A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday heard that two former employees of First Marina Trust Ltd. cloned emails of several customers and defrauded them to the tune of over N1.3 billion. Mr Anthony Onyeoghane, a witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which is prosecuting...
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Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has unveiled the state’s digital economic agenda for the years 2022 to 2026 to capture all communities in the state in an organised economic net. Uzodimma, who launched the agenda in Owerri on Monday, said that it was anchored on six strategic pillars aimed...
Workers including teachers in 15 Ghanaian public universities on Monday declared a strike over their allowance disputes with the government. Four labor unions of public universities said in a statement that the decision followed the variation of their conditions of service by the government. According to them, their leadership...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – With a strong focus in shaping Nigeria and African narratives at the United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 27 in Egypt next month, a leading environmental justice and sustainable development organization, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) has concluded...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has asked his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart Atiku Abubakar to step down and endorse him (Tinubu) ahead of February 2023 presidential poll. Tinubu asked Atiku to reciprocate the “gesture” he gave to him when he contested for...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 20.77 per cent on a year-on-year basis in September 2022. This is contained in a statement issued by Prince Semiu Adeniran, the Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says a more market driven approach will be best for Nigeria’s exchange rate management as it will boost confidence and inwards flows. Osinbajo made this submission in his presentation at the 3rd Ministerial Performance Review Retreat for Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and top Government Functionaries on...
Nigerians have lashed out at Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, and his running mate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, after they visited renowned Islamic cleric, Ahmad Abubakar Gumi at his residence in Kaduna State. Peter Obi shared photos from the visit on his Twitter handle on Monday, 17...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says efforts are underway to provide electricity metres for additional six million households in Nigeria. Osinbajo disclosed this in his presentation at the 3rd Ministerial Performance Review Retreat for Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and top Government Functionaries on Monday at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja....
The Police Command in Abia has confirmed the shooting to death of one Insp. Samuel Ugor by a colleague, following an argument. The command’s Spokesman, SP Godfrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Umuahia on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the policemen were attached...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director, Augustine Eguavoen on Monday paid a visit to the camp of the U23 National team as the Olympic Eagles continued their build up ahead the 2023 AFCON qualifiers against Tanzania. The former Super Eagles’ captain and coach was...
Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), have said that the trial in France of Kunti K. for crimes against humanity in his alleged role as a Liberian former armed group commander is an important step toward justice for victims of Liberia’s first civil war....
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s women under 17 football team, Flamingos have reached the quarter finals of the ongoing FIFA U- 17 Women’s World Cup finals in India after scooping all three points from Chile in a 2-1 win in Bhubaneswar on Monday. Blessing Emmanuel’s goal in the 4th minute...
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says contrary to misconceptions in certain quarters, Nigerian companies are neither shutting down nor relocating from the country. MAN President, Mr Mansur Ahmed, made the assertion on Monday in a Lagos while speaking on the side-line of the opening of the association’s annual...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Participants at the national conference on out-of-school children in Nigeria have called for political will, consistency in policy delivery and good leadership in tackling the Out-Of-School Children (OOSC) menace confronting the nation. The stakeholders also called for adequate and consistent funding as well as...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Labour Party (LP) has called for the immediate release of its Ebonyi South Senatorial Candidate, Mr Linus Okoriebeen, who was kidnapped on Sunday by people suspected to be members of South East Vigilance group, the Ebubeagu Ebonyi. The Labour Party’s National Chairman, Mr...
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has resumed academic activities for fresh and old students of the institution. A check by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) within the campus on Monday in Calabar showed that fresh students were already visiting some offices for their registration. Also, some final year students...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned the new Russian missile and drone attacks as terror against the civilian population. The country was attacked during the night and throughout the morning, the head of state announced on Monday. The president said an inhabited building was hit in the capital. “The...
Justice Tijani Ringim of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, ordered some commercial banks in Nigeria, to appear and show cause in a N20 million suit against the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The court made the order for parties to appear and show cause, following...
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) says the nation’s advertising industry loses over N120 billion annually to production of advertising, advertisement and marketing communication materials outside the country. The Director-General of ARCON, Dr Olalekan Fadolapo, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...