Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the request of Gov.Seyi Makinde to access a N10 billion loan to provide counterpart funding for World Bank Assisted Projects/UBEC-SUBEB matching grant. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval was sequel to a letter of request sent to...
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Wema Bank has said it is rewarding its customers with N10 million cash prize in the grand finale of season three of its 5 for 5 Promo in Lagos on May 31. Ms Mabel Adeteye, Head of Brands and Marketing Communications at Wema Bank, stated on Tuesday that the...
European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that ministers from EU member states have agreed to use proceeds from frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) to support Ukraine’s military efforts. Under the agreement, 90 per cent of the profits from these assets will be allocated to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman, Cross River Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Archibong Bassey has commended women group for their initiative of skills acquisition for women and potential mothers in the state. Archibong gave the commendation when the leadership of a revered women...
In this interview, the Chief Executive Officer of Housing and Construction Mayor Limited, Mayor of Housing, My Ace China, analyses the Rivers State Investment and Economic Summit and other related matters. On potentials of Rivers State All hands are not equal, so some states are richer...
The Nigerian Army has said the closure of Banex Plaza in Wuse II, Abuja was for extensive investigation to unravel circumstances surrounding the unwarranted attack on soldiers in uniform by a group of traders at the business centre. The unarmed soldiers were attacked on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has raised the country’s baseline interest rate by 150 basis points to 26.25 per cent from 24.75 per cent. The Governor of CBN, Mr Yemi Cardoso, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while reading the communique...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has endorsed the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party. Obi said this on Tuesday when he paid a solidarity visit to the party leadership at the National Headquarters in...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has inaugurated the Renewed Hope Housing Delivery Portal to grant access to 100,000 houses across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates web portal, where Nigerians can apply, including those in...
The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, on Tuesday screened and confirmed eight nominees for possible appointment as commissioners in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the screening took place at the temporary legislative chambers located within the state Government...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi over recently rumoured plans by the duo to form alliance in order to wrestle power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, wooed investors from Sweden and Rwanda, to invest in the territory’s tourism sector and environmental management. Wike expressed the FCT Administration’s readiness for the partnership when the Swedish Ambassador and Rwandan High Commissioner visited him in...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that the move by the Nigerian Senate to impose death penalty for drug trafficking offenders would not yield the desired result. UNODC Country Representative, Oliver Stolpe, said this at a two-day Media Personnel Training organised in collaboration...
The Forum of Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has advised the embattled National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Ganduje, to resign from the position. The North-Central Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, in Jos. Zazzaga...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has discovered and ransacked a fraud academy as well as the operations of the Internet fraudsters in Makurdi. The Commissioner of Police in the State, Hassan Steve Yabanet, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing newsmen at the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reassured the North East Governors Forum (NEGF), that it is doing everything possible to restore power supply to the region by May 27. TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in...
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, says it has arrested two suspected oil thieves carrying 3,500 litres of petrol in a wooden boat en route Cameroon. The Commanding Officer, Capt. Uche Aneke, disclosed this while handing over the suspects and items to Nigerian Security and Civil...
The Democratic Front once again commend the President and Commander-In- Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for achieving yet another milestone in the efficient use of savings from the petroleum subsidy withdrawal. The payment of the accumulated power...
A businessman, Kabiru Musa, who was dragged to an Upper Shari’a Court, Tudun Wada, Kaduna State by his wife , Murja Abdullahi has denied making three divorce pronouncement on her. Musa denied the divorce, saying he was not in his right mind after two of the couple ‘s...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr Gbenga Eleduma , has made a public appeal to Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in his efforts to revamp the country’s economy. Eleduma, in a statement in Akure on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to bear with...