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Jigawa’s Badaru Withdraws from Race as 11 Northern APC Governors Zone Presidential Ticket to the South

Hopes for the emergence of a southerner as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been rekindled…

2 years ago

Nigeria: See the Frontrunners as APC Clears 13 Presidential Aspirants

The seven-man All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Screening Committee headed by the former national chairman of the party, Chief John…

2 years ago

Tinubu: My Comments in Ogun Lost in Translation, My Respect for President Buhari High, Unfailing

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, on Friday moved fast to…

2 years ago

Nigeria’s Production Quota Hits 1.8m bpd as OPEC Ups July Crude Allocation

For the first time since April 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the global oil industry, the Organisation of Petroleum…

2 years ago

Tinubu: I Made Buhari President, Osinbajo VP, Abiodun Governor of Ogun State

In a clear sign of desperation and fear that the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) might be…

2 years ago

Buhari Meets Governors, Asks to Choose Successor

With his words carefully chosen and intention unmistaken, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, pleaded with the 22 governors of the…

2 years ago

Nigeria: PDP Chairman Ayu Tells Sokoto Governor Tambuwal He’s the ‘Hero of the Convention’

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, on Sunday told the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu…

2 years ago

Buhari May Impose Jonathan as APC Consensus Presidential Candidate This Week

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari may unveil the consensus presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress this week, just as indications…

2 years ago

AfDB Plans Youth Entrepreneurship Banks in Nigeria, 12 Other African Countries

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has embarked on the designing of youth entrepreneurship investment banks in 13 African countries,…

2 years ago

Adeboye: Nigeria’s Security Problems Beyond Human Comprehension

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Friday told Governor Hope Uzodimma…

2 years ago

Tension As Atiku, Wike, Saraki Lock Horns at PDP Presidential Primary

After crisscrossing the country for weeks, consulting with delegates and stakeholders, 14 politicians aspiring to be the presidential candidate of…

2 years ago

Former Nigeria President Jonathan Attacks National Assembly, Faults Section 84 of New Electoral Act

It was a rare public outburst on Thursday by former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan as he took a swipe at…

2 years ago

Nigeria: Governors Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, Abdulrazaq, Sule, Inuwa, Matawalle, Others Secure APC Guber Tickets

In what seemed like a clean sweep of their elections, nearly all the first term governors of the All Progressives…

2 years ago

Buhari, Osinbajo, NEF, CAN Condemn Killing of Pregnant Woman, Children in Anambra

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, the vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and…

2 years ago

Hayatu-Deen: 2023 Presidential Election is PDP’s to Lose

Former Managing Director of FSB International Bank Plc., and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has said if…

2 years ago

Citing Inflationary Concerns, CBN Raises MPR to 13%, First Increase in 30 Months

After holding the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) constant at 11.5 per cent for about two and a half years, the…

2 years ago

Nigeria Governors Lose Suit Against Financial Autonomy for Local Governments

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a suit filed by the State governors to challenge the…

2 years ago

Four Horse Race: Atiku, Saraki, Wike, Obi Compete for PDP Delegates Ahead of Presidential Primary

The presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is slated for this weekend in Abuja, the nation’s capital, and…

2 years ago

Despite Global Headwinds, Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Grows Net Asset to N920bn in 2021

•Records total operating income of N100.8bn  In spite of the volatility and headwinds in the global economy, the Nigeria Sovereign…

2 years ago

AfDB to Lend $500m to Women in 2022, Says Adesina

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Sunday said the bank would lend $500 million to…

2 years ago