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GUINNESS The Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr John Musunga, has said doing business in Edo State has been relatively easy largely due to the cooperation of the people and the Edo State Government. A statement said the managing director said this when he led the Guinness team on a …

Segun Sowunmi, a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, has taken a dig at Governor Dapo Abiodun for allegedly failing to deliver significant infrastructure projects during his first term in office. Sowunmi’s criticism comes as Governor Abiodun’s counterparts from the neighbouring states of Lagos and …

Diezani A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Attorney-General of the Federation. In the suit marked CV/6273/2023, the former petroleum boss is accusing the first and second defendants – the EFCC and the AGF – …

Yeni Kuti. Photo: Ayodele Efunla Nigerian media personality, Yeni Kuti, has revealed cheating on the part of her husband will not be enough reason for her to quit her marriage. She said this in a chat with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo. According to the matriarch of the Anikulapo dynasty, her late …

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has ordered the deployment of 365 personnel, 40 patrol vehicles, 15 BIKES, and 10 tow trucks to ensure safety of road users and ease of movement along all routes leading to the Eagle Square venue of the inauguration of the …

The Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, has warned Nigerians not to expect much from the incoming administration owing to worsening challenges. Shettima and Bola Tinubu would be inaugurated on May 29 as vice president and president respectively in another democratic succession in the country. They were declared winners of the February …

The Federal Government has declared Monday, 29th May 2023 as work-free for all workers in the country. According to the federal government, the decision is to allow Nigerians to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically elected President. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuiab Belgore in …

… INEC insists not to honour such judgment   Bernard Ebele. The outgoing governor of Abia State, Mr Okezie Ikpeazu is making last minute move to use the judiciary to obstruct the swearing in of the gubernatorial winner of the March 2023 elections, Alex Otti of Labor Party to pave …

Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Following years of servicing the Paris Club debt from the state account, the Federal Government (FG) through the Ministry of Finance has agreed to stop deductions from the state governments accounts. In a Communique signed on Wednesday at the end …

CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn the operational licences of 132 microfinance banks, four primary mortgage banks, and three financing firms in the country. It was reported in the Federal Government’s official gazette, which was published on the CBN’s website on Tuesday. According to …