As we welcome a ‘new decade’ by Jideofor Adibe
In this reflection I am using the phrase welcoming a ‘new decade’ very cautiously as I am mindful of the controversy over whether January 1 2020 should be regarded as…
First bank: Corporate Statement
We are aware that a customer service executive assigned to us by one of our vendors is helping the police with their investigations into the attempted robbery that happened last…
Nigeria’s rising debt profile: Fact checking Obasanjo’s claim versus FG response
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that there is no cause for alarm over the country’s debt profile both domestic and external as being speculated by scaremongers. Former president Olusegun…
Your Islamization agenda more divisive than Boko Haram, Christian body tells Buhari
The Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF) yesterday said the alleged lopsided appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari were more threatening to the unity of the country than the activities of the…
Stop parading yourselves as Obas or risk jail, Ladoja tells 21 Ibadan Chiefs
Former governor of Oyo State and the Osi Olubadan of Ibadan, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, has read the riot act to 21 Ibadan chiefs; warning the 21 monarchs sacked by a…
FG: Non-oil exports double to N2 trillion in 2019
The Federal Government said the nation’s non-oil exports doubled from about N1 trillion to N2 trillion between 2018 and 2019. Information and Culture Minister, Alhadji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at…
Nigeria reacts to adoption of single currency by French-speaking ECOWAS countries
The federal government, Monday reacted to the change of name of the UEMOA, Communaute Financiers d’Afique (CFA) currency to ECO by eight French-speaking West African countries, saying it was studying…
JTF, Navy visits Jonathan in Otuoke to ascertain level of damage
The Joint Task Force (JFT), code named Operation Delta Safe, and the Nigerian Navy on Monday visited former President Goodluck Jonathan’s residence in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa.…
Buhari, Tunde Bakare meet in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare at the presidential villa, Abuja. No official reason was given for the meeting and the…
Exclusive: Sanwo-Olu Extorting huge Bribes from Bike-Hailing Companies operating in Lagos
What was billed as an attempt to regulate motorcycle-hailing companies aka Bike-Uber, which had become mainstream in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, has quickly turned into something much greater; a vast…