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President Mohammadu Buhari has declared that a renewed sense of Commonwealth solidarity offers enormous benefits to Africans in the Diaspora, especially those resident in Britain, Canada and Australia. He said the communities still maintain the strongest of cultural and family links with the countries from which they and ...

Delta State government has doubled its effort in erosion control by signing a N2.4 billion contract, in partnership with the World Bank. A pact for the first of such control was signed between the state’s Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management ...

The South-South Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF) has expressed support for the presidential directive for a forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In a statement, its Coordinator, Preye Wilson, argued that the move to verify projects and contracts ...

Kano State Governor Abdullah Umar Ganduje has described claims by former leader of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Buba Galadima that Supreme Court’s expected verdict on the state’s governorship election is causing tension as baseless and lacking merit. ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the Federal Government will sustain on-going efforts to end child marriage and improve girl-child education in the country. Commissioning the headquarters building of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in Abuja, President Buhari said ...

The Cross River State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an American firm, Terradyn Corporation of Ohio for funding of the Bakassi Deep Seaport and Superhighway. Following earlier discrepancies in the projects, the MoU will rekindle hope ...

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has applauded Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson’s decision to implement the N30, 000 new national minimum wage for workers without delay. Chairman of the state chapter of TUC, Julius Layi, told newsmen in ...

A Chief Economist with PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC), Andrew Nevin, yesterday underscored the need for Nigeria to grow its economy at a higher rate and lift 100 million people out of poverty with more investments. Nevin made this known during ...

Family members of the 58 victims, who were abducted in Kaduna have expressed concern over the N100 million ransom being demanded by their kidnappers before they can be released. Specifically, the families of the victims who are in a refugee ...

Vice President of China General Chamber of Commerce in Nigeria (CGCCN), Teng Li, has advanced reasons why the bilateral relationship between the Chinese and Nigeria will foster development for both countries. He cited the rail and road projects across the ...