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President Muhammadu Buhari said this morning that Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary should not only serve as a reminder of the day the British handed over the reins of power to Nigerians, but a day that also unified the people from all ethnic groups, religions and regions. The president said this in his broadcast to the […]

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a 14-day paternity leave to make men properly bond with their newborn baby or adopted one. The paternity leave is for men in the federal civil service. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the reason politicians run to the courts after elections is because they have no confidence in the electoral management body. He said this after delivering the inaugural lecture of the National Defence College in Abuja on Wednesday. Dr Jonathan told newsmen that politicians will only accept election results when they […]

Hon Shina Peller, who represents Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency in Oyo State has urged youths to reignite their energies for the BBNaija show in the 2023 polls. He advised youths to accord the 2023 general polls the same energy and devotion to the reality show. The Ayedero of Yorubaland said the 2023 general elections will mark […]

Convicted fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke, better known as Invictus, who is currently serving a 10-year sentence in a United States prison for $11m fraud, says it is insulting comparing him with self professed fraudster, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi, Yahoo News reports. Invictus said while he took to fraud in order to empower the less fortunate in Nigeria, Hushpuppi […]

The naira exchanged to the dollar at 580 on Friday, while the Pound Sterling traded for 780 at the parallel market. According to some Bureau de Change operators, dollar was bought and sold at 575 and 580, while the Pound Sterling was bought and sold at 775 and 780. At the I&E forex window, the […]

No fewer than 3,964 Nigerians are currently on the watch list of the Nigeria Immigration Service. The names of the affected individuals, it was gathered, have been placed with security agencies at the nation’s international airports where they will be arrested on sight. According to the 2020 NIS annual report suspect index, 308 persons were […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is working on an ambitious Energy Plan towards reducing the energy shortcomings by year 2030. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement late Friday evening, said Buhari spoke in line with Nigeria’s role as a Global Theme Champion for the Energy Transition, theme of the High-Level Dialogue on […]

The Federal Government on Friday alerted the general public to heightened security activities preparatory to the events marking the country’s 61st Independence anniversary. The alert was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Mohammed, however, urged residents of the Federal Capital Territory and its environs […]

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that some of the fiercest critics of his boss, Muhammadu Buhari, dine with him at Aso Rock in Abuja. He disclosed this in a piece titled, ‘Buhari, FFK, And The Quality Of Mercy’. According to Adesina, the defection of former Minister of […]

Isa Pantami, minister of communication and digital economy, says the fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks will be deployed in January 2022.  The minister made the announcement at a town hall meeting in Maiduguri, Borno state, on Thursday. The meeting discussed ways to address the vandalism of power and telecommunications infrastructure. Pantami explained that the need to deploy the […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has concluded plans to launch the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on October 1. The director of Information Technology, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Rukiya Mohammed disclosed this on Wednesday. She made the disclosure in a webinar, themed “Digital currency and the prospects of CBDC in Nigeria”. It was organised […]