VanguardNigerians are regretting for voting APC – Sule LamidoVanguardDUTSE – Former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido has called on the aggrieved PDP members who dumped the party to immediately return back as the party has bounce back strongly. ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONWike Flags Off Reconstruction Of 175 Schools In RiversCHANNELS TELEVISIONRivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has flagged off the reconstruction and furnishing of 175 Basic Schools across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. The...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONWike Flags Off Reconstruction Of 175 Schools In RiversCHANNELS TELEVISIONRivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has flagged off the reconstruction and furnishing of 175 Basic Schools across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. The...

NAIJ.COMSaraki reaffirms suspension of presidency's appointmentsNAIJ.COMSenate president, Senator Bukola Saraki, has maintained that the Senate's embargo on the confirmation of appointments made by the presidency remains in place. READ ALSO: Se...

VanguardFood Insecurity: Famine, malnutrition looms in Nigeria, International experts warnVanguardABUJA– INTERNATIONAL Agricultural experts warned on Thursday that famine and malnutrition looms in the country unless the federal government as a matter...

The Nation NewspaperBabatunde Fashola : Minister advocates use of quality, standard materials in mounting road signagePulse NigeriaFashola made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the closing ceremony of a four-day meeting of the National Council on Works...

NAIJ.COMBREAKING: Appeal Court sets former Adamawa state governor Bala Ngilari freeNAIJ.COMFormer governor of Adamawa state, Bala Ngilari was on Thursday, July 20, discharged and acquitted by an Appeal court sitting in Yola. NAIJ.com gathered that the ...

Daily Post NigeriaPDP crisis: Dissolution of standing committees initiative of Governor Dickson -MakarfiDaily Post NigeriaThe Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has explained the r...

Daily Post NigeriaBREAKING: Appeal Court acquits ex-Adamawa governor, NgilariDaily Post NigeriaAn Appeal court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, on Wednesday acquitted former Adamawa governor, Bala Ngilari. The Appeal Court set aside the ruling of the ...

NAIJ.COMSee photos of Nigerian soldiers doing community work in BornoNAIJ.COMNigerian troops fighting insurgency in the northeast part of the country has on Wednesday July 19 took a break from their engagement against Boko Haram to do maintenance jobs ...

NAIJ.COMBREAKING: Osinbajo asks national assembly to re-allocate N135bn in 2017 budgetNAIJ.COMTwo months after senate passed the 2017 budget, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has submitted a virement proposal of N135.6 billion to the National Assembly. A...

NAIJ.COMEFCC set up committee to reposition NFIUNAIJ.COM... - The committee will be chaired by Dr. Abdullahi Shehu, a former director general of the Inter-Governmental Action Against Money Laundering in West Africa. - The inauguration came on the heels...

NAIJ.COMBreaking: Governors forum set up committee for state police in NigeriaNAIJ.COMNigeria's governors forum has on Wednesday July 19 set up a six man committee to explore the option of actualising state police in the country. The committee whic...

NAIJ.COMNigerians reportedly drowned while fleeing from Cameroonian troops in Bakassi - Goeffrey OnyeamaNAIJ.COMNigeria's minister of foreign affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed that due to a fear of forceful compulsion to pay taxes, some Nigerians...

Daily Post NigeriaBiafra: Why Igbos, Yorubas, Hausas must live together in Nigeria – Emir of KatsinaDaily Post NigeriaThe Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir has urged those calling for secession to shelve the idea. He stated that Hausa, Yoruba...

Daily Post NigeriaAnambra Guber: Andy Uba picks APC form, boasts of having best chanceDaily Post NigeriaThe Senator representing Anambra South constituency in the National Assembly, Andy Uba, has picked his expression of interest and nomination forms f...

VanguardRestructuring not in the interest of Nigerians —Agbakoba, SANVanguardIn continuation of our series on “Essential ingredients of Equity, Fairness and Justice in True Federalism”, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. ...

NAIJ.COMNigeria can be restructured in six months - AtikuNAIJ.COMFormer vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that Nigeria can be restructured in six months and identified the issue of resource control as preventing this move. The Punch reports ...

VanguardFG offered me Biafra without Rivers, Benue — Nnamdi KanuVanguardUMUAHIA—THE leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, disclosed that the Federal Government offered him Biafra Republic while in Prison with...

VanguardWe stand by allegations against Amaechi — Integrity GroupVanguardPORT HAR-COURT— Integrity Group has described as untrue, allegations by its Executive Director, Mr Livingstone Wechie, on a national television on Monday that it had disowned ...

