The hope of passing the 2016 federal budget by the middle of next month rose, yesterday, after the Presidency and the National Assembly reached a compromise on the grey areas that had raised dust these past weeks.

Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said the capital projects embarked upon by his administration, including an airstrip are not only timely, but are meeting people’s needs, contrary to the claim by a former governor of the state, Otunba Niyi Adebayo.

LEADERS of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, and their civil society allies, yesterday said they were meeting with the Federal Government and the leadership of the National Assembly, with a view to reversing the recent 45 percent hike electricity tariff.

The ability to make good decisions- and quickly too, has again and again been proven to be effortless and almost unique to women. From the home front to corporate institutions, governance and the business world, history is replete with women whose shrewd, dynamic thought patterns have averted and resolved disasters.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has lined-up 15 witnesses that will testify against the Chairman emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who was yesterday, re-arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

IT was amidst emotions and sobs penultimate
Thursday in Lagos that Nigerian Women Civil Society Organisations celebrated Olori Olabisi Ibijoke Olateru-Olagbegi who passed on recently after a brief illnes

THE Nigerian constitution is currently undergoing amendments in the National Assembly. Which core areas do you think they must amend? We must first of all remember that the National Assembly, in conjunction with the various state Houses of Assembly, has power to amend the Nigerian constitution. This power is donated by the Constitution itself and cannot therefore, be wished away.

This is the second instalment of this piece which was first published yesterday. In that edition, the author said he was impressed by some of the landmark achievements of some of the former Boards of the NDDC.

BABIES have always been the pride of parents with all the love and affection being put into awaiting the arrival of at bundle of joy. Then fate steps in, this precious bundle of joy arrives some 4- 8 weeks before if not much earlier than the expectant date and the sweet expectant mama gets thrown into panic.

NO fewer than 100 boxers converged on 65, Olatilewa Street, Lawanson yesterday where the Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame is located for the first ever GOtv NextGen Search programme which commenced yesterday.

Former Nigeria skipper Florence Omagbemi has been appointed caretaker coach of the country’s women’s team, the Super Falcons.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, invited Alison Amaechina Madueke, husband of embattled former Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.

LAGOS — Amidst significant increase in the customer accounts, banks in the country are carrying about 26 million dormant accounts in their books, representing over 30 per cent of their total customer account base.

BY JUDE OPARA, ABUJA – NO fewer than 250 match commissioners yesterday in Abuja attended the yearly mandatory seminar ahead of the forthcoming 2015/16 Nigerian Premier League season scheduled to kick off this weekend across the country. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) usually selects match commis-sioners for the 38 league matches from the list, a […]

The list of eminent Itsekiri sons and daughters inaugurated into the Olu-In-Council has been released.