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Siemens Energy, a German engineering company, says plans to complete the revamping of Nigeria’s power infrastructure will take an additional five years than originally planned due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Oladayo Orolu, head of business development and government relations at Siemens Energy, spoke on Monday in an interview with […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Monday, announced the chairpersons of standing committees of the 10th red chamber.  Akpabio unveiled the committees and their chairpersons after the upper legislative chamber concluded the screening of the 48 ministerial nominees recommended by President Bola Tinubu for confirmation. Forty-five of the nominees were confirmed while the […]

The federal government says it will no longer pursue the contempt suit filed against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). On July 26, NLC issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government to reverse all “anti-poor” and “insensitive” policies. The policies, the union said, include the recent […]

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, says there is no plan to impeach Philip Shaibu, his deputy. TheCable had reported that Shaibu filed a suit at a federal high court in Abuja to prevent an alleged impeachment plot against him. In an ex parte motion filed on July 28, Shaibu asked the […]

Haruna Kolo, a former staff of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) has alleged that job seekers paid millions of naira into his personal accounts for him to take to Muheeba Dankaka, chairman of the agency. Kolo spoke on Monday while appearing before the investigative hearing of the house of representatives ad hoc committee […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) says the agency obtained a detention order to keep Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its custody. The secret police said the detention order was gotten from a magistrate court immediately after the July 27 court case. Edward […]

Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia south, says the sit-at-home order by Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, has become a scheme for making money. In an interview with Channels Television, Abaribe said Ekpa and his cohorts have refused to reverse the policy because they are making profits from it. In […]

The senate has approved the appointment of 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees were confirmed on Monday evening after the upper legislative chamber concluded the screening of the candidates. Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna; and two other nominees — Stella Okotete (Delta) and […]

The naira, on Monday, closed at N774.78 per US dollar at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. The figure signifies a depreciation of N31.71 or 4.27 percent compared to the N743.07 it traded on Friday, according to data obtained from FMDQ Securities Exchange, a platform that oversees foreign exchange (FX) trading in Nigeria. […]