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President Muhammadu Buhari briefly exchanged pleasantries with Senator Dino Melaye during his presentation of the 2020 budget before a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, October 8. The moment Senator Melaye greeted the president was captured in a photograph which has seen gone...

Delta state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has advised the federal government on its plans to re-introduce toll gates in Nigerian highways. Governor Okowa on Tuesday, October 8, encouraged the government to contract credible companies that will utilize the funds for regular maintenance of the...

The male senior national team, Yellow-Green sent a message to their opponents for the six remaining slots of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s T-20 World Cup Qualifier when they handed Kenya, one of the Africa’s favourites, … read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and...

Lionel Messi has admitted that he thought Neymar would join Real Madrid this summer if he didn’t sign for Barcelona instead. The Brazilian forward made no secret of his desire to leave Paris Saint-Germain and both of Spain’s big two … read more via Vanguard Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2osND5L...

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped two policemen and four officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Rivers State and Abuja, respectively. The four NSCDC officers were among the nine persons kidnapped in Pegi community, a resettlement in Kuje area council of the Federal Capital...

No fewer than 38 persons died in a boat mishap, yesterday, in Kirfi local council area of Bauchi State. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolences to families of the victims, describing the incident “As a devastating tragedy not only for families of victims, but also … Read...

Three women have been confirmed dead after they were shot by gunmen in Vatt community, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. A youth leader in the community, Dalyop Solomon, in Jos yesterday that the victims were killed while they were harvesting tomatoes in their farms on Monday...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) has called for a thorough investigation and appropriate sanction for lecturers indicted in the alleged “Sex for Grades” scandal in order to sanitise the university system. ASUU’s position followed the trending #SexForGrades conversation among...

Gunmen dressed in military camouflage have violated the peace in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following the abduction of nine persons during a brazen attack on the Pegi resettlement community, located in Kuje Area Council, of the FCT. Members of the community, who confirmed the …...

Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA) of endorsing violence and peddling a “secessionist pipe dream” in an escalating row over comments by a team official in support of protests in Hong Kong. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey …...

An Appeal Court in London yesterday rejected a request by JP Morgan to dismiss the $875 million suit filed by Nigeria against the US bank The bank had asked the court to quash the Nigerian government’s case, arguing that it had no prospect of … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist Party officials it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.... Read more via Vanguard Nigeria –...

The Federal Government, yesterday, defended its decision to increase Value Added Tax, VAT, rate to 7.5 per cent from five per cent, stating that the review should have been done nine years ago. Work on VAT implementation, not increase,Ex-ANAN president urges FG Addressing newsmen after the...

Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Mr. Atedo Peterside, has expressed regrets on the persistent economic challenges bedeviling Nigeria over the past 25 years. In his anniversary speech delivered at the summit dinner of the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit with the theme: ‘Nigeria 2050: Shifting …...

Two Royal Dutch Shell Plc units were sued over their involvement in one of the largest oil spills in Nigeria’s history. Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Co. and Shell International Trading & Shipping Co. allegedly undermined the emergency response to the spill eight years ago and made...

If the statistics of General System for Mobile communications Association, GSMA is anything to rely on, African countries stand a chance to rake in a cumulative 0.7 per cent of GDP growth … Read more via Vanguard Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2OwWwG1 Get more: Nigeria Business News

Ghanaian legendary rapper, Sarkodie has made history by becoming the first winner of BET’s Best International Flow act at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards. The award took place on Saturday, 5th of October 2019 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Georgia, United States. Some rappers …...

The suggestion that the chief of staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, has taken over the role of the President represents a classic demonstration of crass ignorance about the inner workings of government in presidential democracy and is therefore pure fiction. There is a vast … Read...

The Nigerian judiciary has contributed in no small measure to the socio-economic and political survival of the country, since its independence from British rule in 1960. Nevertheless, the jury is still out on the degree of importance the country placed on the third arm of government. … Read...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday presented the third witness (PW3) in the ongoing trial … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2VpSMaV Get More Nigeria Political News