No fewer than 70 prominent indigenes of Kano State and 22 civil society organisations (CSOs) have charged newly appointed emirs to resign their appointments in the interest of peace and tranquility in Kano. Besides, the concerned individuals and groups have ...
Read More »Judge accuses defence counsel of frustrating Metuh’s N400m trial
Justice Okon Abang of Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, yesterday expressed displeasure over tactics of defence counsel of former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, in a N400m alleged fraud case. Metuh had been ...
Read More »Why 14% of babies face future of poor health, by reports
More babies are likely to be born with low birth weight and face a future of poor health by developing chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart failure, hypertension and psychiatric disorders, among others if nothing is done urgently. A new ...
Read More »NNPC confirms reorganisation of top management, justifies action
Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, yesterday approved reorganisation of the corporation’s top management, in which over 50 senior personnel were either redeployed or replaced. Apart from removing Managing Director of the ...
Read More »MTN listing on NSE has empowered Nigerians, NCC insists
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it had succeeded in empowering Nigerians to own, control and manage one of the dominant telecommunications companies in the country with the MTN listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Addressing reporters in Abuja, ...
Read More »Auctioneers seek quick disposal of recovered national assets
National President of the Nigeria Association of Auctioneers, Aliyu Kiliya, has sought quick disposal of recovered national assets to forestall untoward acts from government functionaries. In a statement yesterday in Abuja, he contended that the assets had long overdue for ...
Read More »INEC withdraws Nwaoboshi, 24 other APC, PDP members’ certificates of return
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had withdrawn 25 certificates of return earlier issued some winners during this year’s general elections. It stated that the decision was in response to court orders. Chairman of Information and Voter Education ...
Read More »Nigeria’s GDP dips to two per cent in Q1 2019, analysts predict more shocks, urge urgent action
The nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reversed its major leap in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 2.39 per cent to 2.01 in the first quarter of 2019, representing a decline of -0.38 per cent points. The development, which is ...
Read More »EFCC, Navy declare war on pipeline vandalism
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Navy are to be more responsive to oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism in the region. The commitment was reiterated when Deputy Zonal Head of the EFCC, Uyo Zonal Office, Alex ...
Read More »Petrol may rise as Senate deletes equalisation fund from PIGB, Nigeria loses $55b in 10 years
Nigerians living far from petroleum depots or in mountainous and riverine communities may be burdened with high price of petroleum products, especially Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol if President Muhammadu Buhari signs into law the current version of ...
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