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Nigeria in weak response to US, UK, as prominent Edo politicians go silent for fear of visa bans

In a response of no consequence with no retaliatory action, the Nigerian government is whining over the visa ban of the United States and...

Election Day in Edo begins peacefully; Wike garrisoned, PDP cries out

In Benin, the Edo State capital begins peacefully as many began to throng voting centres and electoral officials and security men take...

Why we are supporting small businesses with a survival fund

By Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Office of the Vice PresidentThe Federal Government remains deeply committed to...

Sanity prevails as FG backs down, apologises over call for re-registration in banks, others

After a few hours of mad reactions from Nigerians over a directive for all account holders to go through the rigours of re-registering their...

What is implication of dwindling revenue as N11.95 billion shortfall recorded, N682.060 billion shared

Tough and brutish as life is getting in the hinterland and urban areas, with criminality rising and accruing revenues dipping in Nigeria, are harder...

My story, the University system, and why I resigned as UNILAG Pro-Chancellor, by Babalakin

Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos, Wale Babalakin SAN, has explained to the Minister of Education, Mr. Adamu...

Niger govt insists it will close its roads despite threat from petroleum tankers group

The Niger State Government on Thursday defied the threat by Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) that it would no longer supply the north with petroleum...

Buhari says Nigeria will back consolidation of democracy in West Africa

Nigeria will within the limits of resources do her best to support the consolidation of democracy in West African countries, President Muhammadu Buhari has...

FG gets 14-day ultimatum from NLC over electricity tariff, fuel price hikes

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to reverse the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel price...

Non-oil tax revenue increases as reforms kick in at FIRS

Despite the national and global economic upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has continued to record significant increase...

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