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The Federal Government is set to commence sale of houses under the National Mass Housing Programme from N7.2 million naira. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, stated this on Friday during the unveiling of an online portal for the housing scheme in Abuja. “This is the first time we have a platform […]

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 […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, over alleged criminal diversion of public funds to the tune of N1.6 billion. Top sources with direct knowledge of the case but not permitted to speak publicly on it, said the ex-governor was being grilled by detectives at EFCC’s […]

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 […]

Nigeria has lost its Africa’s top oil producer status to Libya as its crude oil production fell further last month amid lingering supply disruptions, according to a new report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Nigeria told OPEC that its oil output fell to about 1.23 million barrels per day in October from […]

Nigeria’s debt stock of N35.5tn will rise to N42.7tn following the Senate’s approval of the Federal Government’s request for $16bn and €1.02bn fresh loans. The $16.2bn loan is equivalent to N6.7tn using the Importers and Exporters’ Window exchange rate of N411.24/$1, while the €1.02bn is equal to N485.5bn using the Central Bank of Nigeria’s exchange […]

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will spend Christmas in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Kanu has been in DSS custody since his re-arrest in July. When he was rearraigned on Wednesday, Kanu complained that some members of his legal team were not allowed in court but […]

The United States Government has hailed the outcome of the just-concluded 2021 Anambra State Governorship Election. This was contained in a statement from the US Mission in Nigeria, titled, ‘Statement on the concluded Anambra State gubernatorial election’ on Wednesday. The US government said the outcome of the election reflected the will of the people. Former […]

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 […]

After what seemed like an almost impossible feat, the gubernatorial election in Anambra State has been concluded and a new governor has been elected. With a powerful margin, the Anambra People have chosen Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo as their new governor. Professor Soludo ran on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the […]