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File Photo: Prof. Isiaka Amoo Thrilled by his achievements in the education sector, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), will on the 6th of March, 2018, conferred on Professor Isiaka Adekunle Amoo  the most outstanding professional award of the ancient city of Ibadan. The Precision reports that the event which is part of the 2018 Ibadan Cultural Festival Ceremony will...

File photo Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has reached record highs with 317 laboratory confirmed cases, according to figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) this week. A statement from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday indicated that the number of confirmed cases during the past two months exceeds the total number of confirmed cases reported in 2017. “The...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the total amount of foreign capital attracted by the Nigerian economy in 2017 stood at $12.2 billion. A report released by the agency on Thursday reveals that the new figure is a massive jump over the $5.38 billion recorded in the whole of 2016. The NBS also put capital inflow in the fourth quarter...

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has called on House of Assemblies in the federation to take a cue from Kwara and pass their own versions of the bill, by suspending payment of pension to former governors and deputy governors. Dr Saraki, commended the Speaker of the Kwara State Assembly, Ali Ahmad, for passing the bill which was done on Tuesday. The...

The government of the day is guilty of an illicit jump. It was too hasty in declaring the defeat of Boko Haram even when there was no empirical evidence to that effect. It all began with the charge by President Muhammadu Buhari to service chiefs  shortly after assumption of office that Boko Haram must be defeated by the end of...

CBN cautions on crypto currency investment The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again cautioned Nigerians to be wary of investments in crypto currency as they are virtual currencies that are not legal tender in Nigeria. The Apex Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said crypto currencies such as Bitcoin, Ripples, Monero,...

Sokoto state government said it has introduced additional incentives to farmers to in bid boost cultivation of wheat, sesame, garlic and onion in the state. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this when he inspected a wheat farm at Taloka, Goronyo LGA. The 43 hectre farm is supported by the state government and is in partnership with some flour mills to off-take the commodity. “Our support...

•Gunmen Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Wednesday, abducted the wife and daughter of Nasiru Yakubu, a Kaduna-based Nigerian journalist reporting for the Voice of America (VOA) Hausa Service. Mr. Yakubu while narrating the incident to our reporter said the kidnappers came to his house at Birnin Yero, a village along Kaduna-Zaria road, Kaduna State, North-West Nigeria, around 1:30 a.m....

•Rights activist Barrister Aisha Alkali Wakil alias Mama Boko Haram With a strong conviction that the Abu Musab Al-Barnawi-led faction of Boko Haram might be responsible for the abduction of Dapchi School Girls, a respected North-East human rights activist, popularly called Mama Boko Haram, Barrister Aisha Alkali Wakil, has appealed to the abductors to release the young female captives. Aisha Wakil,...

By Mayowa Okekale, Abuja  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Olusegun Awolowo as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). According to a letter signed by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, the appointment lasts for four years.  Mr Awolowo, a lawyer and scion of the Obafemi Awolowo family, was...