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Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says he would have worked for the victory of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), if he were not a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ortom spoke on Wednesday when he received Obi, who was in the state to commiserate with residents over flooding. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, signed the startup bill into law. Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, disclosed this in a post via his official Twitter handle. The bill seeks to create and develop an enabling environment for technology-enabled startups in the country. “His excellency, Muhammdau Buhari has just […]

Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says the construction of the Second Niger Bridge is complete. Fashola said this at the unveiling of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard series (2015-2023) on Wednesday in Abuja. “Second Niger Bridge is completed. What is remaining is a 4km interchange road at the Asaba end […]

A magistrate court has ordered the remand of Linus Okorie, the Labour Party senatorial candidate for Ebonyi south, at the Nigeria Correctional Centre in Abakaliki, the state capital, over alleged conspiracy and murder. Okorie, a former member of the house of representatives, is contesting for the same legislative seat with Dave Umahi, governor […]

The federal government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to rescind its opposition to the registration of the two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, made the call in a statement by Olajide Oshundun, the ministry’s head of press and public […]

A delegation of 121 Nigerians has departed for Rome, Italy, to offer intercessory prayers for the country. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Yakubu Pam, the executive secretary of Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), said the trip was special and exceptional. He added that the trip was bilateral, and not the regular visitation […]

The United States justice department in Brooklyn has fined Lafarge, a French cement company, with $778 million after pleading guilty to making payments to terrorists to retain its operations in Syria. This is the first time a company pleaded guilty to charges of providing material support to a terrorist organisation. Lafarge, became […]

Contrary to media reports, the International Court of Arbitration administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France, has not made any pronouncement on the case filed by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited (SPTCL) over the disputed contract for the $5.8 billion Mambilla hydro-electric power project. TheCable can report that a tribunal […]