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Joanna YusufA counsel to Abdulrasheed Maina, a former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Afam Osigwe said the bail conditions given...

Jennifer YusufAfter falling victim to an alleged scam, Lekoil Ltd. sank to a record low in London trading leaving the future of the Nigerian oil project in danger.A loan deal concluded earlier this month is no longer valid, the company said, claiming individuals claiming to be from...

Jennifer Y OmiloliA number of Nigerians on social media reacted to the 7.5 percent increase inVAT signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.It means that the Value...

Jennifer Y OmiloliOverwhelmed by crowd, Nigeria's Chief Justice (CJN) Tanko Muhammad has returned to his chambers, the CJN, which chairs seven outstanding governorship appeals says the chamber was too rowdy.The congestion was caused by supporters of the states of Kano, Sokoto, Bauchi, Adamawa, Imo, Benue, and Plateau,...

By Jennifer Y OmiloliIn the midst of last week controversy surrounding the use of the Presidential jet by the president's daughter, Hanan, the president's...

Williams Anuku Abuja Indications emerged on Monday, that all is now set for the 7.5percent Value Added Tax policy of the federal government to take full...

Oil prices held steady on Monday as fears of war between the U.S. and Iran eased, with investors shifting their focus to the expected signing of an initial U.S .- China trade deal this week, which could boost growth and demand.Brent crude LCOc1 was up 1 cents at $64.99 per barrel at 0737 GMT while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 was up 5 cents from the previous session at $59.09 per barrel.Oil prices surged to their highest in almost four months after a U.S. drone strike killed an Iranian commander and Iran...

Russia has announced plans to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Nigeria through partnerships to develop the energy sector of Nigeria.Alexey Shebarshin, the Russian ambassador...

The Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), Sunday, debunked report of alleged earthquake tremor of 3.8 magnitude in Gwagwalada and Abaji, Federal Capital Territory satellite towns, FCT, Abuja, as allegedly captured by an OAU, IleIfe, Osun State Earthquake Monitoring Station on 10 January 2020.This was confirmed by a deputy director of the Department of Geophysics, NGSA, Abah Usman, while the suspected earthquake occurred during a visit to the cities.Usman said if there had been such ground shaking in that part of Abuja, the people would have been thrown into chaos and pandemonium, and the agency would definitely have alerted residents seriously.“For you to effectively record earth quake, it’s not something that you will obtain from one single equipment, and each...

According to the democratic trend, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) says it will field young governorship candidate in the upcoming Edo race.Chief Dan Orbih, the party chairman in Edo, made this known on Sunday at a rally in the state's Central Local Government Area in Etsako.Orbih said the emerging priorities were young and smart party members who proved their mettle, both in characters and in their chosen fields of endeavour.“Our governorship aspirants are a young crop of people.“I can tell you that in Edo 2020 election, PDP will...