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The Senate and the Bank of Industry (BoI) have assured of their support for the development of geodata for investment purposes in the Nigerian mining sector. The BoI and Senate President Godwill Akpabio agreed with the Geological Society of Nigeria (GSN) that there is a need to de-risk the mining sector in order to attract…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, to release an investigative report of an allegation of vote buying leveled against Governor Dapo Abiodun and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), during the last elections.  The state Chairman of PDP, Sikirulahi Ogundele,…

French side Lorient have confirmed the signing of ex-Manchester City defender, Benjamin Mendy. This is coming five days after he was cleared of one count of rape and one of attempted rape at Chester Crown Court. The 29-year-old, who hasn’t played any form of football in nearly two years, was released by City when his…

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan a provisional suspension for allegedly missing drug tests. AIU announced the sanction in a statement on its Twitter account on Wednesday. “The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for 3 Whereabouts Failures,” the statement reads. The AIU confirms…

The Federal Road Safety Corps Tuesday vowed to appeal the ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, which restricted its operations to only federal roads. In a statement signed by the Corps Public Enlightenment Officer, Bisi Kazeem, the Corp Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, said the Corps would also seek a stay…

The House of Representatives has resolved to mandate its committee on aviation (when constituted) to investigate the concession of some Nigerian airports by the Ministry of Aviation in the immediate past administration. This followed the adoption of a motion by Kama Nkemkanma at the plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the motion, the lawmaker said, the nation's…

The Sokoto State government has paid the registration fees of its students at Usmanu Danfodiyo University. Daily Trust exclusively reported how the intervention of Governor Ahmed Aliyu saved the students from being expelled by the university over unpaid registration fees. The governor, while receiving the students a few hours after assuming office, pleaded with the…

Women’s hurdles world record-holder, Tobi Amusan, on Wednesday said she has been charged with an alleged anti-doping rule violation, casting doubt on her participation in next month’s world championships. “Today the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged me with an alleged rule violation for having 3 missed tests in 12 months,” she said in a…

Barring any last-minute change of decision, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today send the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation, Daily Trust gathered last night. Sources at the Presidency and the Senate told this paper that the list was ready for submission to the upper legislative chamber. A source…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it will soon meet with stakeholders in the broadcasting industry to review the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. It also hinted about its plan to increase television and radio station licence fee.  NBC Director-General Balareba Shehu Ilelah disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday.  “We’ll seek contributions from…