TODAY.ngFRSC decries attacks on personnelDaily TrustThe Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has condemned attacks on operatives and vowed to prosecute those involved. In a statement by Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi...

Vanguard2 banks burnt as Policeman kills truck driverVanguardLAGOS—Pandemonium erupted, yesterday, at Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos, as dozens of articulated truck drivers went on rampage over the death of one of their colleagues and set two bank branches...

The Nation NewspaperDiezani 'paid $37.5m cash for Banana Island property'The Nation NewspaperFederal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of a property on Banana Island, Lagos bought for $37.5m in 2013 by a former Minister of ...

Daily Post NigeriaLG election: Lagos extends restriction of movementDaily Post NigeriaLagos State Government on Wednesday announced extension of the restriction of movement during the council election period in the state on Saturday, saying it would no...

Daily Post NigeriaDeji Adeyanju, others vow to occupy National Assembly if Buhari is not impeachedDaily Post NigeriaConcerned Nigerians have announced plans to commence a daily sit-out at the National Assembly in the next 18 days if the legislature fai...

NAIJ.COMNigerian man proclaims himself to be the son of GodNAIJ.COMIn a rather strange development, a Nigerian man who identified himself as Omowole Isaac Omogoroye has declared that he is “the only son of God”. In the same breath, Omogoroye also d...

Naija247newsLocal Content Act pivotal to job creation, says NgigeNaija247newsSenator Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment has affirmed the Federal Government's commitment to the implementation of the Local Content Act as it is pivotal...

Daily Post NigeriaPolice confirm 32 dead in Kaduna violence, parade teenagers involved in armed robbery, kidnappingDaily Post NigeriaKaduna Police command has confirmed that 32 persons mostly women and children were killed in a fresh clashes between gr...

VanguardBoko Haram crisis is political, not religious – 2FaceVanguardMAIDUGURI – A Renowned Nigerian Musician, Innocent Idibia, better known as 2Face or 2Baba has said that the lingering boko Haram crisis which left thousands of people dead, millio...

VanguardWe'll win LG election for Ambode, Tinubu, Ajumale assuresVanguardAhead of Saturday's Local Government Elections in Lagos, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, Chief Henry Ajomale on Tuesday evening assured that ...

NAIJ.COMKogi APC sues INEC over Senator Melaye's recallNAIJ.COMThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the recall process of Senator Dino Melaye. READ ALSO: For warn...

NAIJ.COMSheriff camp reportedly joins mega partyNAIJ.COMOlalere Olayinka, the media aide to the Ekiti state governor who described the reported defection as good news in a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 19, stated that the decampees also included Bur...

NAIJ.COMAhead of Anambra governorship election, Ohanaeze, monarchs endorse North senatorial district for 2nd termNAIJ.COMThe Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, and other stakeholders in Anambra state on Tuesday, July, 18, endor...

NAIJ.COMAhead of Anambra governorship election, Ohanaeze, monarchs endorse North senatorial district for 2nd termNAIJ.COMThe Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, and other stakeholders in Anambra state on Tuesday, July, 18, endor...

The WhistlerPDP fixes Aug. 12 for non-elective national conventionVanguardFollowing recent settlement of its leadership rift, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), National Executive Committee (NEC) has fixed Aug. 12 for its non-elective national co...

NAIJ.COMWe are suffering - Women decry APC leadership, vow to ensure power returns to PDP (photos, video)NAIJ.COMSome women of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have decried the growing suffering experienced by the masses. The women condemning the lea...

TheCableLagos builds road to connect Ikorodu with Lagos-Ibadan expresswayTheCableThe Lagos state government says it has started the construction of the road project that would link the Agric area of Ikorodu to Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Akinwunmi Ambode,...

NAIJ.COM2019 and Borno's political Boko Haram - Ibrahim BulamaNAIJ.COMEditor's note: Public commentator, Ibrahim Bulama, in this piece writes on the final phase of the cleansing exercise of Boko Haram, which he says have cast a gloom on some po...

VanguardMakarfi's victory: I'm not returning to PDP, says Andy UbaVanguardAwka—FOLLOWING the victory of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Andy Uba, a governorship aspirant and the senator representing Anambr...

The PunchNHIS : Suspended Health Insurance boss shouldn't have been appointed - HMCANPulse NigeriaGoing forward, Ewenla said the Federal Government must not let the NHIS manage the scheme's funds anymore. Published: 3 minutes ago; Dimeji Akinlo...

