Friday, 24 March 2017

Biafra: Peter Obi asks Nigerian government to release Nnamdi Kanu

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A former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has called on the federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenou...
Thursday, 23 March 2017

Exchange rate: Naira appreciates

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As at today, March 23, 2017, Naira is being sold at N410 to a dollar.

Nnamani must quit as Electoral Reform Committee Chairman – Fayose

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Ekiti State Governor and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has called for the immediate r...

Senate says democracy under threat as SGF shuns invitation

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The Senate on Wednesday raised the alarm that the failure of the executive to answer legislative summons would end democracy in the ...

Verizon, AT&T suspend ads from Google over offensive videos

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The Verizon logo is seen on the side of a truck in New York City, U.S., October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) - U.S....
Friday, 10 March 2017

Pres Buhari says VP Yemi Osinbajo remains in charge as he continues his rest in Abuja

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President Buhari who arrived Nigeria from London today, has asked Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to continue piloting the affairs of the n...

President Muhammadu Buhari Returns To Nigeria.

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The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday morning returned to the country after 49 days of medical vacation. He arrived a...
Thursday, 9 March 2017

Naira depreciates as central bank moves to intervene again

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The naira on Wednesday depreciated sharply to N465 per dollar in the parallel market due to upsurge in demand for dollars importers t...

GT Bank declares N165.14bn profit in 2016

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Guaranty Trust Bank Plc on Wednesday posted a profit before tax of N165.14 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2016. T...
Saturday, 4 March 2017

Presidency Orders Arrest Of Journalists Over ‘Health Scare’ Story

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Men of the Zimbabwean Police force have arrested an editor and senior reported of one of the privately owned Media agencies in the cou...

CBN Takes Battle to Speculators, Pumps Additional $350m to Energise Naira

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As part of its resolve to sustain the positive momentum in the foreign exchange (FX) market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) agai...
Tuesday, 28 February 2017

CBN sells $180 million forex to boost liquidity

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday released additional $180 million to the forex market to further ease business transactions ...
Friday, 24 February 2017

Reps chide Emefiele over information on $17bn crude proceeds

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  House of Representatives The House of Representatives yesterday chided the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele...

INEC announces date for Anambra governorship poll

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INEC Chairman Mahmud Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the date for the conduct of the Anambra...

CBN reintroduces charges on cash deposits, withdrawals

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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday announced the reintroduction of bank charges on certain categories of cash deposits and withd...

Fed govt plans $64m green bond issue by April

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The Federal Government plans to launch a N20 billion ($64 million) green bond in April to fund projects and enhance sustainable devel...

Dollar falls to N470 at parallel market

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The naira has been gaining steadily against the U.S dollar in three days of trading at the parallel market.  The dollar sold for N510 ...

Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara, others meet over 2017 budget

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According to report, acting President Yemi Osinbajo has lobbied the leadership National Assembly, urging for the quick p...
Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Outrage as N145b questionable items remain in 2017 budget

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There is the fear that a huge part of the funds borrowed to execute the 2017 budget may end up in private pockets, as no less than ...
Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Senate urges National Primary Health Care to authenticate claim of Maduike Ezeibe of having a cure for HIV

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On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Primary Healthcare, Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, urged the National Primary Health ...