The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has revealed names of members of the National Assembly, who he alleged were beneficiaries of contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission. The list was contained in a letter Akpabio sent to the National Assembly. The National Youth Council of Nigeria presented the document to the media […]
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It was just like yesterday when respected banker, Nnamdi Okonkwo, was appointed the Managing Director, Fidelity Bank Plc. His appointment in 2014 was applauded by many, including the management and shareholders, who described it as well deserved. Quite expectedly, Okonkwo has, in past six years, contributed hugely to taking the bank to the next level. […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the industry contributed 10.88 per cent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020. According to the apex regulator of the telecommunication industry, the 10.88% contribution remains the second highest by the telecoms sector to the GDP. It is higher than the 10.60% […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the appeal to commuters on Saturday, while on an inspection of the bridge and alternative routes rehabilitated by the State Government. The governor also toured various highways where junctions and roundabouts have been redesigned to diffuse traffic, including Allen Junction, Maryland Junction, and Lekki’s first and second roundabouts, among others. Sanwo-Olu […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has described the clash between its supporters and those of All Progressives Congress at the gate of the Oba of Benin’s palace on Saturday as an orchestrated attempt by the APC to cause bodily harm and possibly eliminate PDP national leadership, including visiting governors, that were guests of the monarch. The […]
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Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said the Abuja-Kaduna rail service would resume on July 29 inspite of the on-going Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Amaechi disclosed this while test running the new coaches recently deployed on the route on Saturday. The train services were shut down to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the country. According to […]
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The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has said that 14 airports across the country had resumed full domestic flight operations. Sirika, who made this announcement on his Twitter handle @hadisirika, said that ministerial approvals in and out of those airports were not required. Noting that this includes private and charter operations, he said the […]
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Fidelity Bank Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the investing public of the appointment of Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, as the incoming Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2021. The bank made the announcement in a notice on the NSE website, signed by Ezinwa Unuigboje, its Company Secretary. The notice said […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to residents of the State to exercise patience and bear the discomfort that will be experienced from the six-month partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge, which starts on Friday evening. The Governor said the closure of the 11.8km bridge – the busiest in the State – […]
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Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday told Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to blame the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for his disqualification by the APC screening committee for the race for the ruling party’s governorship ticket. According to him, PDP, which the governor defected to after his […]
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Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has walked back his claim that National Assembly lawmakers got 60 per cent of contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), an agency under his ministry’s supervision. Akpabio, in a letter to the House of Representatives, which had on Tuesday given him a 48-hour ultimatum that […]
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Nigerians who are desperate to travel to long-haul destinations now go to Benin Republic and Equatorial Guinea to catch international flights. Investigations revealed that these two countries did not close their borders because of coronavirus pandemic. Owing to this, it was learnt that people travel by road to Cotonou in Benin and by boat to […]
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