Fixes timetable for hearing The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), yesterday, consolidated the three standing petitions against the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Delivering reports on the pre-hearing session by Chairman of the Court, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, the tribunal consolidated the petitions in accordance with relevant laws. The court also threw out vehement […]
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About 132 microfinance banks, four primary mortgage banks, and three finance companies in the country have lost their operational licenses. The Central Bank of Nigeria stated this yesterday night. The CBN gazette added: “The listed institutions cease to carry on in Nigeria, the type of business for which their licenses were issued for a continuous […]
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Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed (left); Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (retd); President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello at the commissioning of new Nigeria Customs Service corporate headquarters in Abuja…yesterday. Credit: Philip Ojisua • Buhari: Niger Republic will defend me after handover […]
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Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Glovo, a multi-category delivery app, Oscar Pierre, in this interview with Adeyemi Adepetun, speaks about the electronic commerce sub-sector and how fresh investments and players are driving initiatives. Looking at the Nigerian tech ecosystem and the surge in eCommerce platforms, what opportunities exist to develop the ecosystem? I can […]
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Stakeholders in the nation’s oil and gas sector have warned that immediate removal of fuel subsidies would bring untold hardship to the already-impoverished Nigerians considering the state of the economy. At an industry stakeholders’ round-table on, ‘the impact of deregulation on the Nigerian Downstream Petroleum Sector: Analysing perceptions and realities of gains and expectations of […]
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By Eric Teniola The outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has made sure he is leaving a huge debt profile of N80 trillion when he leaves the villa on Monday, May 29. Well, well, well. While he will be celebrating in Daura or in Niger Republic, we shall be sorting out the mess he has created […]
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• Questions over the capacity of the NNPC board amid commercial viability • Inland basin exploration is a fraud, says ex-MOSOP President • Zulum: Borno will benefit from being an oil-producing state Stakeholders, yesterday, raised concerns over the continuous oil and gas prospects in the North as President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as the Minister […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Reiterates commitment to accessible health services Oyo State Health Insurance Agency, OYSHIA, has reiterated its commitment to the healthiness of its enrollees, adding that its yearly standard plus plan is N13,500. Appealing to the public to disregard a now-deleted post on social media by a radio station, promoting its former […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that making infrastructure development a key point of focus in his administration was a deliberate action to create wealth and make poverty alleviation easier. The president stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the virtual inauguration of three bridges, three secretariats, and one road project undertaken by his administration. The […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning to countries all across the world to be prepared for a disease even much deadlier than the Coronavirus (COVID-19). WHO’s head, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave this stern warning on Tuesday while addressing the World Health Assembly forum in Geneva, Switzerland. During his speech, he clearly […]
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