Osibajo May Emerge As Buhari’s Running Mate, As APC Sets To Announce Choice
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has intensified its search for a running mate for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, its presidential candidate in the next year...
We Shall Resist Any Attempt To Reduce Minimum Wage From N18,000 -Bobboi Bala Kaigama,...
The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), who doubles as the National President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN),...
Budget Padding Allegations Vindicate My Position That NASS Stinks, Says Obasanjo
By Nuel Suji - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Monday that the current allegations and counter-allegations of budget padding among members of the...
Police Orders Investigation Into Dimgba Igwe Death, Deploys 21 Commissioners Of Police
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, has ordered the immediate investigation into the death of the Vice Chairman of the SUN newspapers...
Senate Presidency: North Central Splits Over Akume, Saraki
By Emmanuel Suji, Abuja.
Senators of All Progressive Congress(APC) north central caucus have split over the choice of Minority Leader George Akume and Senator Bukola...
You Cannot Rule The People Like A Conquered Territory -Ex-Opposition Leader
Wunmi Bewaji Esq.
Wunmi Bewaji is a former minority leader of the House of Representatives, lawyer and activist....
Presidency Says Onnoghen’s Conviction Thumb Up For Anti-Corruption War
Retired Justice Walter Onnoghen
By Sadiq Umar - The Presidency says the war against corruption is all encompassing...
My Unforgettable Encounter With Kidnappers -Pst. Olumide Oni
Senior Regional Overseer, Pastor Olumide Oni
"The leader of the kidnappers who happened to be a woman ordered...
DSS Parades Kogi Varsity Don Who Recruits For Boko Haram
The Department of State Services, DSS, has paraded a university lecturer, Dr. Muhammad Nazeef Yunus, who allegedly acts as recruitment coordinator for the Boko...
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Commit To Raising Oil Price
By Dipo Awojobi - President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz have expressed commitment...
“Why Will l Resign When l Have A Constitutional Duty,” Jega Tells Critics
...Says he's not under pressure.
...No going back on use of card readers.
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof....
Ambode Sacks Principal, VP, 4 Teachers Who Brutalised 14 Year Old Girl For Slapping...
By Dipo Awojobi - The incident, which attracted condemnation from many quarters, was said to have been perpetrated by the Principal of Eva Adelaja...
PDP Accuses APC Leaders Of Collecting N85 Billion Contract From Sanusi
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has fired back at the opposition All Progressive Congress APC, describing its leaders as patrons of corruption.Specifically, PDP accused...
INTERVIEW: My People Shall No Longer Be Reduced To Okada Riders -Reps Candidate Akinmade...
Kayode Akinmade
Hon. Kayode
Akinmade, former commissioner for Information in Ondo state, is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party...
More Trouble For PDP As Court Sacks Uche Secondus
By Sadiq Umar - A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked the acting National Chairman of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP),...
Buhari Approves Rank Salary Adjustment, Tasks Police On Efficiency
By Sadiq Umar - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday assured that his administration would continue to give attention to the welfare and operational needs of...
AfDB Debars Chinese Firm, Zhonghao Over Alleged Fraudulent Practices
News Investigators/ The African Development Bank (AfDB) has debarred China Zhonghao Company, a civil engineering firm registered in Nigeria, for 18months over...
Nigeria’s Crude Export Threatens As China Launches Fastest-Charging Electric Bus
...fully charged in 10 seconds
By Sadiq Umar
Nigeria's crude oil export may be further threatened as the world's fastest charging electric buses, with a battery...
LIVE UPDATES: Buhari Assigned Portfolio To Ministers (See Full List)
1.Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development
2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) -Minister...
Court Struck Out Cases Against Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu
By Sadiq Umar - An Abuja magistrate court on Wednesday struck out cases of criminal conspiracy and ownership of outlawed organization levelled against the...
ASUU Extends Strike By 8 Weeks
News Investigators/ The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) says it will continue its roll-over strike for another eight weeks to enable the...
Plateau Massacre: Police Confirm 86 Dead, Cattle Breeders Association Says It’s ‘Retaliatory’ Killing
The Plateau State Police Command has confirmed the killing of 86 people in attacks on Razat, Ruku, Nyarr, Kura and Gana-Ropp villages of Gashish...
