Nigeria and the European Union (EU) has signed a €50 million (N19.65 billion) memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the development of the insurgency-ravaged North East geo-political region. The latest pact, signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Geoffrey Onyeama, ...
Read More »Ecobank boss tasks newly inducted bankers on repositioning, requisite skills to tackle disruptive technologies
Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, has urged bankers in the country to make deliberate efforts to reposition their skillsets and knowledge-scope in order to meet with the challenges of a fast-changing business environment and marketplace. Akinwuntan, who spoke at ...
Read More »Poor remunerations dangerous to anti-corruption war, says Oyo Governor Makinde Oyo
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared his readiness to tackle poor remuneration in the state’s civil service, stressing that poor wages packages could be counterproductive to the anti-corruption fight. Governor Makinde, who made the assertion, while addressing the newly ...
Read More »Minister Ikeazor cautions pensioners against patronising fake agents
Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor has cautioned pensioners against patronising those she referred to as fake agents during their pensions verification, saying most of them fall into the hands of fraudsters when they want to perfect their documents. ...
Read More »Scholars, activists blame insecurity on leader’s past decisions
Scholars and activists have blamed the increasing insecurity, poverty and corruption in the country on past decisions of the nation’s elites and leaders. Specifically, the country’s business model since 1982, the structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) was identified as a major ...
Read More »NUJ urges President Buhari to change nation’s security strategy
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to full charge of the nation’s security challenges by changing the strategy that has not produced positive results. It’s National President, Christopher Isiguzo stated this at a town hall ...
Read More »Wike canvasses state police to curb insecurity, gunmen invade Amange’s residence
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has canvassed the establishment of state police as a solution to the prevailing security challenges in the country. He noted that the present security structure in the country makes it difficult for the Federal Government-controlled ...
Read More »A’Ibom speaker urges cooperation among host communities on proposed modular refinery
Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Aniekan Bassey yesterday charged the Ibikpe, Ikpa and Ikot Oku communities in Uruan Council Area to be united and cooperate to facilitate the establishment of the proposed 50,000bpd Modular Refinery in ...
Read More »Gombe ex-gov Dankwambo escapes abduction as armed bandits kill three
Kidnap passengers, ABU students on Abuja-Kaduna highway Former Governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo narrowly escaped being kidnapped by armed bandits along the Abuja-Kaduna highway in Kaduna State. Besides, the kidnappers killed three persons and abducted several passengers on ...
Read More »ICPC wants cooperative chief docked for alleged N1.7b fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has prayed a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrate’s Court in Abuja to grant an order for the remand of the National Coordinator of the Federal Civil Service Staff with Disabilities ...
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