Category: News
“Okonjo-Iweala helped get Nigeria out of debt, but we are back there,” says former minister, Amina Mohammed (video)
Amina Mohammed, the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, two-time minister of finance, spent years to get Ni [...]
Nissan signs tennis star Naomi Osaka as brand ambassador
Japanese automaker, Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) said on Thursday it had signed U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka as its next brand ambassador, making her th [...]
Femi Otedola accepts PDP governorship ticket offer
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Forte Oil, Mr. Femi Otedola, is set to run for the governorship seat of Lagos state under the Peoples Demo [...]
11 days to governorship election, Osun releases N19.8bn for workers’ salaries
The Osun state government has released N19.8 billion for the payment of salaries of workers and pensioners. This is coming 11 days to the governorship [...]
Prove your integrity by arresting Tinubu for tax fraud – PDP tasks EFCC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prove the strength of its integrity by investi [...]
Ibrahim Gaidam signs bill to jail rapists, homosexuals
Yobe State governor, Ibrahim Gaidam has signed into law the State Penal Code Amendment Law 2018, which prescribed punishment for rape, kidnapping and [...]
FG bars states owing salaries from accessing Paris Club refund
The Federal Government said states must clear the backlog of salaries and other related staff arrears before they would be able to access the remainin [...]
Doyin Okupe appointed chairman of Saraki’s media campaign
The Senate President Bukola Saraki has appointed Doyin Okupe, a former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, as chairman of the media council for hi [...]
Ambode ‘faces impeachment’ over second term bid
Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state have dismissed reports on the plot to stop Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos, in [...]
Saraki, Atiku, Kwankwaso disagree over presidential ticket
However, some presidential aspirants of the PDP, including ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, and a for [...]