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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 ...

The people of Oyede Community in Isoko North Council Area of Delta State have appealed to the state government to assist them in averting looming anarchy in the community, lamenting that a group is bent on disrupting its gerontocracy system. ...

Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has accused Governor Emeka Ihedioha of a witch-hunt, following his alleged embezzlement of N6 billion meant for Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC). Okorocha, the state’s immediate past governor, was on ...