These are the top five stories that drove conversation today.

President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that he might be seeking re-election in 2019.

This hint came in a statement in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire where he is attending the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said he demonstrated that he was for everybody when he backed Akinwunmi Adesina to emerge president of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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The Federal Government has declared Friday as a public holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud celebration.

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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended its nationwide strike, which it commenced on November 13.

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Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has suspended the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mounir Gwarzo.