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Onnoghen: Follow the constitution - US, UK, EU tell Buhari

Caleb Ojewale Jan 26, 2019

International pressure is beginning to mount following the unilateral suspension of Walter Onnoghen as Nigeria’s Chief Justice by President Muhammadu...

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Furious PDP stops campaign to protest CJN’s removal by Buhari

Anthony Nlebem Jan 26, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council has suspended its presidential campaign in protest against the suspension of the...

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Suspension of CJN, coup against judiciary - NBA

Anthony Nlebem Jan 26, 2019

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, as...

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PDP rejects suspension of CJN by Buhari

Owede Agbajileke Jan 25, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected what it called “attempts by President Muhammadu Buhari to foist an illegal Chief...

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Stock market gains over N150bn as Fidelity, Caverton, FCMB rally

Iheanyi Nwachukwu Jan 25, 2019

Nigeria’s listed stocks gained about N157 billion in the trading week ended Friday January 25, 2019 as investors realised the...

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Buhari suspends CJN Onnoghen, Swears in Tanko Muhammad

Anthony Ailemen Jan 25, 2019

President Muhamamdu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of the Federation, Walter Onnoghen and replaced him with Tanko Muhammad, the...

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In tax credit for infrastructure investment, Buhari lures private capital with new executive order

Lolade Akinmurele Jan 25, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed an executive order allowing private companies build federal roads in the country, as Abuja gradually...

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Elections: APC Zamfara has no candidates, court says

Anthony Nlebem Jan 25, 2019

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Friday, affirmed the decision of the Independent Nation Electoral Commission (INEC) debarring All Progressives...

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CBN fresh capital rules to mount pressure on banks threatened with bad debt

Okafor Endurance Jan 25, 2019

Nigeria deposit money banks (DMBs) with higher levels of bad debts are set to be pressured as the Central Bank...

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My exit from presidential race was to uphold my values - Ezekwesili

Frank Eleanya Jan 25, 2019

Following allegations of embezzlement of campaign funds by the leadership of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) which greeted...

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Nigeria’s decline shows as Ethiopia shines at WEF

Lolade Akinmurele Jan 25, 2019

Any Nigerian who listened to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Davos must have looked on with envy as the...

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Access-Diamond Bank merger to lead to N150bn in synergies

Okafor Endurance Jan 25, 2019

In a deal that would create Africa’s largest bank by customers, the synergy opportunities for Access-Diamond Bank deal are estimated...

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How Nigeria can raise N45trn to fund infrastructure – Mustafa Chike-Obi

Anthony Nlebem Jan 25, 2019

Nigeria has the capacity to empower private sector investors to raise as much as N45 trillion to fund infrastructure development by instituting a...

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NERC considers capping estimated billing to speed up mass customer metering

Stephen Onyekwelu Jan 25, 2019

Nigeria’s electricity regulator is fine-tuning a regulation that will cap the amount electricity distribution companies can charge in the current...

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Nigeria left in the cold as oil partners jostle for position to ride an LNG boom

Olusola Bello Jan 25, 2019

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) joint venture partners that initially indicated interest in participating in the development of two...