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Palestinian factions agree to form unity government

Nigeria, July 24 -- Leaders of Hamas, Fatah and other Palestinian factions have agreed, after three days of talks in Beijing, to form a national unity government at an unspecified point in the future,... Read More


Tinubu signs North-west, South-east Development Commission Bills

Nigeria, July 24 -- President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills creating two new regional development commissions. The bills are the North West Development Commission (NWDC), sponsored by Deputy ... Read More


Otedola rallies support for Dangote amid faceoff with authorities

Nigeria, July 24 -- The chair of FBN Holdings and majority owner of Geregu Power, Femi Otedola, has joined the circle of prominent Nigerians mustering support for Africa's most affluent man Aliko Dang... Read More


Senate passes bill to allow IGP to complete four-year term

Nigeria, July 24 -- The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to allow anybody appointed as the Inspector General of Police to complete a four-year term as mandated by Section 7 of the Police Act 20... Read More


Gabon President invites Dangote to invest in cement, fertiliser production

Nigeria, July 24 -- The President of Gabon, Brice Oligui Nguema, has invited the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, to invest in cement and fertiliser production in the country. The invitatio... Read More


Nigerian university finally has new vice-chancellor after conflicting statements

Nigeria, July 24 -- A professor, Carol Arinze-Umobi, has finally assumed office as the new acting vice-chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. The university's Governing Council... Read More


Researcher recommends political settlement approach to address urban development challenges

Nigeria, July 24 -- A Senior Research Fellow at the UK's Overseas Development Institute, Tim Kelsall, has highlighted how political settlement approaches can make urban development more sustainable an... Read More


DOWNLOAD: Supreme Court's landmark judgment that affirms local governments' autonomy

Nigeria, July 24 -- Nigeria's Supreme Court affirmed on 11 July the financial autonomy of the nation's 774 local governments. In the unanimous judgement of its seven-member panel, the Supreme Court u... Read More


New Minimum Wage: We'll do everything possible to pay - Oyebanji

Nigeria, July 24 -- Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday, told civil servants that he would try his best not to disappoint them once the new minimum wage becomes law. This was just as the... Read More


Dormant accounts prime targets of fraudsters - Cardoso

Nigeria, July 24 -- The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has raised concerns about the vulnerability of dormant bank accounts to fraudulent activities. Mr Cardoso made ... Read More