Bad roads threaten Sango Ota property market, industrial estates

 The bad spot at Joju, Sango Ota road in Ogun State As state govt proposes affordable housing trust fund  These times are not really the best for professionals and housing market in Sango Ota, gateway to Ogun State, as the once vibrant town has seen property values decline by over 60 per cent due to […]

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Nigeria, Togo to renew joint commission

The flagging economic relationship between Nigeria and Togo is to be restructured, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Togo, Mr. Debo Adesina, said at the weekend. He spoke in Lome, the Togolese capital after presenting his Letters of Credence to President Faure Gnassingbe. He said: “The key component of my mandate, as given by President Muhammadu Buhari, is […]

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Manufacturers, importers stranded over N6.5m duty on transit goods

Photo:  Boureima Hama / AFP • Stalemate enters 46 days over border closure • Shortage of raw materials might worsen, consumers to pay more amid inflationStill reeling from the effects of Nigeria’s border closure on its economy, the government of the Republic of Benin has imposed new import duty of CFA9 million (N6.5 million) per […]

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Mixed feelings as FG again extends NIN-SIM link deadline by three months

Applicants wait to obtain national identity numbers at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, in the Lagos state capital of Ikeja, (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) • Govt to focus on remote areas as 59.8m NINs are now issued • Telecoms operators claim over 50% GSM coverage of NigeriaThe Federal Government’s extension […]

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Reps issue bench warrant on Emefiele, Kyari, 52 others

A report by a committee of the House of Representatives has recommended the arrest of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emiefele, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director Mele Kyari and 52 other heads of government agencies for gross violation of the provisions of the Financial Regulatory Council on rendition of […]

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28 freed Kaduna pupils re-unite with parents

They were 121, all pupils of the Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna. The school was attacked on July 5. Six were earlier released in three batches. Twenty-eight of them were released yesterday after spending 20 days in the bandits’ den. Their parents shed tears of joy. Not even their children’s frail looks could stop them […]

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Igboho: Fed Govt demands extradition

Nigeria ready for diplomatic show down if Benin Republic declines As Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Igboho returns to court today in Cotonou, Nigeria has demanded nothing short of his extradition. The Federal Government has communicated this position to the Benin Republic, which plans an extradition hearing. Igboho was arrested on July 19 at the Cotonou […]

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PDP governors to meet Monday in Bauchi over economy, others

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will meet today in Bauchi to examine the state of the nation. A statement on Sunday by the Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, C. I. D. Maduabum, said the governors will also discuss the growing unemployment and the shrinking economy with attendant […]

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APC sweeps Lagos, Ogun council polls

LASIEC issues certificates of return today The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the 57 council seats in the local government election conducted on Saturday by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC). The party also emerged victorious in the 20 local governments in Ogun State. The Lagos results were announced by returning officers at […]

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Afe Babalola to Kwara governor: You can’t review Supreme Court judgment

Eminent lawyer, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has cautioned Kwara State Governor Abdurahman AbdulRazaq against reviewing the Supreme Court judgment on the land dispute involving Offa and Erin-Ile. He said the governor lacked the power to undertake such action, adding that no individual, irrespective of the position occupied, could review the judgment of any court. The […]

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