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Last week’s suspension of 27 chairmen of Imo State local government areas by the State House of Assembly has been declared illegal by the council bosses, who have promptly disregarded the order. It was learnt at weekend that the chairmen ...

The Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN) has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s continued silence on activities of Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) over failure of privatisation programmes caused the closure of Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON). It, however, ...

The Presidency has listed measures and initiatives so far taken to address the spate of crime and criminality in the country, assuring that the perpetrators will be brought to book in no time. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ...

A professor of political science at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ayo Olutokun has expressed concerns that while the nation is enmeshed in several challenges, politicians were jostling for 2023 leadership. He noted that the country is no longer safe ...

Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has directed the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to further extend the registration of business names at N5, 000 by 90 days from May 13 (today) to August 13, 2019. This is to give Micro, Small and ...

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have decried rising insecurity in the country, alleged clampdown on opposition and insensitivity of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, as well as balkanisation of the Kano Emirate by Governor Abdulahi Ganduje. The party ...

For a lasting peace between the Jukun and Tiv ethnic nationalities, the Federal Government has been urged to immediately implement the “1922/1923 boundary demarcation agreement between Taraba and Benue states.” The Jukun under the auspices of Abiu Bauka noted that ...

Heads of anti-corruption agencies have requested governments in Europe, United States and other jurisdictions to speedily repatriate stolen assets belonging to African nations. The resolution was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the ninth Commonwealth Regional Conference ...

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against the reported N100 billion allocation to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) for alleged security purposes. He warned that such financial mobilisation would ...

The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) has threatened to embark on an industrial action if arrears of members were not cleared in 40 days. A communiqué issued by the president and secretary general, Drs. Olusegun Olaopa and ...