The NewsIn Abia : Police arrest 28 suspected kidnappers, rescue 21 victimsPulse NigeriaThe police attributed the decline in the number of kidnap cases in the state to the community policing strategy of the command. Published: 53 minutes ago , Refreshed...

VanguardDogara raises alarm, as Nigerians spend $5bn annually on generatorsVanguardLAGOS—Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said it is unacceptable that Nigerians spend $5 billion on generators annually. According to him, the...

VanguardHow we settled Surulere APC crisis — Olaribigbe, Vice-chairmanVanguardONE of the APC aspirants in Surulere local government area, Dotun Olaribigbe has explained why aggrieved aspirants decided to sheathe their swords in the interest of the pa...

VanguardLagos Council Poll: I'll be first female chairman of Eti Osa — Princess AduVanguardWHILE some of the women in the race for Lagos council poll have adjudged the process unfair to female contenders thus far, some others have found unprecede...

VanguardRumblings in KogiThe Nation NewspaperI am not from Kogi State. But I have emotional attachment to the state. Whenever the state sneezes, I catch cold. My one-year mandatory national service (NYSC) was done in the state. And it gave me first-han...

NAIJ.COMLagos state assembly announces death of memberNAIJ.COMThe Lagos state House of Assembly on Tuesday announced the death of one of its members, Mr Kazeem Alimi (APC-Eti Osa I). The chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, Mr Tunde B...

VanguardNigeria is one of the greatest in the world, there is no question about that, says OsinbajoVanguardActing President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Tuesday said that Nigeria is one of the greatest country in the world, there is no question about ...

NAIJ.COMWani babban jami'in kungiyar Boko Haram da abokan sa 3 sun mika wuyaNAIJ.COMWani daga cikin kasurgumai kuma babban jami'in kungiyar nan da ke da'awar tabbatar da shariar musulunci ta Boko Haram mai suna Konto Fanami ya mika wuya ga ...

Daily Post NigeriaProperties worth millions destroyed as police, Airforce personnel clash in Delta communityDaily Post NigeriaProperties worth several millions of naira have been destroyed as the Police and Airforce personnel clashed in a serious shoot...

SaharaReporters.comLagos LG poll: Ajala emerges winner in Odi-Olowo APC rescheduled primariesP.M. NewsEx-Vice Chairman of Odi Olowo/ Ojuwoye Local Council Development Development (LCDA), Raska Ajala has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Con...

VanguardQuit notice: Ndigbo in north not under any threat – OHANEZEVanguardABUJA – The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo Tuesday said that the people of the South East living in the 19 states of the North were not under any thre...

SaharaReporters.comCorruption: Ex-Jigawa Gov, Turaki, Docked, Granted Bail On Tough TermsSaharaReporters.comTuraki, a two-term governor, is facing multiple charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, stealing, money laundering and misappropriation of pub...

NAIJ.COMWAEC results 2017NAIJ.COMThe wait is finally over! Just yesterday the West African Examination Council (WAEC) released the results of its 1,559,162 candidates who sat their exams. Today, I am proud to inform you that there has been an increase ...

Premium TimesFayemi denies receiving pension, severance benefit from EkitiPremium TimesThe Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, has asked the Social-Economic Rights Accountability Project, SERAP, to make public details or proof of pe...

BusinessDay (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)Presidency awaits position of Supreme Court on appointments, confirmationsBusinessDay (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)The Executive arm of government on Sunday indicated that it wa...

NAIJ.COMUN praises Osinbajo over handling of Bakassi Peninsular crisisNAIJ.COMActing President Yemi Osinbajo has received a commendation from the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) over the way he handled the recent conflict i...

Smuggling, greatest threat to Buhari's economic policy – SarakiThe Eagle OnlineSaraki stated this on Monday while declaring open a public hearing on tackling smuggling in the country, organized by the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tarif...

VanguardSmuggling, greatest threat to Buhari's economic policy – SarakiThe Eagle OnlineSaraki stated this on Monday while declaring open a public hearing on tackling smuggling in the country, organized by the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise a...

NAIJ.COMI am richer than Dangote - Nigerian SenatorNAIJ.COMSenator Garba Marafa (APC Zamfara Central) has categorically said that he is richer than Aliko Dangote, the Africa's richest man. Marafa said: I'm extremely rich because to me richness ...

VanguardAkeredolu mocks Lagos, lures investors to OndoDaily TrustGovernor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has dredged out the negatives about Lagos, Nigeria's business capital and urged investors to abandon it and flee to his Ondo State. In a rare sales pitc...

