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A 400-level student of Economics at the University of Ibandam Orire Agbaje, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a member of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. It was reported that Ibandam Orire Agbaje is the president of The Tax Club, University of Ibadan, as well …

Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has petitioned the Department of State Service (DSS) to investigate the peddlers of fake news about his alleged involvement in the drafting of the judgement for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). Jackson Ude alleged that Fashola and some lawyers of the …

Solar panels Nigeria can generate about 427,000 megawatts of electricity from solar energy that comes from the sun, power generation companies have said. Nigeria currently generates less than 5,000MW for more than 200 million people. For instance, data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power, on Sunday, showed that power …

Abdullahi Ganduje & Kwankwaso The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed his readiness to receive the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian People Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso if he agrees to defect to the ruling party. Ganduje made the statement at a media briefing with …

FILE PHOTO: NYSC Members The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says there is no plan to deploy youth corps members to Niger Republic to fight a war. Mr Eddy Megwa, the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, clarified this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. His clarification is in …

Festus Keyamo The immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment and a ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, apologised to the Senate over his perceived disregard for the ninth Assembly. He also explained that he had in the ninth Senate apologised to both chairman Senate committee on …

Governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke Spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Olawale Rasheed, has dismissed the claim that Governor Ademola Adeleke begged his Oyo State counterpart, Mr. Seyi Makinde during a recent meeting. He said the recent meeting between his principal and his Oyo State counterpart discussed issues …

Mr Adeniyi Sanni, a senior aide to the senator representing Ogun West in the National Assembly, Solomon Adeola, has been shot dead. The spokesperson for the senator, Kayode Odunaro, in a statement in Abuja said the incident happened on Saturday morning. He said the lifeless body of Sanni was found …

The Arrested Suspects The Lagos State Police Command has said three policemen and two officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority respectively have been nabbed for extortion of truck drivers and motorists in the state. The state police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed …

Popular comedian, Atunyota Akpobome, popular as Ali Baba, has recounted his “most memorable joke” on the sense of  frugality President Olusegun Obasanjo. Ali Baba recounted his encounter with Obasanjo while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise breakfast show on Saturday. The comedy legend said the former President wanted him to expunge …