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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s private sector accounts for 90 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). Consequently, he said the federal government will build a vibrant economy for the sector to flourish. He said this on Thursday at the launch of the Nigerian Economic Diplomacy Initiative (NEDI). “In …

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says he did not attack Bill Gates, co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates had attended an expanded meeting of the national executive council (NEC) where he said the execution process of the economic and recovery growth plan (ERGP) did not reflect the needs of …

Presidential media adviser, Femi Adesina says those opposing or criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of one billion dollars for security funding are only playing politics with the lives of Nigeria. The Minister of Defence, retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali had on Wednesday revealed that President Buhari had granted assent for the …

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has hailed the recent judgment of the National Industrial Court, NIC, of Nigeria, reinstating 90 sacked Kogi forest guards by the state government. The Lokoja Judicial Division of NIC had, on March 21, delivered judgment against the state Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, declaring unlawful …

The Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC, has said that the recent disengagement of some workers at the embassy followed due process. Senior officials at the embassy told newsmen that the benefits of the 15 local workers, who were recently laid off, would be paid soon. They said the Ministry of …

Electorates in the Delta South Senatorial District have vowed not to treat the 2019 elections with kid’s gloves, especially as it has to do with their representation in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. Majority of those whose opinions were sampled agreed that they have not been feeling the …

On March 16th 2018, the online lifestyle network powered by the United Bank for Africa, REDTV, held an exclusive screening for season 2 of the hit series, Inspector K , at Filmhouse Cinema in Lekki, Lagos. Inspector K is a crime comedy about a wacky inspector who through unconventional ways solves …

Lagos, Nigeria; 28-03-2018; In line with its commitment to reward excellence and high performance, Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the promotion and elevation of about 2000 of its work force, representing about 17% of total staff strength across the group. This is in recognition …

The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, yesterday said Aviation Security, AVSEC, personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, would soon be licensed to carry arms to complement other agencies in combating security threats. À statement signed by Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, …

A worker of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Gbagada area of Lagos State, Maduabuchi Uzoh, 27, has died in mysterious circumstances on the premises of the firm. The death of the deceased, a final year Higher National Diploma student of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, was not reported to the …