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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2019 Presidential elections Atiku Abubakar, has accused Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of frustrating his effort to present his case at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Atiku, who spoke through a member of ...

As the World Meningitis Day (WMD) held yesterday with the theme: Life After Meningitis, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released fresh statistics about the contagious disease wherein 58 persons were killed and 760 others infected in 15 states. ...

There was palpable apprehension among a section of the House of Representatives after members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (also known as the Shiites) stormed the building. The aggrieved Shiites, who chanted “Allahu Akbar”, barricaded the main entrance between 11:30a.m. ...

Hundreds of pro-democracy activists have stormed the National Assembly complex opposing alleged moves to elect the leaderships of the Ninth Senate and House of Representatives through a secret ballot system. Under the aegis of Advocates for Governance, the protesters brandished ...

Nigeria needs $2.5 billion, an equivalent of N765 billion to make its four refineries function at between 90 and 95 per cent capacity, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has disclosed. The minister, who spoke in Riyadh, ...

EcobankPay, the lifestyle digital payment and collections service of Ecobank Nigeria has entered into a partnership with PricePointe Wholesale Club, a new entrant into the Nigerian retail sector. Modeled after America’s Costco and Sam’s Club, it started operations with the opening ...

The Federal Government has assured families of victims of last weekend’s attack on the Kajuru Castle Resort in Kaduna State of ensuring that the killers are prosecuted. In a statement yesterday in Abuja, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, ...

The House of Representatives yesterday urged security agencies to arrest perpetrators of the killings in Taraba State due to crisis between Tiv and Jukun nationalities with a view to prosecuting them. The House also sought thorough investigation to unravel those ...

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, yesterday said Nigeria should evolve a more efficient and effective tariff structure to achieve constant electricity supply in the country. Adesina made the assertion, while speaking to State House Correspondents ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the proposed plan to establish a private university after President Muhammadu Buhari by his wife, Aisha, as a disaster. It stated that the motive confirmed why the Nigerian leader had allegedly ...