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CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has recovered over N65bn from commercial banks in the country for wrongful deductions and charges from customers’ deposits and other transactions in the last six years. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr Isaac Okorafor, stated this on …

The Senate has approved the payment of subsidy claims totalling N348bn to oil marketing companies based on a request by President Muhammadu Buhari. The approval was made at the plenary on Wednesday following the adoption of the interim report by the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) on ‘Promissory Note Programme …

  Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday assured that he would not disappoint people of the state who gave him their mandate in Saturday’s governorship election. Fayemi gave the assurance in Ado-Ekiti shortly after he received the Certificate of Return as the governor-elect from the Independent National Electoral …

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari was confused and incompetent to deal with national issues. He said this during a summit organized by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) in Abuja. Obasanjo was represented by a former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Olagunsoye …

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has attributed the current power outage on its network to what it called system collapse of the National Grid. The General Manager, Corporate Communications of the company, Mr Godwin Idemudia, said on Monday that the outage which occurred about 2.27 p.m. Sunday affected Ajah, …

Senate President, Bukola Saraki Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said the presidency wasted three years fighting him through the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), instead of concentrating on the development of the country. Saraki is expected to deliver a speech on Nigeria and United  States relations, and opportunities  at the US parliament this …

The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday evening spoke with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Erdogan, via telephone, and congratulated him over his re-election. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media …

The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has praised the leadership of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency for the construction and handing over of the Model Primary Health Care Centres. He said they were of high standards and excellence, especially in the …

  The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has called on youths across the country to support ongoing efforts by the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari at developing the society. Speaking at an event organised in commemoration of his 55th birthday in Lagos, the former governor of …

                                                                                                                                    Senate President Bukola Saraki John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi, Friday Olokor, Success Nwogu, Leke Baiyewu and Ade Adesomoju An alliance of over 20 Civil Society Organisations, the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, among others, on Friday hailed the Supreme Court judgment which put to rest the trial …