The five-day warning strike embarked upon by Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the None Academic Staff of Universities (NASU) paralysed major activities at the nation’s ivory towers. At Nigeria’s premier University of Ibadan (UI), the workers complied with ...
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CBN to deny forex on more food items, says Emefiele, the solution to our problems lie with us, Buhari declares
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that it will deny foreign exchange (Forex) for importation of more items at both commercial banks and the apex bank levels. Emefiele stated this in Abuja at the ...
Read More »Katsina auto crashes kill governor’s ally, three corps members
Three serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) died in a motor accident at Gobirawa village in Kankara Local Council of Katsina State. The early morning accident, which occurred due to poor visibility during a heavy downpour, involved ...
Read More »Ekiti Governor Fayemi seeks pragmatic approach to tackling poverty, insecurity, others
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has canvassed adoption of a comprehensive response mechanism to contain the pervasive poverty and insecurity in Nigeria. Addressing stockbrokers on the ‘Facts Behind the State Economic Development’ at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos, ...
Read More »Governor Ayade unveils Calabar carnival, harps on humanity, Africanism
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has described man’s inhumanity to man as the cause of instability around the world. A statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Christian Ita, disclosed that the governor stated this while unveiling ...
Read More »Imo govt resolves land dispute between Air Force, host communities
Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha at the weekend resolved the lingering land crisis between the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Regiment 211 and Imo communities. The host communities are, Obube and Umuowa communities in Owerri North and Ngor Okpala council of ...
Read More »Okorocha spent Imo’s N11.2 billion on federal projects, says governor Ihedioha
Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has alleged that former Governor Rochas Okorocha approved and used about N11.2 billion to build ultra-modern police headquarters and hospitals donated to the military, projects under Federal Government’s purview. Ihedioha made the allegation in a ...
Read More »Nollywood seeks national recognition, conversion of N500m CBN loans to grants
President of the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Fred Amata, has urged the Federal Government to make Nollywood a national project following its improvement in content production capable of earning foreign exchange for the country through taxes. Amata also appealed ...
Read More »NNPC selects 15 firms to supply 14 billion litres of petrol in Nigeria
No fewer than 15 local and international oil companies have been selected by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to supply 14 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (popularly known as petrol) under the 2019/2020 Direct Sale of Crude Oil ...
Read More »President Buhari summons FIRS boss Fowler over tax differences, queries returns
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, to the Presidential Villa today to explain tax collection variations between 2015 and 2018. Specifically, President Buhari in a letter alleged variations in budgeted collections ...
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