INEC and the challenge of free, fair and credible elections
The success of the recent Edo gubernatorial election notwithstanding, it is just as well that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, has read the…
Nigerians face uncertain future -Jega
Prof Attahiru Jega, the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, who conducted the 2015 election that ushered President Muhammadu Buhari into office, warned on Friday that Nigerians faced…
Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 24 in Borno State
Boko Haram fighters on Friday killed at least 24 persons in an ambush on the volatile Borno State, the Police have said. Those killed included eight Policemen, part of those…
The President`s Taxes: Long-Concealed Records Show Trump`s Chronic Losses & Years of Tax Avoidance
The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due. Donald…
Labour suspends planned strike, as FG shelves electricity tariff, fuel price hikes
Nigeria’s two industrial unions on Monday shelved their planned nationwide strike over the recent hikes in electricity tariff and pump price of petrol. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade…
NNPC, PPRA to go in new PIB sent to National Assembly by Buhari
If the National Assembly passes a new version of the Petroleum Industry Bill just submitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, then state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and…
Court dismisses Mailafi’s case to stop Police invitation
A Jos High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which sought to stop Police from investigating…
Buhari Commissions of Itakpe-Warri rail line
President on Tuesday inaugurated the 326 Km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line for commercial operation and ordered that it be extended to the northern and southern part of the country before he…
CBN Lowers Policy Rate to 11.5% in bid to Stimulate Economy
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday cut the Monetary Policy Rate by one percentage point to 11.5%, in a bid to stimulate borrowing and lending to boost economic activities.…
Nigeria Approves $1.96b for Kano-Niger Republic Rail Line
The Nigerian government on Wednesday approved a $1,959,744,723.71 contract for a rail line that would link the country with Niger Republic. Approval for the rail line was given at the…