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President Muhammadu Buhari says his government has turned Nigeria around for irreversible growth and development, stressing that, Nigeria is being rescued from wreckage. Buhari, who is in Lagos for a two-day official visit, restated his commitment to implement people-oriented programmes. “Our goal is to bring everybody together for mutually beneficial ethnic, economic, social, religion, political and cultural relationship. “We are determined to invest in people because we depend on people to govern,’’ Buhari said , on Thursday at the 10th Bola Tinubu Colloquium. Buhari, who earlier commissioned the Ikeja Bus Terminal designed to handle 200,000 passengers daily, said that the…

Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has placed immigrants who returned from Libya on three months salaries as they find their feet in Edo state. A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Desmond Agbama, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday said Oba Ewuare, announced this when he hosted to Libyan returnees in his palace. Apart from the allowances, the Oba said the Oba Ewuare Foundation would provide the necessary tools/facilities for those who had gone through the various skill acquisition programmes. He expressed disappointment over the mentality of the Nigerian youth, with the…

DStv and GOtv subscribers will, over the long weekend of the Easter holidays, enjoy more entertainment at no extra cost. DStv and GOtv subscribers will be treated to footballing action from the Premier League, including the match between Manchester United and Swansea City, the Spanish La Liga and more. Drama and comedy lovers are not left out as omnibus episodes of Battleground, Hustle, The Johnsons and more will be shown on Africa Magic. Martin Mabutho, General Manager, Marketing and Sales, MultiChoice Nigeria, said: “This long holiday weekend we want to ensure that our customers and their families stay entertained with…

The Presidency has ordered that the congestion and traffic on Lagos roads be freed up immediately following traffic on some routes in the state. A source close to the Presidency told our correspondent that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that all block roads be opened to ease traffic in the state. “The President has ordered that all blocked roads be freed up immediately because of the traffic situation in Lagos. He reckons that people should not be subjected to the unnecessary hassles.” The source revealed that the President was eager to have a hitch free trip to Lagos like he…

By Abdullahi Haruna Haruspice Someone should please tell Reno Omokri, an ex-aide to an ex-president that no amount of malicious outburst on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo can shrink the respect Nigerians have for a man who is touted as one of the most venerated public office holders in the chequered history of Nigeria’s democracy. Omokri, instead of brandishing his envenomed guilt without remorse or debasing a government that has repositioned the country for greater prosperity, should throw tirades at those ghosts that perpetually haunt him and his principal as a result of the debaucheries perpetuated by them. Nigerians don’t understand…

…Signify Interest In Murtala Muhammed Airport Concession …Resolve To Pursue Accelerated Rice Program The six Governors of south west region under the auspices of the Western Nigerian Governors Forum on Wednesday formally admitted Lagos State into the O’dua Investment Group with a total of 115million shares thus growing the share equity of the company to 690million. The Governors – Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo) and Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), in a communiqué issued at the end of a two-day quarterly meeting held at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, also ratified a document allowing Lagos…

The Jeddah-based Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) has extended a combined $50 million in financing to three Nigerian lenders, aiming to help channel funds to local businesses. The ICD, the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank, has in recent years sought to expand its activities across Africa, home to a quarter of the world’s Muslims. The multilateral body said it had signed financing agreements with Jaiz Bank, SunTrust Bank and Wema Bank worth $20 million, $10 million and $20 million respectively. READ: Court orders naval officers to forfeit Lekki properties to FG The…

A federal high court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday ordered temporary forfeiture to the Federal Republic of Nigeria two properties belonging to two naval officers Captain Olotu Olumuyiwa Morakinyo and Captain Ebony Emmanuel Aneke suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activity. Also to be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria is the sum of N11,040,000 found in account of a limited liability company Lakewood Garden Ventures Limited suspected to be a proceed of unlawful activity. The order of the court was sequel to an affidavit sworn to by an operative of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…

There’s something about Nigeria and oil. Be it crude oil, palm oil or vegetable oil, Nigeria had loads of it but somehow the most populous black nation in the world cannot make the most of it. That Malaysia got its first palms from Nigeria through the British is not news but what’s news is the fact that Malaysia oil industry has blossomed so well that it employ millions while the industry in Nigeria gasp for breathe. Here are some facts about palm oil and the debate around it: * Palm oil has been consumed as a foodstuff for as long…

Malala Yousafzai returned to her native Pakistan on Thursday, six years after she was shot by Taliban gunmen over her advocacy for schooling for girls. Pakistani station Geo TV showed footage of the Nobel laureate and education activist Malala at Islamabad’s international airport walking to a car escorted by a security convoy. At age 17, Yousafzai became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for her education advocacy. Now 20, she is making her first visit to Pakistan since 2012, when masked gunmen stopped and boarded a bus taking her home from school and shot her in…