Wale Aboderin, PUNCH Chairman Dies At 60
By News Investigators - The Chairman, PUNCH Nigeria Limited, Mr. Gbadebowale Wayne Aboderin is dead.
According to the newspaper, Mr. Aboderin died Wednesday, May 30,...
Insurgency: IGP Deploys Surveillance Helicopter, 3 Police Units To Taraba
YOLA/By Tom Garba - The Inspector General (IGP) of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Monday says he has deployed a surveillance helicopter and three mobile...
APC Senators Rejects N5000 Welfare Package For Unemployed Youths
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja - The All Progressive Congress (APC) senators Wednesday rejected a proposal seeking to pay a welfare sum of N5000 monthly...
Man Who Accused Former EFCC Boss Of Corruption Bags Four Years Jail
By Sadiq Umar - The man who once accused former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, of diverting proceeds...
Bomb Blasts: Killings Not A Solution To Any Problem -Mark
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.Senate President Senator David Mark has for the umpteenth time urged the perpetrators of terrorism and bomb blasts in the country...
CJN, Walter Onnoghen, Dragged Before Code Of Conduct Tribunal On Six-Count Charge
Justice Waltter Onnoghen
(News Investigators) /Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, will be arraigned before the Code...
National Conference Deadlocks On Voting Formula…Consensus Group Named As Lamido Adamawa Threatens A Walk...
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.
In three consecutive sitting, attempts by delegates at the National Conference to forge a common position on the thorny issue how...
IBB At 75: I Should Have Scrapped The National Assembly
By Dipo Awojobi Former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, on Tuesday said he regretted his inability to scrap the National Assembly or make its membership...
154,225 Patients Recover From COVID-19 In Nigeria
News Investigators/ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that a total of 154,225 patients have recovered from Coronavirus disease...
As Victory Beckons, Joe Biden Launches Transition Website
News Investigators/ Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. President, has launched an official transition website, www.buildbackbetter.com.
The...
Airtel Commences NIN Registration In Retail Outlets Across Nigeria
News Investigators/ Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications service provider on Thursday says it has commenced the National Identity Number (NIN) registration exercise in...
Principal Officers Controversy: My Hands Were Tied, Saraki Tells APC
By Nuel Suji, Abuja.
President of the senate, Sen. Bukola Saraki has written to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his “hands...
UN Feputy Chief, Amina Mohammed Mourns Archbishop Desmond Tutu
News Investigators/ UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Sunday paid tribute to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, extoling his exceptional qualities.
Ndoma-Egba Heads To Court, Seeks Cancellation Of Cross River Central Primaries
By Nuel Suji, Abuja.
The Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, on Tuesday demanded for total cancellation of the just concluded Cross River Central senatorial primaries, saying the...
We Have Overcome Trauma Of Defeat -Says PDP
By Nuel Suji, Abuja.
The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday says it has overcome the trauma of defeat by the opposition All Progressives Congress in...
Identification Card: Senate Slams Governor Okorocha, Urges Policy Reversal On Northerners In Imo
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.
Imo State Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha came under fire on the floor of the Senate Thursday over what lawmakers described as...
Judge Sworn In APC’s Appointee Deputy Governor As Kogi Assembly Confirms Nomination
By Dipo Awojobi - The Kogi State House of Assembly has confirmed Simon Achuba as the Deputy Governor of the state.
Governor Yahaya Bello forwarded...
World Earth Day: 57 Million Nigerians Lack Access To Safe Water, 130 Million Without...
By Nuel Suji - Fifty-seven million people in Nigeria do not have access to safe water while over 130 million are without access to...
Insecurity: Navy To Acquire 2 Warships In 2021
News Investigators/ The Nigerian Navy will take delivery of two warships in 2021 in an effort to...
National Convention: APC Replies INEC, Says It Didn’t Breach Law
News Investigators/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it has not fallen short of the law in anyway with regards...
FG Resolves Labour-NPC Stand-Off, Authorises Payment Of Allowances From 1Q Releases
By Sadiq Umar - The Federal Government has directed payment of outstanding allowances of the warring staff members of the National Population Commission, just...
CCT Presents 43 Documents Against Saraki As Evidence
By Dipo Awojobi - The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday, April 18 admitted that 43 documents have been presented as evidence against the President...
