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A Shiite non-governmental organisation, AlThaqalayn Cultural Foundation has cautioned the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against using Nigeria as another testing ground for their struggle for regional supremacy. It’s Secretary-General, Hamzah Muhammad Lawal, told newsmen ...

The controversy surrounding the academic qualifications of President Muhammadu Buhari continued as witnesses distanced themselves from the certificates tendered in court. The first witness and official of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Osidehinde Adewunmi, denied knowledge of the Cambridge ...

The Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) has said that the Next Level agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration may be difficult to achieve if indigenous professionals in the country are not carried along. The body of professional ...

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has warned that the nation risks falling into totalitarianism and a failed state should the present government be left alone and not compelled to discharge its obligations to the citizenry.  In a ...

Governor Abdullahi Sule has assembled experts as advisers to enable his administration to turn the economic fortunes of Nasarawa State around. He described the 14-member Investment and Economic Development Advisory Council as tested and trusted global citizens. The governor said ...

A former chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has raised the fear of losing his seat. The member representing Kiru/Bebeji constituency of the state in the lower legislative chamber made his apprehension known after the National Assembly ...

The Coalition of Ethic Nationalities Youth Leaders of Southern Nigeria (CENYLON) has alerted of Fulani herdsmen’s plans to establish emirates through the proposed RUGA settlements in Southern Nigeria, urging the people to resist the move. Rising from an emergency meeting ...

Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has prevailed on the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to back down on its threat to down tools. During the meeting with the medical practitioners and officials of the Federal Ministry of Health, ...

The Federal Government is to shed its equity in Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) with a view to further capitalising the financial institution to deliver on its mandate. Set up two years ago, the bank is obligated to finance the ...

Governors of the 19 northern states at the weekend said they had perfected arrangement to convene a summit to discuss the problems associated with the Almajiri education system in the region. They said the idea was one of the measures ...