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In preparation for the inauguration of the 10th Assembly in June 2023,the Management of the National Assembly has scheduled dates for the induction of the members-elect.In a statement issued by the management’s Secretary, Research and Information, Ali Barde Umoru, who is also the Chairman, Sub-Committee on Media and Publicity, all …

There are indications that unless additional funds can be secured in record time,the 2023 National population and housing census may suffer another postponement. It will be recalled that earlier in March, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, disclosed that the Federal Government planned to establish …

Jeffrey Guterman, a retired American mental health counsellor, has filed a request to the Federal Bureau of Intelligence, FBI, asking it to release its file on Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu. According to a report published in Daily Post, the information Guterman is asking the FBI to release is related to …

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his election victory and has invited him to Ukraine on a state visit after his inauguration .The felicitation is coming two months after the former Lagos governor was declared winner of the February 25,2023 presidential election.In …

The Times, a British national daily, says Chinese nationals in the mining sector are funding terrorist groups in parts of Nigeria to secure access to the country’s mineral reserves. In an exclusive report published on Saturday, the newspaper said through bribes and illegal transactions, “Beijing could be indirectly funding terror …

Nigeria’s Green Africa Airways plans to expand its network from Abuja, the country’s capital, with three new domestic routes starting Aug. 12. The airline intends to fly to Ibadan and Kano twice daily and offer a daily flight to Sokoto. Service will also resume from Abuja and Owerri with four …

Despite a whooping N4.3 billion spent in rehabilitating Lagos port access roads, there is still no improvement in the state facility, making the evacuation of cargoes extremely difficult. A former managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing facilitated …

A mild drama ensued on Tuesday at Arik Air office at Lagos airport as Chairman of the airline,  Sir Johnson Arumemi-Ikhide was barred from entering into the airline headquarters premises. According to the Chief Security Officer, CSO, who gave his name as D Tom West said, the receivership manager, Kamilu …

Before now, UBA Chairman and Nigerian billionaire, Tony Elumelu, was the majority shareholder of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), a publicly traded diversified conglomerate. But that is now history, as Dangote’s best friend and DJ Cuppy’s dad, Femi Otedola, has taken over the company from Tony through an overnight …

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have signed a Framework Agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Zambia for the establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) for the production of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and related services. Under the terms …