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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has finally conceded six slots to Air Peace, both at the Dubai and Sharjah airports, TheCable understands. The move was part of the resolution to the diplomatic row between the […]

Bisi Akande, former interim chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has never given or demanded a bribe all his life. In his autobiography “My Participations” unveiled on Thursday, Akande said he was […]

A federal high court in Lagos has ruled that the LG councils are statutorily responsible for issuing marriage certificates in Nigeria. Eti Osa LGA of Lagos state had in a suit marked FHC/ LS/CS/816/18 taken […]

Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday swore in 14 new commissioners, special advisers and the director-general of the newly created Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit. His son, Babajide Akeredolu, was among the […]

Barring any last minute change, all eyes are on the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 to announce the Federal Government’s placement of the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Saudi Arabia, among others, on a red […]

Despite the closeness of plants to Lagos, cement prices are shooting beyond the roof in reaction to price hike by the manufacturers recently. While the producers have blamed the increase on the high exchange rate, […]

By Femi Ibirogba Strong indications have emerged that the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) has technically become unsustainable and riddled with bad debt to the tune of N77.1 billion. This is amid failed restructuring and recapitalisation […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says parents should be forced to send their children to school. Delivering a convocation lecture on Friday at the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo state, Atiku said countries that invest in education […]

Emirates has announced the suspension of flights operations to Nigeria indefinitely. The Dubai-based airline said it took the action in response to a restriction by the Nigerian government limiting its flights to the country to […]

Mustapha Alhassan has not resumed his ‘bola’ (trash collection) work in Billiri, nine months after the death of his brother, Danlala. On the eve of Friday, February 19, Mr Alhassan was attending to sick Danlala, […]

The United Kingdom on Monday justified its travel ban on Nigeria, saying the measure was a temporary measure aimed at protecting its public health. The Head of Communications, British High Commission, Dean Hurlock, stated this […]

US President Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Enoh Titilayo Ebong to the post of Director, United States Trade and Development Agency. This was contained in a brief with names of nominees for different positions in […]

About 70 per cent of Nigerians resident in Turkey are undocumented migrants whose papers or residency permits have expired, international businessman and Vice President of Nigerian Community in Turkey, Enifome Ubogu, said on Thursday. According […]

The Lagos government has released the report of the state’s judicial panel on police brutality. On October 19, 2020, as part of recommendations put forward during the #EndSARS protests, the Lagos government inaugurated the judicial […]

The Federal Government on Sunday ruled out the possibility of restricting foreign travellers from visiting Nigeria despite travel bans on the country by Canada, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. This is just […]