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The House of Representatives has called for a forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to determine its assets and liabilities as well as its current market value. According to the House, the […]

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has collaborated with Token.io, A2A payments (often called ‘Pay By Bank’) are a fast and secure way to move Europe’s leading account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider, to power Pay […]

With limited capacity to raise the prices of their products, alongside the intensive use of energy, local manufacturers have yet again raised concerns about their inability to manage energy shocks arising from high energy prices […]

Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, shunned a scheduled meeting with government officials over the removal of subsidy and subsequent over 200 per cent hike in the pump price of petrol until fuel […]

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has announced the dissolution of the 7th State House of Assembly. This is contained in a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor on Sunday in Osogbo. […]

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has presented the federal government with a list of demands to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal on citizens. The demands include an increase in the minimum wage, tax […]

The meeting between organised labour and officials of the federal government on fuel subsidy ended in a deadlock with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) insisting on the reversal of the price increase. The meeting was held at […]

By Adekunle Williams The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has backed the current administration of President Bola Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy, describing it as a bold and positive step. The National Secretary, SDP, […]

By Busola Aro Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says the new petrol pump price is reflective of the current market cost of the commodity, and […]

Femi Gbajabiamila, the outgoing speaker of the house of representatives, says those speculating his appointment as the chief of staff (COS) to President Bola Tinubu should allow the “system to work”. There were reports on […]

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with the nation’s security apparatus at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he gave marching orders to the nation’s security agencies in the country to redouble efforts in dealing with […]

All parts of Nigeria – from the East to the West, North to South – were almost grounded to a halt in a jolt reaction to Monday’s President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural address where he declared […]

Today is President Muhammadu Buhari’s last full day in office as Nigeria’s president. First sworn in as a democratic president on 29 May 2015, he will hand over to his successor, Bola Tinubu, tomorrow. During […]

President Muhammadu Buhari touched on a variety of issues — from insecurity to electoral reforms and the anti-corruption war — in his farewell address to Nigerians on Sunday. Here is the full speech. FAREWELL SPEECH […]

This was it: the day my husband Ike and I finally faced each other in a judge’s chambers. At 39, I was about to win my freedom. Not that there was much else to celebrate. […]

The federal government has directed the restriction of movements around the Eagle Square, the venue of the inauguration parade, from 2 p.m. on Friday till Tuesday. The government, in a circular issued by Ngozi Onwudiwe, […]

Domestic aviation firms, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), have condemned plans by Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, to deliver Nigeria Air, the proposed national carrier, before May 29, 2023. The airlines, […]

A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California. The possible threat followed a phone call made by “a man who […]

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says the latest interest rate increase by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will worsen the imminent recession in the manufacturing sector and negatively impact its operations in many […]