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Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the political situation in the Republic of The Gambia. President Adama Barrow is seeking re-election amidst political tension and uncertainties. Barrow had on December 3 met with President Buhari at State House, Abuja, and later told reporters that his …

Africa’s leading cement giant, BUA Cement has signed an agreement with Sinoma CBMI of China for the construction of three new cement plants of 3million tonnes each per annum in Edo, Sokoto and Adamawa states of Nigeria to be completed by the end of 2022. Upon completion, this will bring …

The Edo State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Col David Imuse (retd.), has called for the “immediate resignation” of Governor Godwin Obaseki, over his failure to protect lives and properties in the state. In a statement on Sunday, Imuse berated the governor’s decision to plunge the state …

Forty-two microfinance banks in Nigeria have lost their licences. This comes after the microfinance banks were iquidated by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, disclosed this in a statement, saying it would promptly commence the verification of claims of depositors of the affected banks from Monday, …

Lagos- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said it cannot commend President Muhammadu Buhari for the rescue of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State because it believed that the incident shouldn’t have happened in the first place. While reacting to the claim by …

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport, Akan Okon, has explained that the project would be developed in phases. He told The Guardian that the construction of the first phase would gulp $2.016b, adding that the phase would generate about 300,000 jobs, while 3,500 companies are …

Udom orders investigation into abuse of student at Deeper Life College Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has mandated his Commissioner for Education, Dr Enobong Mboho, to commence investigation into the alleged case of child abuse at the Deeper Life School abuse in the state. The governor’s order was contained …

IPOB dares South-East governors over ‘Eastern Security Network’ Following the recent comment made by the Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, on behalf of his South-East counterparts, distancing themselves from the recently launched security outfit of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and claiming that the outfit is non-existent, the …

The interim Chairman, Alliance on Surviving COVID -19 and Beyond , Mr Femi Falana ( SAN ), says over 70 corpses of persons killed in Lagos during the # EndSARS protests have yet to be claimed . Falana said this during an interview with Newsextra24 on Sunday. The Chief Coroner of …

LAGOS – Dr. Tunde Elebute, a private school proprietor and mem­ber, Association for Formida­ble Educational Development (AFED), on Sunday, called for the removal of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige over the lin­gering strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Dr. Elebute, in an inter­view …