LAGOS State government has rejected the resolutions of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of Sars Related Abuses and Other Matters which was recently published indicting the Nigerian authorities for killing nine unarmed youths.

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[1] Whatever it takes we must build an economy that is at least worth $2trn, placing Nigeria among the top six economies globally as her population dictates

[2] We must establish an automobile brand that is synonymous with the country like say Volvo and Sweden, Fiat and Italy, Toyota and Japan, Lada and Russia, Citroen and France, Daewoo and South Korea or Proton and Malaysia

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria's (Nahcon) request to open an operational office in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah to help cater for the large number of pilgrims who flock there.

MAJOR disagreements appear to have surfaced in the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (Ninas) over recent days leading to the resignation of its chairman Professor Banji Akintoye and the withdrawal of his association from the body.

FORMER Emir of Kano Alhaji Lamido Sanusi has just secured a major legal victory after an Abuja high court ruled that his banishment to Awe in Nasarawa State after he was deposed was illegal and breached his fundamental human rights.

MEMBERS of the South East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (Seamata) have rejected the recent increase on the import duties on cargoes introduced by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) describing it as exploitative.

NIGERIA'S diaspora community in Britain is now several organisations stronger after the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) recently welcomed seven new members into its ranks after they met its stringent membership criteria.

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[1] Sango, the third alaafin of Oyo is regarded as Nigeria’s patron saint of electricity. His statue was erected outside the Nepa headquarters along Marina in Lagos as he is considered the embodiment of power. He and his famous axe are still mounted outside distribution companies today

SEVERAL justice ministry officials and political aides to the attorney-general of the federation Abubakar Malami have been indicted for acquiring and selling off properties seized the federal government.

WORLD Bank officials have criticised the Nigerian government’s exchange rate management policies saying they are discouraging investments and fuelling inflation in the country.