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The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to revoke all import waivers on rice and other agricultural products and ensure all outstanding revenues are collected. In a two-prayer motion moved by Sen. Rafui Ibrahim (APC Kwara...

No fewer than 59 hostages have been freed by the Nigerian Army  from Boko Haram’s captivity when troops swooped on the insurgents at two of their camps in the Konduga Local Government Area  of Borno State, killing scores of...

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Thursday in Lagos announced a grant of $997.4 million dollars as training support for the proposed refinery by the Dangote Group.   The grant was announced at the signing of a Memorandum of...

South Korea's Chung Mong-joon says he wants to replace Sepp Blatter as Fifa's next president. Chung is a former vice-president of world football's governing body and the major shareholder of the industrial giant Hyundai. He told the BBC's World Football programme...

The Taliban have chosen supreme leader Mullah Omar's deputy to replace him, two militant commanders said on Thursday, as Pakistan announced that scheduled peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government would be postponed. Pakistan cited a statement in...

The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are considering setting up an independent international tribunal after Russia vetoed attempts to establish a U.N.-backed court to prosecute suspects. Russia deployed its permanent member's...

Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC.N), which is being bought by Charter Communications (CHTR.O), reported lower-than-expected revenue for five quarters in a row as it lost about 45,000 residential video customers. Cable companies have been struggling with declining subscriber numbers as...

Facebook Inc's (FB.O) plans to focus spending on its two messaging services, Instagram and its virtual reality headset business was cheered by Wall Street analysts, who said the efforts would boost long-term growth. Of the 50 brokerages covering the stock,...

Virgin America Inc (VA.O), a low-cost airline partly owned by Richard Branson, reported a 76 percent jump in quarterly profit, helped by higher U.S. travel and lower fuel costs. The company's net income rose to $65 million in the second...

BEVERLY HILLS, July 30, (THEWILL) –President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria and neighbouring countries must stand together to defeat and degrade Boko Haram terrorists in the sub-region. Speaking late Wednesday at a state dinner at the Unity Palace in...