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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 ...

CHIEF Executive Officer of BSTAN Homes, Becky Damilola-Oke, has urged the National Assembly to urgently review the Land Use Act, which the country has been operating for the past 40 years. Damilola-Oke, who made the call in Abuja, while unveiling ...

Abia State government has announced five-year tax waivers for investors in the state, saying this will boost industrialisation and create jobs for the people. Deputy Governor, Ude Oko Chukwu disclosed this at Afaraukwu in Umuahia, while declaring open a mini-residential ...

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said governors of the Southwest region will launch new security architecture in August to tackle insecurity in the zone. Makinde, who spoke yesterday at a thanksgiving service in honour of his mother, Madam Abigail ...

Feud with Ihedioha deepens as ex-gov alleges threat to family members’ lives Immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has demanded an apology from the state government over the alleged assault on his daughter, Mrs. Uloma Rochas-Nwosu. It was ...

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has opposed Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) proposed plan to restrict allocation of foreign exchange (forex) for the importation of milk into the country. It insisted that the policy does not ...

The United Global Resolve For Peace (UGRFP) has called on the Federal Government to verify the authenticity of a viral video alleging Leah Sharibu’s death. In the film, the six aid workers, abducted by Boko Haram last week, were seen ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Action Committee (NAC) for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. He ratified the pact at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Heads of ...