Abel Ejikeme A Nigerian Court has awarded the sum of N50 million as damages against a federal lawmaker, Senator Elisha Abbo for his violent assault of Osimibibra Warmate in a

Abel Ejikeme A joint meeting of the leadership of the National Assembly will be meeting on Monday with the minister of state for petroleum, Timipre Sylva, the Group Managing Director

Mali’s transitional president appointed former minister of foreign affairs, Moctar Ouane, as the West African nation’s prime minister on Sunday, a few days after being sworn into office. The appointment

Abel Ejikeme Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has hailed the decision of leaders of organised labour to suspend their planned protest, and described the act

The Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ondo State governorship election and Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, sunday in Akure, the

Abel Ejikeme The Nigerian government has reached an agreement with the country’s organised labour that will see the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and her affiliates suspend a planned industrial action

Barring any last minute resolution of the planned nationwide strike organised by Nigerian labour unions against the increase in electricity tariffs and petrol, aviation union members have been put on

By Abel Ejikeme Nigeria’s House of Representatives has installed new digital devices and software in the chamber it says will aid proceedings in the lower chamber. Speaker of the House, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, led journalists on inspection of

Abel Ejikeme The Nigerian government has launched an innovative response platform that it says will aid the fight against the ever-increasing issues of sexual and gender-based violence. The country’s National Human Rights Commission

Rita Osakwe Mali’s new leaders were sworn into office on Friday, five weeks after Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was overthrown in a military coup. Retired colonel and former Defence Minister, Bah

Abel Ejikeme The National Secretariat of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the actions of a faction of the party in Ekiti state that earlier suspended the state Governor Kayode

Abel Ejikeme Re-elected Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said he has no plans of replacing a former national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, as the

Abel Ejikeme Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has said Nigeria’s sustenance of fuel subsidy is practically impossible amidst the country’s growing financial and economic difficulties. He said the country does

The meeting between the federal government and organised labour, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), was adjourned yesterday till Monday after both sides failed to agree on

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announces that Fitch Ratings has affirmed the bank’s long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘BBB-‘ with a stable outlook. The agency also affirmed the Bank’s

Lillian Jijingi In November 2004, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote cross-border listing of securities among other processes that will integrate the three markets. This

Abel Ejikeme Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman, Senate Adhoc Committee on Constitution Review, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has said proponents of state creation can bring the states to existence

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved $1,959,744,723.71 for the construction of a rail line from Kano in Kano State to Maradi in Niger Republic. Briefing State House reporters

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday reaffirmed the readiness of the commission to conduct a smooth governorship election in Ondo State fixed for

Abel Ejikeme President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has demanded relevant authorities and stakeholders in the transport sector put an end to the rampant carnage on Nigerian roads. He also