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Late physician and boardroom guru, Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh, and Mr. Gamaliel Onosode, are among eminent citizens conferred with International Peace Awards by the Negotiation and Conflict Management Group (NCMG) for their selfless service to Nigeria and Africa as a whole. ... Read more via...

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, Chairman of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi and members of Immaculate Conception College, Benin City, Old Boys Association (ICCOBA) are meeting today for its 2018 annual convention. Members of the association from the United Kingdom and the … Read more via...

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday expressed disappointment over the reluctance of commercial banks to lend to the real sector of the economy. … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2SXSzKA Get more: Nigeria Business News

The August 2018 edition of the monthly financial and operations report of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) released Thursday indicated that after about six months of recording back-to-back profit on its operations, the corporation slid back to loss-making with about N3.90...

The inability of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide regulatory framework that will guide financial services using blockchain technology is taking toll on the economy as investments meant for the country are been diverted to some African countries and Malta, … Read more via The Guardian...

Bespoke event centre, Lekki, Lagos was temporarily brought to a standstill last Sunday night when it played host to over 1000 guests for this year’s edition of the prestigious Face of Nigeria beauty pageant event. The fashion event attracted notable personalities, socialites and actors who...

After several, demands, moves and appeals to their male counterparts to carry them along in political activities, Nigerian Women have presented their ‘Womanifesto’ to political parties who want their support. Representatives of women in Nigeria and Nigerian Political Parties have adopted a...

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani, yesterday presented Helen Boco as his running mate for the 2019 governorship election in Cross River State. Usani, who is the governorship candidate of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made … Read more via The Guardian...

The Rwandan Governance Board (RGB) has said online assets declaration by public office holders is one of the methods that can be used to reduce corruption to a barest minimum in any country, … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2z8LKh1 Get More Nigeria Political News

NEMA rejects report Lawmakers to investigate party primaries Shola Oyeyipo in Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been indicted over alleged illegal approval of a mismanaged N5.8 billion North East Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) intervention fund. House Committee on Emergency and...

After former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party at the Port Harcourt convention in October, the party said it looked forward to an issues-based campaign and challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress to roll up its sleeves...

It has been a very busy few months for Nigeria’s golf prodigy, Georgia Oboh. The 17-year-old girl, who became Nigeria’s first participants in the golf event of the Youth Games at the 2018 edition in Argentina a few weeks … read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World...

Three athletes will represent Nigeria at the maiden edition of the West Africa Triathlon championship, which will take place in Accra, Ghana from November 9 – 11, 2018. The athletes – Perelate Gbagi, Williams Gbekemiye and Joy Tonjor were in camp for two weeks and are expected … read more...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, is expected to return to the Department of State Services for further interrogation anytime he returns to the country, The PUNCH learnt on Thursday. It was also gathered that … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...