted Greenwich Trust Limited a licence to operate as a merchant bank in the country. According to a statement from Greenwich Trust Limited,  the entity would be know ...

Semi Ajayi was in action as West Bromwich Albion suffered their second consecutive Premier League defeat, a 5-2 loss to Alex Iwobi’s Everton on Saturday. The Baggies secured promotion to the English t ...

Aston Villa signed Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traore from Lyon for a reported £17 million ($21 million) on Saturday. Traore returns to the Premier League after starting his career with Chelsea, whe ...

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has permitted churches and mosques in the state to resume full services. He said mosques can hold their prayers five times daily while churches can also commence week ...

The traumatised families say they have not given up on the matter. Mogbonjubola and Iyiola, both in their old age, have not given up on the search for a police officer, Olutope Falode, their son, whos ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has confirmed a shooting incident in Orhionmwon local government area of Edo state, saying it was working with the police and other security agencie ...

By  Chido Nwakanma There is significant verbiage but little illumination out there about the trending disputation concerning the provisions of the 2020 Companies and Allied Matters Act on not-for-prof ...

In an execution ceremony that has gone viral in the social  media, the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group has executed five abducted aid workers in Nigeria. In a pre-execution statement in Hausa, ...

Parody Fringes Or Frills: Fringes or frills have been around since the 18th Century and are still relevant with a flirtatious character to it. Asides attaching them to the end of dresses or skirt ...

meka ObecheThe Centre for Anti-Corruption Open Leadership (CACOL) has demanded for prosecution of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and others linked to the 111 million ...

“I also invite Chinese banks to set up operations in Gabon or to acquire shares in existing banks” The President of the Gabonese Republic, His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba (www.Presidence-Gabon.ga), h ...

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For the past couple of weeks, the Nigerian public has been speculating and trying to guess what #ThePowerOfSharing! Nigerians can heave a sigh of relief as Huawei is launching the Huawei G-Power #TheP ...

….as Africa plans to develop renewable energy sources by 2020 World governments finalized a global agreement today in Paris that lays a foundation for long-term efforts to fight climate change. More e ...

Nigeria's Super Eagles are expected to play the Mena of Niger in an international friendly in Port Harcourt on 8 September, as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) perfects plans for the encounter. A ...

The Federal Government recalled 27 non-career ambassadors appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan so as to pave way for President Muhammadu Buhari to present nominees that will serve his admin ...

State House officials have allegedly blocked law enforcement agencies from investigating how Dalbit Petroleum of Kenya overcharged Zambia with US$103 million for the oil it supplied. It is claimed by ...

Deutsche Bank Probes $6bn of Possible Money Laundering by Russian Clients German prosecutors have raided Deutsche Bank AG’s Frankfurt headquarters in connection with a criminal tax-fraud probe, accord ...

Washington-based advocacy group, Global Financial Integrity (GFI) is disappointed in world leaders for failing to advance efforts to curtail illicit financial flows, particularly in the context of the ...

[stumble][Google][pinterest][follow id="DER29709692" size="large" count="true" ] When Mr. Godwin Emefiele, new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) assumed office on June 3, 2014, he left no ...

[stumble][Google][pinterest][follow id="DER29709692" size="large" count="true" ] As a team of inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States visit Nigeria for a five-da ...