Re-alignment Of Forces: Tinubu Lobbies Osoba Back To APC
By Dipo Awojobi - After over three hours of meeting with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, former Governor of Ogun State...
Court Adjourns GTBank’s Equity Manipulation Case Till March 24
By Nuel Suji - A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till March 24, 2017, hearing in the suit alleging manipulation of...
18 Varsities To Participate At 5th Nigerian University Golf Tournament
News Investigators/ Golf players from 18 universities will participate in the fifth edition of the Nigerian University Golf Tournament at the Smoking...
WTO Post: Expert Urges FG To Intensify Diplomatic Lobbying
News Investigators/ A trade expert, Dr Olumuyiwa Alaba, has called on the Nigerian government to intensify diplomatic lobbying that will ensure that...
Aviation: Nigeria’s Hire And Fire Ministry
Chigozie Chikere
Since 2005, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Aviation has had no fewer that six Ministers. Three of them lasted less than a year. The...
Myth Busters – 5 Myths About Braids Busted
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Protective styling is extremely popular thanks to its numerous benefits and braids are definitely one of the most common go-to...
Miyetti Allah Demands Creation Of Ministry Of Livestock, Says 1000 Fulani Killed In 7-Months
By Sadiq Umar - The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to create a Federal Ministry of Livestock...
Developing Story: Malaysia Plane Lost Off Southern Vietnam
The search has continued for the Malaysian plane that went off the radar on Saturday.
The plane departed Kuala Lumpur airport and was scheduled to...
Insecurity: Southern Governors Cry Out Against Selective Justice
News Investigators/ Governors of the southern states in Nigeria have frowned at what it termed the selective administration of criminal justice by...
Senate Demands Urgent Composition Of Customs Board, Says Hammed Ali, Customs’ C.G. Must Wear...
By Nuel Suji - The Senate has directed the immediate composition of the board of the Nigerian Customs Services, saying the Comptroller General, Hammed...
Report Suspicious Persons In Military Uniform, Army Charges Public
By Sadiq Umar - The Defence headquarters has called for vigilance among Nigerians, urging the public to report any suspicious person in military uniform...
Our Children Who Joined Boko Haram Are Now Returning To Kill Us, Richard Jesman...
By Tom Garba, Yola - The Madagali Local Government head of civil service, Richard Jesman, has lamented the incessant terrorist attacks in the area,...
Just In: APC Dissolves NWC, Names Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni Caretaker Chairman
News Investigators/ The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) took a new turn Thursday with the dissolution of the National...
NFIU Unmasks 424 Terror Sponsors, 123 Coys Linked
News Investigators/ The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered 96 financiers of terrorism in Nigeria.
NFIU also announced...
Buratai Summons Top Army Officers Over Alleged Coup
By Dipo Awojobi -The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has summoned top commanders of the service to the Army headquarters for...
Buhari Replaces Kawu, Appoints New Liaison Officer For National Assembly
Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub
President
Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub as his Senior Special Assistant
on...
China Africa Relations: Scholars Examine Vaccinations, Post Covid Economic Recovery, Climate Change
Cross section of participants at the China Africa International Conference
By Idowu John Bakare/ Participants of the China...
Police Foil Terrorist Attack In Kano, Arrest 5 Boko Haram Members
By Sadiq Umar - Kano State Police Command on Sunday foiled a planned attack by members of Boko Haram terrorist group in the state,...
Fresh Controversy Trails $1Billion ECA Approval, Oil Producing States Demand 13 Percent Deduction
By Sadiq Umar - Fresh controversy has dug the approval granted the federal government to withdraw $1billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to...
Jibrin Sues Dogara, Others, Demands N1bn Damages For His Suspension
By Dipo Awojobi - Suspended member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon.Abdulmumin Jibrin, has sued the leaders of the House over his recent...
APC National Convention: Security Blocks Kabir Marafa’s Zamfara Delegates From Eagle Square
By Sadiq Umar - Factional delegates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from Zamfara States were denied access to the National Convention in Abuja...
Troops Neutralize 3 Notorious Kidnappers In Jos
News Investigators/ Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have killed three notorious kidnappers in Jos, the Plateau State...
