A combined security team consisting of the Army, Police, Civil Defense Corps, and men of the Department of State Services, DSS, a few minutes ago, invaded an ongoing protest by the members of the #RevolutionNow movement, demanding for the freedom of their leader, Omoyele Sowore, currently confined to the country’s capital, Abuja, by government. THISDAY […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo met with the Minister of State for Petroleum Mr Timipre Sylva and Mr Kinsley Otuaro, Delta State Deputy Governor on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over fresh threat of hostilities by ex-agitators in the Niger Delta. Sylva told State House correspondents after the meeting that they came to discuss with […]
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Access Bank Plc has unveiled the second edition of its Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton programme that offers female entrepreneurs in Africa access to finance, business trainings and mentoring opportunities. Ayona Trimnell, Group Head W Initiative, Access Bank, at the launch of the initiative on Tuesday in Lagos, said it was designed to create an enabling environment for […]
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The total amount released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to farmers under its Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) since inception stood at N635.39 billion as at the end of the first quarter 2020. The CBN disclosed this in its first quarter 2020 economic report. In all, a total of 608 projects benefitted from […]
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House of Representatives spokesman, Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia), has alleged that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has not proved his allegations against members of the parliament. Kalu in a statement, challenged the minister to go public with documents to prove that 60 per cent of contracts in the Niger Delta Development Commission […]
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The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has observed that the investigations of loans taken by the Federal Government could send wrong signal to the lenders. Amaechi made the observation at an investigative hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements in Abuja. He said that the investigation could cause […]
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Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has explained why Adams Oshiomhole, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), hates him so much. A statement by his spokesman, Crusoe Osagie, said Oshiomole was frustrated and desperate to save his political career. The reaction followed Oshiomhole’s comment that he made a mistake in 2016 when he supported […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro on the occasion of his 60 years birthday celebration. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile on Tuesday described the former Nigeria High Commissioner to Ghana as a seasoned politician […]
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Shareholders of NASCON Allied Industries Plc, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited have expressed satisfaction at the performance of the company but tasked the food seasoning company to expand its market share so as to increase revenue. Speaking at the NASCON’s 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held yesterday in Lagos, the shareholders commended the company’s […]
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Three members in the board of Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Area Development Commission on Monday resigned their appointments, citing political and personal reasons. The members are: Osamwonyi Atu, Emmanuel Odigie, and Rilwanu Oshiomhole, representing Edo-South, Edo-Central, and Edo-North respectively in the board of the commission. In their separate resignation letters dated July 27, […]
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The Federal Government ha said only schools designated as centres for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) and in respect of the exitisng classes would re-open. Minister of State for Education, Mr Emeka Nwajiuba, said this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja. ”All primary schools and all other […]
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Ahead of the Wednesday date for resumption of the Abuja to Kaduna train service, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said passengers without face masks would not be allowed on board. Amaechi said this at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. The train service was […]
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