Facebook Partners with Teleperformance to open a Small Business Group Operations Centre in Lagos
…aimed at serving SMBs across Sub-Saharan Africa
LAGOS, Nigeria, October 3, 2019/ -- Facebook, in partnership with Teleperformance, has announced the opening of its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, which...
Presidency: Buhari will not seek third term in office
The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu says the president has no plans to amend the constitution to enable him contest for a third term in office.
Shehu...
Osinbajo under fire for “undue” influence at ICPC – Report
Fresh facts have emerged indicating that the Independent Corruption Practices Commission (ICPC) may not be able to properly wade into the Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s trending corruption allegations, Daily Stab Naija reports.
Why? A...
Nigeria at 59: Buhari and the Yoruba by Femi Fani-Kayode
“Nigeria is not one and has never been one. It is a ‘state of nations’ and not a ‘nation-state’. The traitors in the south are heroes in the north whilst the heroes in the...
Oyo: I won’t interfere in Ibadan traditional chieftaincy system – Makinde
The governor of Oyo State, Mr Seyi Makinde, has promised not to interfere in the Ibadan traditional chieftaincy system, but work to achieve its desired goals.
The governor, on Tuesday, gave the assurance during the...
Alleged rape: I sued Fatoyinbo because I’m still battling emotional distress – Dakolo
Busola Dakolo, wife of popular singer Timi Dakolo has urged the High Court in the federal capital, Abuja to discountenance Preliminary Objection filed against her case by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, Founder and Senior Pastor,...
59th Independence Anniversary: Nothing has changed despite APC ‘change’ promise – Yakasai
A founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai has said there has been no significant change in Nigeria since APC took over power.
Yakasai stated this on Tuesday when he...
Man of Honour – Jonathan deserves more credit for conceding defeat in 2015, says...
A former military ruler, Abdulsalam Abubakar, has suggested that ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has not been given enough credit for conceding defeat after the 2015 presidential election.
Mr Jonathan in 2015 became Nigeria’s first incumbent president...
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Nigeria at 59: Buhari’s Independence Day Speech [Full Text]
President Muhammadu Buhari, addressed the nation as Nigeria celebrates 59th Independence Day anniversary, Tuesday.
The president listed his government’s achievements since he took over from former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
He, however, appealed to Nigerians...
Bayelsa Assembly in disarray as two speakers emerge, thugs elope with mace
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly was in total confusion as two parallel leaderships, both within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), emerged.
News reports state that the crisis in the state assembly made up...