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Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has assured residents of the state that he is on the path to recovery and will return to office soon. Recently, the Ondo house of assembly received a medical leave letter from the governor. The letter explained that Akeredolu would embark on a 21-day medical leave outside of […]

President Bola Tinubu will announce new dates for the national population and housing census that was postponed last April. ⁣ Nasir Kwarra, chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), disclosed this to state house correspondents after his delegation debriefed the president at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Thursday.⁣ President Tinubu’s meeting with […]

Zenith Bank says the changes in the transaction fees for point of sale (PoS) services cannot be implemented by its registered agent bankers. Z-Money is an agency banking product of the bank that entails the onboarding of agents who are expected to render basic financial services on behalf of the firm. Last […]

A witness of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima told the election petition court on Wednesday that 25 percent of the votes cast in the federal capital territory (FCT) is not a criterion for winning the election. Here are the major takeaways from the proceedings ‘OBI NOT QUALIFIED TO CONTEST’ […]

At least three members of the national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) do not align with Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the party, over his position on the selection of the national assembly principal officers. On Tuesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced Opeyemi Bamidele, senator representing Ekiti central, as […]

Tobi Amusan has claimed her third consecutive national title in the women’s 100 metres hurdles event.  The 26-year-old dipped at 12.70 seconds and at least 20 meters ahead of her competitors in a one-sided final of the event at the ongoing Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN) national trials in Benin, Edo state. […]

Umar Danbatta, the executive vice-chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the country has attracted $75.6 billion in investment through the telecommunications sector. The amount comprises both foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, as at 2021. Danbatta spoke at an interactive session with stakeholders in the communications media ecosystem in […]

Gavi, the vaccine alliance, says it has allocated 18 million doses of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine to 12 African countries over the next two years. The World Health Organisation (WHO) endorsed the widespread use of the malaria vaccine on October 6, 2021. In a statement on Wednesday, Gavi said while at […]

President Bola Tinubu says he will support the development of the country’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. Tinubu gave the assurance when he received a group of joint venture (JV) partners, led by Julius Rone, group managing director of UTM FLNG, at the presidential villa, Abuja. The delegates were accompanied […]