360Nobs.comMagu: Senate Unmoved As Presidency Heads For Supreme Court360Nobs.comThe lawmakers of the senate are apparently unmoved by the reports making the round that the presidency may likely head to the Supreme Court to seek a judicial interpretatio...

NAIJ.COMFG accuses Diezani, Aluko of diverting NNPC's $1.8bnNAIJ.COMTwo allies of former minister petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, have approached the Federal High Court in Lagos to stay further proceedings in a suit filed against them ...

360Nobs.comWAEC: How To Check 2017 May/June WASSCE Results Online, On Phone360Nobs.comGet a WAEC scratch card from any Banks, Post Office, Authorized Dealers and WAEC office nearest to you in your area. Go to WAEC result checking official portal at www...

Information NigeriaEdo State mourns the death of Justice Andrew ObasekiInformation NigeriaThe residents of Edo State are still mourning the death pf Late retired Justice Andrew Obaseki, the Edo State Government has expressed sadness over the death of r...

VanguardOil theft: A'Court upholds 5-yr sentence on nine foreignersVanguardLagos—The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division yesterday upheld the judgment of a Lagos Federal High Court, which sentenced nine foreigners to five years imprisonment each for ...

Vanguard'I had s3x with my husband before killing him'VanguardOsogbo—Many were held spellbound as a 39-year-old woman, Mrs Omotayo Salawudeen, narrated how she had sexual intercourse with her husband, Alhaji Salawudeen Hakeem, before killing ...

Vanguard'I had s3x with my husband before killing him'VanguardOsogbo—Many were held spellbound as a 39-year-old woman, Mrs Omotayo Salawudeen, narrated how she had sexual intercourse with her husband, Alhaji Salawudeen Hakeem, before killing ...

VanguardWhy PDP should join me in moving Edo forward — ObasekiVanguardLAST week, Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki was at the Edo State Government Executive Council 2017 Retreat, which was held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, when news filtered ...

Guardian (blog)'EFCC Act is a product of executive bill'Guardian (blog)Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Ife Adedipe, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act is a product of executive bill and therefore should not elici...

VanguardYusuf's tawaye, Ogundipe loading?VanguardMY friend the “Premier of Sambisa Forest”(a joke we have poked at each other from the 2014 National Conference”)Professor Abubakar Sodeeq ,was one of the panelists at the Prof. Gambari-led Sava...

Leadership Newspapers2018: APC Will Take Over Ekiti – OniLeadership NewspapersFormer Ekiti State governor and national deputy chairman, (South) of the ruling All Progressive sParty (APC), Chief Segun Oni has declared that his party would come out vic...

Guardian (blog)UPP set to spring surprises in Anambra guber pollGuardian (blog)Not a few upsets and surprises have been recorded in the Nigerian political landscape since the return to democratic rule in 1999.One of the interesting twists however is th...

Guardian (blog)UPP set to spring surprises in Anambra guber pollGuardian (blog)Not a few upsets and surprises have been recorded in the Nigerian political landscape since the return to democratic rule in 1999.One of the interesting twists however is th...

The NationMalala Yousafzai : Nobel peace laureate meets her Chibok 'heroes' in NigeriaPulse NigeriaMalala on Monday called for a "state of emergency for education" in Nigeria, as she visited the country and met some of the Chibok scho...

WAEC Records 70% Pass in 2017 WASSCETHISDAY NewspapersThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Monday released the results for the 2017 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) recording an improvement in the performance of candid...

WAEC Records 70% Pass in 2017 WASSCETHISDAY NewspapersThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Monday released the results for the 2017 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) recording an improvement in the performance of candid...

VanguardTinubu endorses Ganduje for second termVanguardKANO—The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tunubu, has endorsed Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State for a second term in office. Tinubu, who was in Kano to comm...

VanguardNo Urhobo blood should be shed for politics — TaigaGistmaster (blog)President-General of Urhobo Progress Union Worldwide, Olorogun Moses Taiga, has urged politicians in Urhobo land to eschew violence, warning that no Urhobo blood should be sh...

VanguardWe don't need restructuring in Nigeria – OkorochaVanguardGovernor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, Monday, said that the country did not need any restructuring. Chief Rochas Okorocha. The Governor was quoted to have made the statement by his...

Daily Post NigeriaWomen abducted from police convoy speak in new Boko Haram video [WATCH]Daily Post NigeriaBoko Haram insurgents have released a video of some of the women abducted after they attacked a police convoy in Borno State on June 21. The insu...

NAIJ.COMYou just lied to Nigerians over Boko Haram - Presidency slams Sambo DasukiNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian presidency has come hard against former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki, for claiming that Boko Haram was defeated by ex-President ...

