Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, says the inauguration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) will accelerate transactions in Africa. Akufo-Addo, represented by the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, spoke at the inauguration of PAPSS in Accra, Ghana, monitored virtually by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday grilled socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, for his alleged link to the illegal narcotic business. Iyiegbu, who is the Chairman, Cubana group of companies, was grilled for about five hours at the Abuja headquarters of the NDLEA before...
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says increase in employment in the country in 2020 is due to various Federal Government intervention programmes. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr Dikko Radda told newsmen in Abuja that there was consolidation in the Small and Medium Enterprises due...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a fake lawyer, Adekola Adekeye, over alleged forgery of documents to perpetrate fraud. Spokesperson for the Commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren in a statement on Thursday in Abuja said that Adekeye’s travail began when he came to the commission’s office in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has assured young Nigerians that the Federal Government would continue to support them in making their marks in different fields like technology, environmental sanitation, agriculture, public health, and education, among others, Prof. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja on Thursday at...
EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has emphasized that the media plays key role in the success or otherwise of military operations and therefore remains an indispensable partner of the Nigerian Army. Gen Yahaya stated this on Thursday when he hosted the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has harped on the need for continuous capacity development amongst personnel of the Nigerian Army. He said this is necessary in line with his vision to adequately and timely confront the security challenges bedeviling...
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IFIOK Effanga , Nigeria’s most prominent Guitarist, has returned again to the fore with his smash debut dubbed, “MAN.” The 14-track soundpiece is a rollercoaster of self-assuring odes, romantic melodies, and electrifying groove, bringing Effanga , better known as Fiokee, into a full sonic maturation. When it comes to...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday at Kwoi town, Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has claimed the life of Godwin Matthew Sule, a lecturer with the Mass Communication Department of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi. Sule who hailed from Kogi State, died at...
…Urges youths to embrace digital skills acquisition The adoption and utilisation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is synonymous with empowerment, as it transforms processes efficiently acting as an enabler of effectiveness in operations in every sector of the economy, including commerce, agriculture, health, security and governance. Prof. Umar...
Yes, they are great politicians in Ijawland; many have groomed followers with the gospel of hatred, those who managed our poverty with one salary divided to seven. Those that only want to see you serve their children and take over from them while their servants service their grandchildren and...
It was Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia state and presently, Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, that at a time stated thus; a good businessman sees where others don’t see. What I see, you may not see. You cannot see because that is the secret of the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – Former Ekiti State Governor and leading aspirant in the June 18, 2022, gubernatorial election, Engr. Segun Oni, has condemned the attack on the state party secretariat, describing it as “condemnable and barbaric”. Chief Oni, condemned the attacked in a statement he personally signed and...
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Lagos State governor, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, announced a donation of N50 million to Zamfara communities recently attacked by bandits. Tinubu announced the donation shortly after he commiserated with Gov. Bello Matawalle in Gusau, Zamfara. The APC...
A High Court in Lokoja has sentenced one Muritala Dare to death by hanging. He was convicted of stabbing his colleague to death with a broken bottle. Justice Josiah Majebi, who presided over the case at High Court 2, Lokoja, found the accused guilty after considering his involvement in...
The Organising Committee of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has dismissed the Tunisian football federation’s protest on the officiating of their team’s match with their Malian counterparts. The committee met late Thursday to deliberate on the Group F match played on Wednesday which had ended 1-0 in...
2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) officials have launched an investigation into why referee Janny Sikazwe blew for full-time twice before 90 minutes was up in Tunisia’s match against Mali. Tunisia head coach Mondher Kebaier described Sikazwe’s officiating of Wednesday’s game as “inexplicable”. Mali were leading the Group F...
The AfCFTA Secretariat says the commercial roll-out of the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS) will save Africa up to US$5 billion dollars annually. The Secretary General of AfCFTA, H.E Wamkele Mene, made the remarks on Thursday at the Commercial Launch of the PAPSS in Accra, Ghana, which held...
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, a fake Army General, over an alleged N270m fraud. The suspect, who posed as a General in the Nigerian Army, allegedly made false representations to the complainant, Kodef Clearing Resources,...