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Coordinator, New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Society (NHVMAS), Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, on Saturday, said the body has concluded plans to collaborate with the Bioethics Society of Nigeria (BESON), to host the 2018 International Bioethics Forum with the view of tackling the problem of vulnerability and exploitation in research. The NHVMAS boss, while addressing newsmen in Benin City in preparation for …

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has met with National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom to kick-start the process of extraditing a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC said in a statement that Magu met with the UK official on Thursday to also discuss the efforts of the commission …

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said an armed robbery and murder suspect who died in custody “was not murdered, but slumped and died”. The detained gang leader, Micheal Adikwu, was among those arrested for their alleged roles in the April 5 bank robbery in Offa, Kwara State. Over 20 people were killed in the incident. PREMIUM TIMES reported how …

Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan has told the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to leave him alone and face Transparency International, who claimed that Nigeria was more corrupt today than under the last Peoples Democratic Party government. In a statement released by Jonathan’s media office and signed by his former media aide, Reno Omokri, said the presidency is showing signs of …

President Muhammadu Buhari Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad has said that the book “My Transition Hours” by former President Goodluck Jonathan is full of hate speech. Bashir Ahmad said he ‘regretted reading some pages of the book’ and that Jonathan as a former President is expected of to write something that will strengthen the unity of Nigaria. ‘Was …

ABUJA — The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has thrown its weight behind organised labour’s quest to increase the minimum wage, saying that it would boost the economy. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, disclosed the apex bank’s position while briefing the press on the outcome of yesterday’s Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting, in Abuja. Emefiele, who warned Deposit …

The presidency has launched an attack on ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, saying his claim on status of corruption in Nigeria was “outlandish” and false. In a statement by Mr Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the presidency also lists what it considers the achievements of the current administration in the war against corruption. “President Muhammadu Buhari, in pursuit of the war against corruption, …

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has called on Christians not to relent in offering intercessory prayers to God for Nigeria, saying this will enable the nation to overcome its challenges. Kumuyi, who quoted several passages from the Holy Bible to buttress his point, spoke during a sermon titled, “Passionate prayer by the godly …

…Osinbajo, Obi, others scheduled for December 14 The Nigerian Election Debate Group has fixed January 19, 2019 for a debate for presidential candidates of different political parties taking part in the 2019 elections. The vice presidential candidates are billed to have their debate on December 14, 2018. The group’s chairman, Mr. John Momoh, disclosed this at a press conference in …

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, asking him to order Federal High Court judge, Justice Binta Nyako, to stay off all EFCC cases henceforth. The EFCC said in a statement by its acting Spokesman, Mr. Tony Orilade, that the judge, …