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Forex intervention: CBN injects $311.5m, CNY15m

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) made an intervention of 311.5million dollars in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS)…

Austrian manufacturer, AMS fails in takeover of Germany’s Osram

A takeover bid of German lighting manufacturer Osram by an Austrian company on Friday failed.

China deal has no link to my request for Biden probe – Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration has a “very good chance” of making a trade deal…

Nigeria partners with Britain on Job creation

Nigerian Government has expressed its willingness to partner with the British Government in tackling unemployment and creating job opportunities for…

Lionel Messi may be denied entry to UK

Lionel Messi could have some problems travelling to the UK if Barcelona are pitched against a English side in the…
Trump and Pence

Trump Impeachment: House committees ask VP Pence for Ukraine documents

In the unfolding drama of the investigation of President Donald Trump for a possible impeachable offence over his call to…

World Teachers’ Day: UNGA President sends message to teachers

President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande has urged professional teachers to leverage technology to raise the…

Abuja cybercriminal Onwugbolu bags 2-year jail term

An Abuja based Nigerian Rapheal Onwugbolu has bagged two years jail term for internet fraud. The conviction followed his prosecution…

PDP has no candidate to challenge Bello – Sen. Adeyemi

Sen. Smart Adeyemi, Director- General, Bello/Onoja Campaign Organisation says that the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not believe in violence…

Toll gates: Lawmakers, Lagos residents react to FG’s plan

Two lawmakers and some residents in Lagos State have lauded the Federal Government’s plan to re-introduce toll gates on the…

Buhari arrives from South Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Friday after a three-day official visit to South Africa.

Only 300,000 out of 4.5m people pay taxes in Anambra

The Anambra Government says not more than 300,000 residents of the state pay taxes out of a population of 4.5…
Buhari and Ramaphosa

Nigeria, South Africa to issue 10-year Visa to businessmen, academics

Following successful conclusion of the 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, which was…
Court awards Britain’s Prince Harry $154,146 in a phone hacking suit against Mirror Group Newspaper, MGN

Prince Harry sues Daily Mirror, The Sun over phone hacking

Prince Harry has extended  legal action against the bosses of two other British tabloids, The Sun and the Daily Mirror.…
Judges at Federal High Court halts proceedings abruptly following notice of the demise of their colleague, Hon. Justice Fatun Odohi Riman.

Lagos Consumption Tax Law, Constitutional – Court

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday declared the Lagos State Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Tax Law…

Health: Dr. Brown calls for intense private-sector investment

Dr Ola Brown, founder, Flying Doctors Nigeria, has called for investment from private sector participants in funding the health sector…

Kidnappers of Kaduna school girls demand N50m ransom

The kidnappers of six female students and teachers at Engravers College, Kakau Daji in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna…

Kidnapping: I won’t take my child out of public school – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i says his child will remain in public school in spite the reported invasion of the…
Bandits invade Kaduna mosques, shoot seven worshippers dead

Gunmen shoot dead nine soldiers in Zamfara

Gunmen, suspected to be bandits have shot dead nine soldiers in Sunke village, Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Customs seize 1,072 vehicles from smugglers

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it has seized no fewer than 1,072 vehicles from suspected smugglers since the closure…
The 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has said the victory of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election represents a promising moment in Nigeria's history.

Scourge of maritime insecurity in Gulf of Guinea worrisome – Dakuku

Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, says a robust collection of international maritime…

Man strips naked as his ‘penis’ disappears in bank

A yet to be identified middle-aged​ man narrowly escaped death from angry mob after he was accused of mysteriously causing…

Ecuador President declares state of emergency amid fuel protests

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has declared a national two-month state of emergency over civil unrest in the country following a…

Prof. Jega urges National Assembly to adopt electronic voting

Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday advised the 9th Assembly to adopt electronic voting…
The Federal Govt says outlawed IPOB or its militant affiliate, ESN, will not stop be allowed to elections in the South - East

Defence Minister commends NDA on infrastructure development

Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen Bashir Magashi (rtd) has expressed satisfaction with the level of infrastructure development at the Nigeria Defence…

Oyo Govt. decries loss of revenue to illegal mining

Oyo State government has decried the loss of revenue to illegal mining and failure by registered mining companies to pay…

Group calls on Lagos Govt to preserve historical buildings

A group, Open House Lagos (OHL), has advised the Lagos State Government to increase efforts in the preservation of historical…
Experts laud CBN over planned recapitalisation of banks

CBN scam: Court orders EFCC to produce 106 boxes containing stolen money

A Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Friday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce the 106…

Security guard arraigned for stealing diesel

The police, on Friday, arraigned a 27-year-old man, Mudashiru Sodiq, at an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing diesel…
Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan orders that Opeyemi Ajala be remanded for allegedly raping his 21-year-old daughter.

Currency scam: Court orders EFCC to produce boxes containing stolen money

A Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Friday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce the 106…