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On Monday, Bosun Tijani, the minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, released a 31-page roadmap for the ministry. The minister said the roadmap titled: “Accelerating our collective prosperity through technical efficiency”, will serve as a “critical launchpad towards a Nigeria that thrives in the digital age”. In the plan, the minister […]

The election petition tribunal in Lafia, Nasarawa state, has nullified the victory of Abdullahi Sule as governor of Nasarawa, and declared David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the poll. During the ruling on Monday, two of the justices said Ombugadu won the election, while one judge dissented. […]

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Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, has appeared at the Westminster Magistrates Court in the UK over an alleged £100,000 bribe. Michael Snow, the district judge, granted Alison-Madueke bail in the sum of £70,000. Snow however imposed other conditions on Alison-Madueke after deeming her “a flight risk”. The conditions include […]

Here are the seven top business stories you need to track this week — October 2 to October 6. NLC, TUC PLANNED STRIKE The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have directed their members and affiliate bodies to start a mass action on October 3, as a protest […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved N35,000 as the provisional wage increment for all treasury-paid workers for the period of six months. “Going from the meeting with Labour today, President Bola Tinubu has agreed to increase the provisional wage award for all treasury-paid Federal Government workers to N35,000 for 6 months,” a statement from […]