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President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the Afenifere cultural group, friends and family in celebrating with Pa Reuben Fasoranti on his 97th birthday.The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, expressed his admiration for the courage, wisdom, resilience and visionary leadership that the nonagenarian had continued to provide.He said Fasoranti’s personal profile conveyed the remarkable history of Nigeria from independence, with his part...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the retiring Assistant Inspector General of Police, Garba Umar as a Senior Security Adviser on International Police Cooperation and counter-terrorism in the office of the Minister of Police Affairs.The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement said the appointment is to enable Nigeria keep the important position and make way for him to complete his nationally beneficial tenure as an Executive Member ...

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Workers in the Edo State have commended Governor Godwin Obaseki's approval for the payment of 13th-month salary to Edo civil and public servants this year.They gave the commendation while reacting to inquiries by Super FM on the significance of the approval given by the governor.According to them, the current economic realities suggest that Nigerian workers are underpaid and the governor's gesture will help to ameliorate their challenges....

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the state is partnering with forest rangers and security agencies in the state to launch a three-month operation to rid Okomu Forest, Gelegele Forest and Okomu National Park of illegal and other criminal elements.Governor Obaseki revealed this to journalists after a meeting with delegates of Africa Natural Investors Foundation, the newly trained forest rangers and other security agencies to bring a lasting solution to the issue in...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will sanction banks assisting the operations of unlicensed foreign firms.It stated this in its ‘Guidelines for the regulation of representative offices of foreign banks in Nigeria’, signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Muhammad Musa.According to the guidelines, representative offices of foreign banks serve an important purpose of showcasing the brand and services of its paren...

The House of Representatives has queried the Nigerian Communication Commission over the 1,014 projects under the Universal Service Provision Fund for an e-library project that was executed for over two billion naira.The House frowned at a request by the commission for 700 billion naira to ensure that 27 million Nigerians who do not have access to telecommunications get coverage.The House raised the queries when the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Profes...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says President Muhammadu Buhari gave assent to 104 out of the 162 bills passed to him by the 9th Senate.Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, declared that the 9th National Assembly performed far better than five others before it, since 1999.The 9th Assembly presiding officers also lamented the misperception and misunderstanding of the 9th National Assembly by some Nigerians who wrongly labelled...

The Federal Government has decried the low level of insurance penetration in Africa and the poor contribution of the sector to the economy of most African economies.The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this at the 2023 West African Insurance Companies Association Education Conference in Lagos.Speaking on the theme repositioning the insurance industry in West Africa for competitiveness, Ahmed called for the promotion of a...

Lionel Messi has returned to training with Paris St Germain following his suspension over an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia.  The Ligue 1 club confirmed on their official Twitter account on Monday morning that the 35-year-old Argentina international was back among the fold after he was fined and suspended for undertaking a promotional visit to the Middle East country without permission.  The post, which was accompanied by a photograph of the World Cup winner in ...