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3 feared dead in another Maiduguri Boko Haram attack
A gang of suspected Islamists raided a police station in north-eastern Nigeria and were locked in an hour-long gun battle with police overnight, a regional police chief said on Thursday. ... Full story
Shell Nigeria divestment plan hit by scandal
Shell’s plan to divest from its OML 40 has been engulfed in a scandal after it emerged that one of the prospective buyers of the oil lease, Vertex has petitioned the Petroleum minister, alleging irregularities in the sale process. ... Full story
Lawmakers stand firm against ‘consensus speaker’
There appears to be hope for a neutral person to emerge as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the next session. ... Full story
Why Nigeria still fails in competitiveness, by Ezekwesili, WEF
Poor macro-economic environment, infrastructural challenges and poor governance are some of the reasons Nigeria often does not do well in competitiveness rankings, Oby Ezekwesili - World Bank vice president for Africa - and Jennifer Blanke - lead economist, World Economic Forum - both said ... Full story
Jonathan goes tough on kerosene scarcity
LAGOS — Following the lingering scarcity of kerosene (DPK) across the country which has led to high prices of the product, President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the Minister of Petroleum Resources ... Full story
NJC PROBE: Panel receives jurists’, ACN leaders’ phone conversations
CONTENTS of several telephone conversations among justices of the Court of Appeal, including its president, Justice Ayo Isa Salami and certain members of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) are now in possession of the National Judicial Council (NJC) probe panel investigating alleged corruption in the judiciary, the Nigerian Tribune can exclusively reveal. ... Full story
Export Bank seeks $200m loan to float sea trade firm
The Nigerian Export-Import bank (NEXIM) is seeking a $200million (about N30billion) from the African Development Bank (ADB) to float a firm that would promote sea ... Full story
Zoning will not determine our choice of speaker, says Dabiri
Abike Dabiri, member of the House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency of Lagos State, on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), ... Full story
CPC alleges plot by government to detain its leaders
The national leadership of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday alleged that there was a plot by the federal government to arrest and detain ... Full story
ASUU threatens strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday in Kaduna accused the Federal Government and the National Assembly of reneging on the agreement it entered ... Full story