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World Bank stresses transparency, accountability as Gbajabiamila calls for Africa’s debt cancellation

House Speaker, Representative Femi Gbajabiamila insists that foreign debt is strangling African countries individually and collectively, and pleads for cancellation.At a roundtable with development...

Dry season rice farming can aid reaching 10 million metric tonnes, say rice farmers as Niger plans to lead

Niger State rice producers have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to facilitate the release of inputs for the production of rice...

Maina says he has no case to answer in N2b money laundering charge

Former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, on Wednesday has filed a no-case submission in his on-going trial for a...

President Buhari will not appear before National Assembly as promised…or will he?

With just less than 12 hours to his appearance before the Joint Session of the National Assembly, it is almost certain President Muhammadu Buhari...

We will pass new electoral bill in 2021, says Senate President

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Wednesday that the National Assembly remained committed to its Legislative Agenda which also prioritises Electoral Reforms...

EFCC agent fights back over allegation of N96m bribery demand by ex-bankers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is pushing back over claims its investigators pressured former bankers, standing trial for allegedly defrauding the Central...

After US accusations, Nigeria Denies Religious Freedom Violation Allegation

Following a statement by the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Mike Pompeo, accusing Nigeria of engaging in systematic and egregious religious freedom violations...

Fake kidnap bubble goes burst as loverboy skips leaving girlfriend, friend carrying the can

The bubble has burst for a teenager, Ujunwa Offiah, who sat with her boyfriend, Blessed Ifesinachi, faked her kidnap and demanded N30m ransom from...

Petrol goes down by N5 per litre to N162.44 from Monday

After negotiations with the organised labour on Tuesday in Abuja, the Federal Government has conceded to get the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit...

Security: Buhari meets lawmakers Thursday as PDP backs its man for calling for impeachment; APC bristles

President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to meet federal lawmakers to answer nagging questions on the country's worsening and rankling security situation.A confirmation of his...

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