ANALYSIS: How Nigeria Engages COVID-19 In Battle With Increased Health Infrastructure
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacted the year 2020 negatively with projected long-lasting effects across all sectors, especially the health sector in Nigeria.
Lagos4Lagos Defection: Nothing Can Change PDP’s Misfortune In Lagos – APC
News Investigators/ The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, says defection of Lagos4Lagos Movement, a splinter group within the party, to...
Buhari Fires Back At PDP Senators, Dismisses Allegations Of Bias Anti-Graft War
By Nuel Suji, Abuja.
The Presidency has dismissed as untrue allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators that President Muhammadu Buhari is selective in...
Suicide Bomber, One Person Killed In Aborted Mosque Attack
By Sadiq Umar - Less than a month after suicide bomber’s attack in a mosque inside the University of Maiduguri, another suicide bomber attempted...
North-East: Army Lifts Suspension On UNICEF
The Nigerian Army
says it has lifted the suspension placed on the activities of UNICEF in the
north-east.
The decision
followed...
Katsina Commissioner’s Killers Must Be Found -Buhari Tells Security Agencies
News Investigators/ President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the reported assassination of the Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir,...
BREAKING: Niger Delta Avengers Vow Fresh Attacks On Nigeria’s Oil Installations
AKURE/By Alaba Ajibade - The Niger Delta Avengers vowed on Wednesday that it will launch major attacks on the country’s oil installations in the...
How Saraki Laundered Money -Prosecution Witness, Micheal Wess
By Dipo Awojobi - The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) commenced in Abuja Tuesday after several...
EndSARS: Lack Of Visible Leadership To Forestall Negotiations With FG, Says Lukman
News Investigators/ The Director General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, has said that the lack of visibly...
2030 Agenda: NSE Boss Urges West Africa To Embrace Green Bond Finance
News Investigators/ The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday urged West African countries to shift and scale up green bond finance and...
FG Will Leverage ICT To Create Jobs -Pantami
News Investigators/ Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami says the government will leverage on Information Communications Technology and Entrepreneurship to...
Ifeanyi Uba Clears Air On $8.493m, N11bn Owed By NNPC
...laments plight of over 2,000 workers rendered redundant by shut down
The Managing Director of Capital Oil, Ifeanyi Uba on Thursday formally cleared air on the...
NBC Revokes AIT, Silverbird Broadcast Licences, Orders Shut Down In 24Hours
News Investigators/ The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM amongst...
Dep. Governor Escapes Death, As Robbers Attack Convoy, Kill 3 Policemen
Robbery scene
(News Investigators)/ Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked the convoy of Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Dr...
Senators Flay CDS Over Comment On Missing Girls
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.
Senators on Tuesday berated the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshall Alex Badeh over his comment that the military was aware...
Drama In CCT As Umar Orders Arrest Of Defence Lawyer
By Dipo Awojobi - A drama occurred at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) following an allegation by Mr Raphael Oluyele, a defence counsel against...
684 Evacuees Test Positive To COVID-19 —PTF
News Investigators/ The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 684 evacuees tested positive for the coronavirus.
2011 Post-Election Violence Would Not Be Repeated, Buhari Assures ICC In Hague
By Sadiq Umar - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague, Netherlands that the tragic incidence of electoral...
U.S., Australia, Japan Conduct Joint Military Drill To Deter China
News Investigators/ The U.S. is conducting a joint military exercise with Australia and Japan on Guam, an island territory in Micronesia, to...
China Keen In Young Nigerians Education –Envoy
News Investigators/ Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, says his country is keen in educating young Nigerians to give them a better...
Taiwo Ogunjobi, Ex-NFF Scribe Is Dead
Late NFF Scribe
By Sadiq Umar -
A former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Taiwo
Ogunjobi is dead.
Killers Of Former FUTA Vice Chancellor To Die By Hanging
By Dipo Awojobi - An Akure High Court has sentenced two domestic staff of former Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA,...
What Does China’s One Belt One Road Strategy Mean For NigComSat -1R
China’s partnership with Nigeria in satellite technology is yielding dividends, but can Nigeria leverage President Xi’s One Belt One Road Initiative to further consolidate...
