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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it has saved N100 billion monthly through subsidy removal. The Corporation said this in a statement released and signed by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Mohammed while explaining NNPC’s move to end fuel scarcity.  According to him, the Corporation has been able […]

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, on Tuesday disclosed that the government spent more than half of its budget on non-productive sector of the economy. He spoke at the presentation of Amb. Olusola Sanu’s memoir, entitled ‘Audacity on the bound: A diplomatic odyssey’, held at the Kakanfo Inn Ibadan. Anyaoku said the parliamentary system […]

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday spoke glowingly about the country and how every citizen has hope in the party’s ability to meet their expectations in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja at a colloquium to mark his 64th borthday, Tinubu also said the country no longer has any choice than to make it […]

Senior Nigerian Army Officer, Colonel Samaila Inusa who was reportedly abducted in Kaduna at the weekend has been found dead. The Nigerian Army authority which disclosed to newsmen in a statement that Colonel Inusa’s body was found in Kaduna, suspected that he was killed same day of his abduction. According to a statement signed by […]

Convener of the #BringBackOurGirls group, Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday, asked the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, to check the meaning of the word ‘incompetence’ over his statement on the suicide bomber who claimed to be one the Chibok girl. It would be recalled that last week, a […]

After five years of internal wrangling and squabbles, the shareholders of First Guarantee Pension Limited (FGPL) have sacked their chairman and a director and appointed new ones. At a requisition induced Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) held in Abuja today,Tuesday, shareholders of the Pension Fund Administration entity voted by 24 votes to sack Dr. Ahmed Salik […]

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) says ministries, departments, agencies and the Nigerian Army are owing the Distribution Companies (DISCOs) N60 billion from 2015 to February. Mr Sunday Oduntan, the Executive Director of ANED, said this on Tuesday at a news conference by the association in Abuja. He said the army owed Benin DISCO […]

President Muhammadu Buhari would depart Abuja for Washington DC, capital of the United States of America on Wednesday for the 4th Nuclear Security Summit. The president is expected to join President Barack Obama and about 60 other world leaders and heads of international organisations for the summit. President Buhari would be accompanied on the journey by the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja On Receives The outgoing South Sudan Ambassador. The President urged the South Sudanese Government to invest more in agriculture and not to solely depend on oil revenues to grow the nation’s economy.  A statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said Buhari […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday urged Nigerians to strive hard no matter how difficult to keep alive the memory of those who died for democratic governance to thrive in the country, just as he reiterated the commitment of his administration to growth and development of the state. Governor Ambode, who spoke in […]

The Confédération of African Football (CAF) on Sunday announced the withdrawal of Chad from the ongoing qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled for Gabon next January. In a report on its website, CAF said it was informed of the withdrawal by the Chadian Football Federation. The withdrawal has thus left Group […]

A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, triggering a hostage crisis at Larnaca airport on the south coast, Cypriot police said. Egyptian civil aviation said the hijacker had threatened to detonate an explosives belt. The hijacker contacted the control tower at 8:30 am (0530 GMT) and the plane was […]