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President Bola Tinubu has showered encomiums on the late MKO Abiola, saying that his legacy lives on. Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election, died in military detention on July 7, 1998. Marking the 25th anniversary of his death on Friday, Tinubu described the late Abiola as a “champion of […]

Adamu Bulkachuwa, a former senator, has filed a suit at the federal high court in Abuja, seeking to stop the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) from investigating him. On June 10, the former senator, while speaking at the 9th senate valedictory session, said Zainab Bulkachuwa, his wife, used her […]

The senate on Thursday resolved to investigate a consultancy agreement facilitated by Zainab Ahmed, former minister of finance, for a questionable gas deal. The resolution of the upper legislative chamber was sequel to a motion sponsored by Aniekan Bassey, senator representing Akwa Ibom north-east. TheCable had reported how the arrangement – a […]

President Bola Tinubu has commended Macky Sall, the president of Senegal, over his decision not to seek a third term in office. On Tuesday, Sall announced that he will not run for another term in next year’s election. He became the president in 2012 after defeating Abdoulaye Wade, a former president.  […]

The Osun house of assembly has received the list of nominees of commissioners and special advisers from Ademola Adeleke, the state governor. Adewale Egbedun, speaker of the Osun assembly, read the governor’s letter containing the names, during plenary on Friday. An ad-hoc committee was established to screen the nominees and send […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. Taiwo Oyedele, fiscal policy partner and Africa tax leader at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has been named as the chairman of the committee. Dele Alake, special adviser to the president on special duties, communications and strategy, announced […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked banks and other financial institutions to pay particular attention when conducting transactions with businesses and individuals in certain countries. The countries specified by the apex bank include Cameroon, Croatia and Vietnam. The directive is contained in a circular released on Thursday and signed […]

President Bola Tinubu has asked the national assembly to confirm the appointment of the service chiefs.  Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, read the president’s request during the plenary session on Thursday. On June 19, Tinubu appointed the new service chiefs after he retired those that served in the administration […]

Gbenga Daniel, senator representing Ogun east, has asked that his pension as a former governor of the state, be stopped. Daniel, who was elected in February to represent Ogun east in the red chamber of the 10th national assembly, said he has written to Dapo Abiodun, governor of the state, to stop his […]