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…Confirms appointments of Tosho as Chief Judge, Kanyip as NIC President …Holds a minute silence in honour of Jummai Tafawa Balewa, Mobolaji Johnson The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed fifteen out of the sixteen nominees forwarded by…

South African Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, has urged investors to invest in and help develop South Africa’s gas industry. Document link: http://bit.ly/2JRMix8 Addressing delegates on the opening day of…

By Edward Israel-Ayide The rapid advancement of mechanisation from the mid-1700s to the early 1800s which is now considered as the Industrial Revolution, resulted in job losses for many skilled workers across Europe. The knock-on…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said the Ninth National Assembly would insist on accountability and transparency in the power sector, particularly in the application of funds proposed for it in the 2020 budget. Lawan stated this, on…

…Lagos Gov. graces LLCI Trade Fair The Lagos State Government will be pursing a private sector finance to incentives local manufacturers and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating within the state. The move is to empower more…

The State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID) of the Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a businessman, Suleiman Adamu, before the Federal High Court, in Lagos, for allegedly hacking into a company’s account and…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has put in place a task force in all local governments in the Northeast to recover N36 billion advanced to farmers. The loan facilities were advanced to the farmers through the Northeast Commodity…

…As peace dividend beckons, $15bn investment on the cards Five Horn of Africa countries have launched an initiative to forge closer economic ties, building on the improving political climate in the sub-region. The initiative was…

Canon (www.CanonCNA.com), the global leader in the field of imaging solutions, provides its support to the Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) for the fifth consecutive year. The eighth edition of the photography and photojournalism…

Nigeria spent $1.09 billion on debt servicing between January and September this year, a new report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has indicated. The international payment data by the CBN showed that debt servicing gulped a total…