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Following the verdict of the Supreme Court, Thursday affirming the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and that of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, have been urged not to run away but join hands with the President to move the...

Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello Koko (1st left), Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola (Middle) and Mrs. Yetunde Akinluyi, Board Member, Mission to Seafarers (MTS) during the commissioning of the Mission to Seafarers Centre on Wednesday, October 25, in Lagos. The federal government through the Ministry...

The Supreme Court Panel unanimiusly, on Thursday, October 26, 2023 confirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu as it dismissed all the issues in contention in the appeal against his [Tinubu’s] election by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP]. The nation’s apex court dismissed the...

The Department of State Service (DSS) has released Abdulrasheed Bawa, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was set free on Wednesday night after having spent about 135 days in detention. The DSS confirmed Bawa’s release from its custody in a statement issued by its...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate all Nigerians as well as parties involved in the illegal contract which led to the P&ID $11 billion arbitration award in favour of Nigeria by United Kingdom Court. The House resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion titled: ‘Reversal...

Nigerian Army has said it would conduct the disposal of unexploded ordinances recovered from the site of the 2002 Ikeja Cantonment Bomb Blast in Owode, Ogun State.  The recovery operations codenamed “EXERCISE CLEAN SWEEP” commenced Tuesday 10 October 2023 and has reached an advance stage, leading to the recovery of...

Federal Government has said civil servants not captured in the extended last phase of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS verification exercise will be delisted from payroll.  While decrying the reluctance of some civil servants to join in the verification exercise which commenced 2007, the federal government said the...

By Augustine Aminu The Senate committee on industries have urged the federal government to immediately open it’s boarders to allow for free trade and compliance with the ECOWAS treaty . The committee also pointed out that expected currencies will not be able to come into the country to boost the...

The new Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Registrar-General, Hussaini Magaji says he uncovered 189 fake companies positioned to defraud well-meaning Nigerians within one week after assuming office. Magaji told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that a syndicate of criminals that specialised in operating numerous unregistered companies was arrested by the commission....

By Samuel Attah The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has said that the 10th National Assembly is ready to empower the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to carry out its statutory mandates effectively. Speaker Abbas, while receiving the management of the RMAFC...