The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele and Ministers of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, have been summoned by the senate to appear before the Committee on Appropriation. Adeosun and her colleagues were on Tuesday summoned to explain why $462 million was released for the purchase of helicopters by […]
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Drinking up to three cups of tea or coffee per day could protect people from developing irregular heartbeats or arrhythmia, a new study revealed on Tuesday. Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world and the most common form of cognitive enhancement. However, more than 80 per cent of clinicians in the […]
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The senate, on Tuesday resolved to transmit the “Not too young to run” bill along with 11 others to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. Other bills are financial autonomy of state legislature, restriction of tenure of president and governors, timeline for the presentation of presentation of appropriation bill, determination of pre-election matters, submission from the judiciary, […]
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Festus Keyamo, Lagos-based lawyer, has been appointed as the spokesman of the re-elecion bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. The appointment was conveyed in a letter dated April 16, 2018, and signed by Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation and director-general of the camapign. The letter said Keyamo’s appointment covers the period before the president “gets APC’s […]
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Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu will join Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group and Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn CEO at the opening debate of the ‘Digital Economy for Africa’ Forum in Washington, D.C organised by the World Bank Group. The event, which will hold on April 19, 2018, […]
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The Police in Jigawa State on Monday said two persons, Mati Bako, 17, and Tanimu Kwalle, 25, had been killed by landslide. The Police Spokesman in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, the state capital. Mr Jinjiri said three others, Sani Haruna, 31, Aliyu […]
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Seplat Petroleum PLC on Monday tops the gainers chart table at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indicators resumed for the week with a growth of 0.14 per cent. NAN reports that the All-Share Index appreciated by 59.07 points to close at 40,987.77 […]
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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, said it arrested 115 Shiite members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria ( IMN) during a violent protest in Abuja. The police also debunked stories in the social media that some lives were lost. “No life was lost in the violent protest as the […]
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The senator representing Osun west senatorial district, Ademola Adeleke, has declared his interest to contest the September 22 governorship election in his state. Adeleke made this known in a letter he addressed to the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Aleleke, who has spent barely a year in the senate, replaced Isiaka, his elder brother, who died […]
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Seven-star Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) secured a fifth Ligue 1 title in six seasons on Sunday with a 7-1 rout of last year’s champions Monaco. Unai Emery’s team blew Monaco away in a first-half blitz that saw PSG score four times in 14 minutes at the Parc des Princes with with Lo Celso striking either side […]
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