Court Fixes Nov. 7 For Ruling On Abdulrasheed Maina
The Federal
High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, said that it would deliver its ruling on the
bail application filed by the former Chairman of...
Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC Re-arraigns Malabu Oil Coy, 7 Others On Fresh Charges
News Investigators/ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, re-arraigned Malabu Oil and Gas Limited on fresh charges bordering on...
UK Court Bans ARISE TV Chairman, Nduka Obaigbena For 7Years
News Investigators/ Founding Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the THISDAY Media Group, ARISE News Channel and Magazine, Nduka Obaigbena has been banned from...
UBA: Elumelu Assures Investors, Shareholders Of Sustained Growth
News Investigators/ United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Thursday assured shareholders and investors of its unwavering commitment to sustain its current...
Enugu Council Poll: ENSIEC Disqualifies All APC Candidates
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu
The Enugu state chapter of All Progressive Congress APC has vowed to stop the November 2nd local government election in the area...
Nigeria Fastest Growing Economy In Africa –UK Trade Envoy
News Investigators/ The United Kingdom Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant, has said that Nigeria was the fastest growing economy in Africa.
Why My Wife Was Locked Up – Gov. Chime
Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has promised to continue to protect the integrity of his wife, Clara, in spite of campaigns against him.
Speaking...
Senate Moves Against Marafa Over Allegedly Offensive Newspaper Interview
By Sadiq Umar - The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Tuesday referred a motion seeking to punish his leading opponent, Kabiru Marafa, to...
Don Raises Alarm Over Dearth Of Mathematics Teachers In Nigeria
News Investigators/ A don, Olusegun Olotu, has expressed concern over possible acute shortage of Mathematics teachers with dire consequences for education, science...
We Fought A Good Fight, Peterside Tells Supporters
By Dipo Awojobi - The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the April 11, 2015 in Rivers State, Mr. Dakuku Adol...
Fayose Gives 22 “Predictions” For 2017, Says A Former Head Of State May Die
By Dipo Awojobi - Just as he did in 2015, when he predicted 20 things that will be experienced in 2016, Governor Ayodele Fayose...
Envoy Send SOS To FG Over Landlord’s Plan To Eject Embassy
News Investigators/ Nigerian Embassy in Hungary has called for urgent financial intervention by the federal government to safe the country the embarrassment...
2023: Osinbajo Is Man Of This Moment – Says Sen. Adeyeye
News Investigators/ A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sola Adeyeye on Saturday said there could be no better candidate to succeed...
Nigerian Army Decorates 39 New Major Generals
News Investigators/ The Nigerian Army on Friday decorated 39 newly promoted Major Generals with their new ranks.
The decorated...
SURE-P Fund Controversy: Christopher Kolade Resigns
Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, Mr Christopher Kolade, has resigned his appointment.
A news report monitored on a private television station in...
NGF’s Paris Club Largesse: Court Orders Forfeiture Of N1.2Billion “Consultancy Fee”
By Sadiq Umar - A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday ordered an interim forfeiture of N1.2 billion (N1, 222, 384,...
COVID-19 Cases Surging In U.S., Europe In Spite Vaccinations -Report
News Investigators/ The number of COVID-19 infections in the United States and Europe continues to surge in spite of the start of...
Jimoh Ibrahim Sacks MD On Live TV Program Over Workers’ Protest
By Dipo Awojobi - The Group Managing Director of Energy Group, Jimoh Ibrahim, sprang a surprise on Monday, when he sacked Bolu Afolayan, the...
FlyDubai Jet Crashes In Russia, All 62 On Board Dead
By Dipo Awojobi - A passenger jet has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 55 passengers and seven crew on...
COVID -19 : Ganduje Slashes Political Appointees’ Salaries By 50 %
News Investigators/ Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has slashed the salaries of political office holders in the state by 50 per cent...
COVID-19: Expert Calls For Campaign To Help Uplift Nigerians’ Spirits
News Investigators/ A public health expert, Gabriel Adakole, has called on the federal and state governments to intensify campaigns to help uplift...
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News Investigators/ The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, said discussions are in top gear with the exploration of oil...
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…says perpetrators'll be fished out, dealt with
News Investigators/ Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured...
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News Investigators/ The Ogun State Government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have concluded plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...