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The positive intervention of the various agencies of the federal government for the resolution of the feud between Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria Limited (SHIN) and LADOL, has boosted the confidence of Korean companies in Nigeria, THISDAY’s investigation has shown.... Read more via...

Notore Chemical Industries Plc has recorded a N2.04 billion operating profit in the first quarter(Q1) ended December 31, 2019, which marks the beginning of the 2020 financial year(2020FY) of the company..... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2vbDFsM Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Federal Government has barred telecommunications subscribers from registering more than three Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. This is part of a revised SIM registration policy ordered by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami.... Read more via...

Human rights lawyer and National President of Revolutionary Lawyer’s Forum, Mr Tope Akinyode, has dragged the Lagos State governor, Speaker of the House of Assembly and Attorney-General of Lagos to court over the ban of commercial tricycles and motorcycles popular referred to as Keke and...

Raheem Akingbolu SHOPRITE, a leading retailer across Africa, has thrown its weight behind fight against breast cancer by situating four screening stations in Asaba, Onitsha, Abuja and Kano. Other cities are Damaturu and Lagos..... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2GWnmSX Get more...

The Kogi State Government has concluded plans to borrow an extra 100 million dollars in order to fast track the social economic development of the state. The Kogi State Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiru Idris disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen shortly...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the Federal Government as a serial defaulter and bad example for Nigerian youths. The union accused the Muhammadu Buhari-led government of eroding the trust people initially reposed in him to reposition the education system in the...

In spite of President Muhammadu Buhari winning the 2018 African Union (AU) Anti-Corruption Champion Award, the United States seems not to trust the Nigerian government to properly utilise the $308 million Gen. Sanni Abacha’s loot stashed away in Jersey for.... Read more via The Guardian...

Senator Shehu Sani advised that deradicalised and repentant terrorists should be provided with jobs or capital for business. The former lawmaker said this move will ensure they don’t return to the path of terrorism and violence.... Read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/31txmwA Get More...

Igbo leaders from far and wide will storm Enugu on Sunday under the auspices of Imobi (Inner caucus) of pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The crucial meeting is expected to appraise the state of the nation and... Read more via Newtelegraph – https://ift.tt/371aMwx Get...

American Sportswear giants, Nike have revealed new 2020 kits for Nigeria. Heidi Burnett, Nike’s Senior Director for Global Communications made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday evening.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/39crvi0 Get More Nigeria Sports News

Two months to the end of the six months’ deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for telecom operators to put the infrastructure in place to enable them to obtain full licence to operate as Payment Service Banks (PSBs), the telcos have intensified efforts to … Read more via...

Even though the battle for the soul of Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District has been won and lost in a rerun election, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the incumbent Senator Christopher Ekpenyong have continued to throw jibes … Read more via The Guardian...

The Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) wednesday announced the establishment of a security outfit known as “Shege-Ka-Fasa,” its own version of “Amotekun”to tackle the security challenges facing the north. Announcing the establishment of the outfit at a news conference in Kaduna, the spokesman...

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Adamu yesterday said the solution to insecurity in the country is to take policing back to the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/31rQ6N2 Get More Nigeria Political News

Where is the map of Biafra? This is the question I have often asked the promoters and sympathizers of the Biafra cause, and up till this moment, their responses have been feeble, vague, evasive and suspicious, failing to provide a specific … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria...

Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) yesterday raised the alarm over alleged importation of weaponised drones into the country, purportedly meant for the Kaduna State government... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/3bhc61J Get More...

More than a thousand scientists have built the most detailed picture of cancer ever in a landmark study. They said cancer was like a 100,000-piece jigsaw, and that until today, 99% of the pieces were missing.... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/39btJ0O Get more World News