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(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Federal Government of Nigeria at the ongoing 39th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) has invited investors to leverage on the potential of Nigeria to do businesses for the boosting of its digital economy. Dr Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications, made the call at the African Investment ForumContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS)  President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with the newly constituted Presidential Economic Advisory Council (ECA). Mr Buhari played host to the ECA when the members of the council visited him at the presidential villa in Abuja. The body was constituted last month with the mandate to advise the presidentContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) American gymnast Simone Biles has continued to prove that she is a force to reckon with in the sports world. The 2016 Olympic individual all-around, vault and floor gold medalist, and balance beam bronze medalist who has become famous for her sole aim of breaking past records have brokenContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Senate on Wednesday commenced debate on the general principles of the 2020 Appropriation Bill. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday presented an estimate of N10.33trillion as proposed aggregate expenditure for 2020 to a joint session of the National Assembly. Leader of the Senate, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, had movedContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has laughed off the suggestion that he is the ‘second-worst defender in world football’. The German was selected in a poll by Marca, voted for by over 150,000 people, as the second-worst defensive player of the season, behind Manchester United’s Phil Jones. While Mustafi admittedContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) A Spiritual Leader, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, has advised the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in the last election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept the outcome of the election as well as the ruling of the Presidential Election Tribunal and move on with his life. OnContinue Reading

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(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an order of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, to detain former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, and his son, Faisal, in its custody pending the conclusion of ongoing investigation. The order which wasContinue Reading