Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has approved an increase in the pension allowance of retirees in the state. The State Head of Service, Pastor Kayode Ogundele, said this in Akure on Monday. Ogundele said the approval was in conformity with the consequential adjustment arising from the implementation of the...
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The non-operating Joint Venture (JV) partners of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18 have appointed the NNPC Eighteen Operating Limited as operator of OML 18 to replace Eroton Exploration and Production Limited (Eroton). Mr Garbadeen Muhammad, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, in a statement on Monday said this...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd., has appointed Mr. Oluseyi Oyefeso as Executive Director, Retail Banking in charged of the South. The bank in a statement on Monday in Lagos, said his appointment, which took effect on March 2, 2023, was subject to the Central Bank...
The Ebonyi Governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Benard Odoh said on Monday that he has secured a court order to stop his arrest by the police. The police had declared Odoh wanted in connection with the alleged killing of Mr Igboke Ewa, a traditional ruler...
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Monday lost 0-1 to their Gambian counterparts in the semi-finals of the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The match which was played at the Cairo International Stadium saw the Nigerian side dominating the encounter with 62 per cent possession as against...
Naira on Monday exchanged at N461.33 to a dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The rate represented an increase of 0.09 per cent, compared to the N461.75 for which it exchanged to the dollar before the close of business on Friday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.50...
Lagos PDP governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), and his running mate Ms Funke Akindele, say they are bound by their promises and will not let down the state’s residents if voted for. Adediran, represented by Akindele, made the pledge at a parley with businessmen and women from four...
A pitch invader who collided with the Liverpool players while celebrating their seventh goal against Manchester United and nearly injured Andy Robertson has been arrested by Merseyside Police. It is likely that he would be banned from Anfield, the club’s home ground in the Liverpool city, for life. As...
If striker Victor Osimhen manages to lead Napoli to their first Italian Serie A title in more than 30 years, he believes he will become a club “icon”. However, the 24-year-old Nigerian said he would not be able to reach the status of late Argentine great Diego Maradona, whom...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lauretta Onochie, has added her voice to the worldwide campaign for equitable treatment for all, irrespective of gender. She spoke at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt on Monday during a...
Aliyu Mukadas, a witness in the trial of ex-Minister of State for Finance, Amb. Bashir Yuguda and four others, on Monday told an FCT High Court, Maitama, that the operations of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) were always covert. Others defendants in the trial are retired...
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, on Monday fixed April 3 for ruling in a no-case submission filed by a police officer, Drambi Vandi, charged with the murder of a Lagos-based lawyer. Vandi is standing trial on a one-count charge of shooting the Lagos lawyer, Mrs...
The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the nomination of Dr Dauda Lawal-Dare as the properly nominated governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)in Zamfara State for the March 11 governorship election. The Apex Court in a unanimous delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro, the 5-man panel of Justices dismissed...
The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has dissociated itself from a trending publication, which said that Peter Obi is not destined to be Nigeria’s president. Its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, made the expression in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said that few Nigerians agreed to return home from Tunisia, following that country’s president’s remarks on Feb. 21. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Tunisian President, Kais Saied, at the meeting of Tunisia’s National Security Council, called for urgent measures...
The Lagos State Governorship Candidate of Action Alliance (AA), Mr Tope Balogun, on Monday, said it was untrue that he had stepped down his ambition to support the re-election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The 40-year-old Computer Scientist and IT expert told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Idris Salman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as winner of the election for Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency in Kogi. The Returning Officer, Dr Adams Baba, announced the results in Kabba on Monday. INEC had on Feb. 26, declared the result...
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr Clement Agba has called for the shifting of the planned March 2023 Population and Housing Census to May. Agba, made the call at the High Level Partners’ Engagement on the 2023 population and housing census in Abuja on Monday....
Novak Djokovic has formally withdrawn from the draw for the Indian Wells tournament, organisers have said. His withdrawal is an indication that the world number one’s application for a COVID-19 vaccine waiver to enter the U.S. might have failed. The Serbian is one of the most high-profile athletes unvaccinated...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Court of Appeal to vary the ex parte order made in favour of Labour Party and the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), with regards to inspection of materials used for the presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that...