NAIJ.COMYou just lied to Nigerians over Boko Haram - Presidency slams Sambo DasukiNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian presidency has come hard against former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki, for claiming that Boko Haram was defeated by ex-President ...

Vanguard2 security operatives in police custody over shooting of FRSC officials—Abia PPROVanguardThe Abia Police Command has arrested and detained two security operatives involved in Saturday's shooting of two officials of Federal Road Safety Com...

NAIJ.COMNigerian Army warns over 2 new strategies adopted by Boko HaramNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian Army has issued a warning to citizens of the country saying the Boko Haram terrorists have adopted a new strategy. The new disclosure, according to Colonel Onye...

NAIJ.COMAisha Buhari biographyNAIJ.COMPhenomenal women are the back bone to great nations. A woman like Aisha Buhari has carved her name into history. This woman is more than a beautiful face, she is educated, confident, and a great role model for youn...

VanguardNCP Protests Lagos Electoral Commission's Exclusion Of Party From List Of Verified Political PartiesSaharaReporters.comThe party members, led by NCP Lagos State Chairman Bayo Ogunleye, described the exclusion as a way of preventing the mass...

BuzzNigeria.comPlot To Islamise Nigeria Is Underway – Bishop OyedepoBuzzNigeria.comThe General Overseer of Living Faith Worldwide International, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said that there is a plot to Islamise Nigeria, but vowed that the move will be ...

Leadership NewspapersBomb Blast: Irate Youths Attack SEMA Rescue Team In MaiduguriLeadership NewspapersA mob on Monday attacked officials of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), who were on rescue mission at the scene of a suicide bomb a...

NAIJ.COMAllegations of Islamization of Nigeria are false - Jama'atu Nasir IslamNAIJ.COM... - According to the group's national secretary, Dr. Aliyu Abubakar-Khalid, there were no Christians in the country who have been asked to denounce their f...

NAIJ.COMAgitations in Nigeria can be attributed to poverty in the land - Peter ObiNAIJ.COMPeter Obi, the former governor of Anambra state, has given some reasons for the ongoing agitations across Nigeria by ethnic groups. Obi said that it is unfortunat...

VanguardPrices of foods'll soon crash – Audu OgbehVanguardAdo-Ekiti—The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has assured Nigerians that the skyrocketing prices of foods in the country will soon crash, saying specific...

BellaNaijaKatsina Police detains Journalist for criticizing Lawmaker on FacebookBellaNaijaKatsina Police detain Journalist for criticizing Lawmaker on Facebook The Katsina State Police Force on Saturday detained a journalist Danjuma Katsina for Faceboo...

Daily Post NigeriaFederal lawmaker, community Chief sponsoring cultism in Rivers – ArmyDaily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Army has accused an unnamed traditional ruler and a member of the Federal House of Representatives of sponsoring cultism in Ahoada L...

NAIJ.COMArewa, Ohanaeze youths meet over Igbos quit noticeNAIJ.COMA report by This Day indicates that the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) met with the Northern Coalition of Youths on Saturday, July 15. According to the report, the meeting was with ...

Ripples Nigeria#QUITNOTICE: Division as Ohanaeze disowns youth in peace talks with ArewaRipples NigeriaThe Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the parent body of Igbo people in Nigeria and the diaspora has disowned its youth wing seeking peace with Arewa coalition that i...

VanguardNew Northern Elders' Forum Chairman, Paul Unongo tasked on focused leadershipVanguardMakurdi – Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, has tasked the newly elected chairman of the Northern Elders' Forum (NEF), Mr Paul U...

NAIJ.COMPresidency drags Senate to Supreme Court over federal appointmentsNAIJ.COMA report by Daily Trust indicates that the presidency has dragged the Nigerian Senate to the Supreme Court of Nigeria. According to the report, the presidency seeks to de...

NAIJ.COMBuhari commiserates with Sokoto state government over passing away of lawmakerNAIJ.COMPresident Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Sokoto state over the passing away of a member of the House of Representatives, ...

Guardian (blog)Osinbajo opens creative industry financing conference in Lagos todayGuardian (blog)In line with the Federal Government's resolve to diversify the economy through strategic empowerment of critical sectors, the Acting President, Profes...

VanguardGov Ishaku extends time frame for inquiry into Mambilla Plateau crisisVanguardJalingo – The Justice Nuhu Adi Commission investigating the violent crisis that recently engulfed Mambilla Plateau in Taraba now has two months to complete its assi...