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The administration of President Bola Tinubu is looking to attract funds held in domiciliary accounts and funds held by Nigerians abroad into massive investments in various sectors of the economy.  The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, disclosed this at a press briefing in …

A former staff of Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Aminu Mahdi has been arrested for allegedly beating his wife to death. Aminu, who is 63 years old and hails from Yelwa Ward in Mubi North Local Government Area, allegedly descended on his second wife, Hadiza Zubuchi, 46, for denying …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has issued a directive requiring all international airlines to leave the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) by Sunday, October 1, 2023. Keyamo made the announcement during an inspection visit to the international airport in Lagos. The minister directed the airlines and companies …

Former United States President, Donald Trump, has entered a plea of “not guilty” in the Georgia criminal case accusing him of racketeering and conspiracy in connection with the effort to overturn the 2020 election. Trump’s lawyers submitted the plea in writing and notified the court that he would not appear …

Presidential candidates of some opposition political parties in the 2023 general elections on Thursday, August 31, placed a demand on the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),   Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to persuade President Bola Tinubu for inclusion in his government. They requested a courtesy call on …

There is a popular filling station called BOVAS with branches across the South West. It is one of the few well run filling station where very many people like to buy fuel.The branded tankers of the company are all over, ferrying fuel across the South-West states. Many don’t know  the owner of …

The Kano Hisbah board said it has procured items of furniture, food items, articles of clothing among others worth over N800 million as part of preparations for the planned mass wedding by the state government for over 1,000 couples in the state. The Commander General of the Board, Sheikh Aminu …

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is shocked and deeply concerned about the latest coup on the continent of Africa, the Wednesday coup in the Republic of Gabon. Gabon’s coup came less than two months after a democratically elected government was toppled by mutineers led by presidential guard commander, General Abdourahamane …

 The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said if the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was a better candidate, Nigerians would have voted him in the February 25, 2023 poll. Wike spoke exclusively on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday.The ex-governor of Rivers …

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and renowned veteran singer 2Face have been listed among the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that they were named among other Africans in the list released by the organiser on its website on Wednesday. Other Nigerians who …