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The former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday responded to the invitation by the police over alleged incitement, saying he would honour the said invitation and “possibly respond to questions on all facts, which may be limited to his knowledge.” The Inspector General of...

This won’t be the first time that the current state of the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos would be a subject of interest on this page. The ugliness on its face, the abandonment of its history and other … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

In furtherance of its commitment to empower over 15,000 youths by 2019, the management of non-alcoholic beverage, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd, has recently concluded a three-day workshop in Kaduna where it … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

The former head of state, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (rtd), has‎ said that the genesis of Africa’s political problems was “the action of its sit-tight leaders.” According to him, the maximum rulers do all they can to amend the constitution of their countries in order to perpetuate themselves in...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has denied allegations by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) that thousands of Muslim women from the South-west may not be able to vote in the 2019 election because they were being forced to remove their hijab by INEC … Read...

Rugby Cowries RFC of Lagos inside the main bowl of the National Stadium at the weekend defeated Gosar RFC to retain the Lagos Rugby League title. The game saw the defending champions, Cowries RFC and Gosar RFC in a slugfest in the early minutes … read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper...

In a bid to offer better care and support to cancer patients, telecommunications giant, Airtel Nigeria has donated chemotherapy infusion chairs, medical waiting room chairs, chemotherapy infusion pumps with drip stand, flat screen monitors and nursing/medical consumables, among other items, to...

Nigeria will host this year’s International Telecommunications Union annual regional human capacity building workshop. Disclosing this, the administrator of the Digital Bridge Institute, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said the theme of the workshop is: “Strengthening capacities in Internet governance...

A Niger Delta community Communities in the Niger Delta have insisted that international oil companies (IOCs) must relocate their headquarters to the region given the magnitude of their projects and the environmental challenges their operations pose to the people. The leaders … Read more via...

In a world dominated by instant communication and unregulated social media, the politics of who shouts loudest is increasingly the voice that is most widely heard, often with little or no reference to the facts. This is a dangerous formula, especially … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has commended Nigerian Breweries Plc over its intervention in the education sector in the state, saying it has made his job easier.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2PK9XRi Get More Nigeria Political News

Expectations of peace in the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as mandated by the national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, might have met a brick wall following the rejection of the interim report on the peace and reconciliation drive by … Read more via...

It is unfortunate that the most important statement made so far at the on-going Annual Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association, an outright derogation of the supremacy of the rule of law, has not yet generated any coherent response from either the Bar or the … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 22 governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke survived another legal tussle over his alleged ineligibility to contest the election. The State High Court yesterday dismissed the suit filed by Oyetunji Suredi...

Stanbic IBTC Capital and Stanbic IBTC Bank, have partnered with Dangote Cement Plc to conclude its second tranche of N50 billion series three and four Notes. This is under the recently established Dangote Cement’s N150 billion CP Programme.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

Nigerian equities market yesterday began the trading week on a decline, to reverse the previous trading days’ positive trend, as investors lost N42billion. The Nigerian Stock Exchange -All Share Index (NSE-ASI) shed 114.81 absolute points, representing a decline of 0.32 per cent to close at...

The executive director of the Dangote Group, Hajiya Halima Aliko-Dangote, has urged millennials in Nigeria and across Africa to diversify from service-oriented enterprises to manufacturing and agriculture in a bid to fast-track the development of the continent and better life for its nationals...

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.5 per cent year-on-year in real terms to N16.58 trillion in the second quarter of 2018, showing that the domestic economy expanded for the fifth consecutive quarter. Growth in Q2 2018 was 0.79 per cent higher when compared to the second …...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has confirmed the newly renovated Enyimba International Stadium, Aba for tomorrow’s Confederation Cup Group C encounter between Enyimba and CARA Brazzaville of Congo. The stadium which had been under renovation for the past three years was inspected...

Ghana has been stripped of the hosting rights for the 2018 Africa Women’s Nation Cup (AWCON) over poor preparation for the tournament. The decision was arrived on Sunday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF)... read more via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2wkLBFP Get More...