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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, left Paris, capital of France for Durban, South Africa, on the special invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa, where he will join other African leaders at the official opening of the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2021 which takes place on Monday. The event, holding from November 15 to November 21, […]

The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Anambra State Governorship election, Andy Uba has questioned the credibility of the exercise saying it was impossible for him to have lost at where APGA Ward Chairmen defected to the APC. Uba, while addressing party members on Saturday insisted that the election was […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency outlook, released on Saturday in Abuja, has predicted sunny and hazy atmosphere from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. “Except southern parts of Adamawa, southern Kaduna and Taraba state where isolated thunderstorm are expected during the afternoon and evening hours, cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine should prevail over the North […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians all over the world are very competitive, noting that they acquired the trait from home where the citizens have been properly educated and immersed in business rudiments. The President stated this on Friday when he met with the Minister of State Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Excellency […]

Electricity consumers willing to pay for meters will have to incur higher costs beginning from November 15, 2021 as the Federal Government has increased the prices of both single-phase and three-phase meters. But consumers have kicked against the move and wondered why there would be an increase in the prices of meters when the government […]

The federal government has explained that millions of graduates in the country are unemployed because they do not have specific skills required for the job market. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arch. Sonny Echono, who said this, Thursday, in Abuja, at a two-day National Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET, explained […]

The naira has appreciated further against the dollar at the parallel market on Thursday to trade at N530 per dollar.  The figure is N10 or 1.8 percent higher than the N540 it traded on Wednesday. Street traders across forex markets in Lagos who spoke to TheCable on Thursday quoted the naira at N530 and 540 to […]

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 6 and 9, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State, Sen Andy Uba, has rejected the results of the election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Daily Trust reports that with 112,229 votes, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Charles Soludo […]

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Wednesday said he will replicate all his achievements in his state at the national level if he becomes the president in 2023. Speaking on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ monitored by DAILY INDEPENDENT, the governor who identified security as the number one agenda of any country said he will […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians to a new Android malware that can gain access to smartphones. Named ‘AbstractEmu’, the malware can gain access to smartphones, take complete control of infected smartphones and silently modify device settings while simultaneously taking steps to evade detection, the NCC said in a statement on Tuesday.   “This […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will consider investing in nuclear energy as part of efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and adapt to climate change. The President made the remarks in his message to rich nations at the COP26, a statement signed on Tuesday by presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said. “We can also invest […]

Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has been declared winner of the Anambra Governorship Election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Returning Officer of the Anambra Governorship Election, Prof Florence Obi, announced the result on Wednesday morning at the INEC office […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has once cautioned members of the public against engaging in panic buying of petrol, stressing that the national oil company has over 1.7 billion litres of the product in stock. A statement by the NNPC Spokesman, Mr. Garba Muhammad, yesterday reiterated that the corporation was also not aware of […]

Importers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, have stopped importing the commodity. Investigations also show that the cost of the product increased by 240 per cent for 12.5kg, jumping from N3,000 to N10,200 between January and October. About 65 per cent of LPG is imported into Nigeria, while domestic production accounts for 35 […]