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  President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, signed the 2019 Appropriation Bill. The President’s assent officially makes the bill become law and signals the commencement of the 2019 fiscal budget. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Danjuma Goje; the Minister …

A peaceful protest against Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State turned violent when some 30 thugs hired by the governor’s aides attacked protesters just outside the state liaison office in Lagos. The protesters, led by a lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, were agitating against Governor Udom’s decision to build another Governor’s …

The Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo, has approved the appointment of new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. This was contained in a release signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita. The new appointees were selected after a rigorous interview process. The statement further …

Recent research shows that sperm counts are declining among men of reproductive age at a terrifying rate. The fact that a man is fit, neither drinks nor smokes, does not help when it comes to falling sperm count, experts say. In July, new research examining data on more than 43,000 …

Oil prices rose on Thursday lifted by a sustained decline in inventories and Saudi Arabia’s preparedness to cut crude supplies to its prized Asian customers. Brent crude futures were 52.99 dollars a barrel by 0855 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 17 cents at 49.73 dollars. Crude …

A coalition of civil society groups, under the umbrella name of Center for Civil Society and Justice (CCSJ), has staged a rally in Abuja in support of President Muhammadu Buhari who has been on medical vacation in London for close to 100 days. The protesters today converged at Unity Fountain, the same …

Many people were feared dead on Thursday in a fresh attack by Boko Haram Islamists in Ghumbili community in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa. The attack comes a few days after a similar incident in a neighbouring village in the Local Government, known as Mildu, where seven people …

Ahead of  the November 18 governorship election in his state, the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress,  APC, of trying to plunge the state into crisis in order to use its federal might to impose a state of emergency. The governor who was reacting …

The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) on Thursday in Abuja, said the stolen funds traced to former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, could fund infrastructure development in the country. Specifically, the group said in a statement by its Chairman, Austin Braimoh, and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, that government could build six world-class …

Rwanda’s electoral commission on Wednesday confirmed President Paul Kagame’s overwhelming victory in last week’s presidential election, even improving his score slightly to 98.79 percent. There had been little doubt that the 59-year-old would return to the helm of the east African nation which he has ruled with an iron fist …