NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari says the spike in activities of bandits and kidnappers across the country has made him an unhappiest leader. Recalled that several states, including Zamfara and Kaduna, have come under repeated attacks by bandits. A development that has led to the death of so many. On Saturday, some protesters marched to […]
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Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) remitted $6.3 billion in 2018 to Nigerian government. The money which represented tax and production entitlement for the 2018 fiscal year and was paid to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), […]
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Mr Lamido is being prosecuted alongside his two sons: Aminu Sule Lamido and Mustapha Sule Lamido. Also facing same trial are Aminu Wada Abubakar, and two companies: Bamaina Holdings Limited and Speeds International Limited. They are being prosecuted by the commission on an amended 43-count charge for allegedly defrauding Jigawa State to the tune of […]
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Executive Directors of the World Bank yesterday unanimously selected David Malpass as the new President of the World Bank Group for a five-year term, beginning on Tuesday, April 9. In a press release published on its website yesterday, the World Bank said Malpass appointment followed a transparent nomination process where any national of the Bank’s […]
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says authorities have approved the establishment of a ‘Special Forces Battalion’ Barracks to be located in Okene, Kogi. Buratai disclosed this on Friday to journalists in Okene after inspecting the proposed site of the new barracks at Okene Secondary School in Okene Local Government Area. Represented […]
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As part of deliberate measures aimed at curbing the excesses of criminal elements hell-bent on threatening internal security across some States of the Federation, the Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has today, Friday, 5thApril, 2019 launched a robust security action plan tagged ‘Operation Puff Adder’. The Operation, which is being […]
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The National Pension Commission (PenCom), has reacted to media report that the pension funds is N9 trillion. Peter Aghahowa, PenCom’s Head of Corporate Communications Department, in an interview with newsmen said the country’s total pension assets stand at N8.906 trillion as at February ending. Mr Aghahowa was reacting to the April 4 media reports that […]
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A World Health Organisation (WHO), report say men are more likely to die earlier than women due to uneven access to health services. According to “2019 World Health Statistics”, published on the WHO website on Thursday, the trend is similar in low and high income countries as men often seek health care services less than […]
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Ms Patience Oniha, Director-General, Debt Management Office (DMO), says the total public debt of Nigeria as at Dec. 31, 2018 is N24.38 trillion. Oniha, who made the disclosure during a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, said that the figure comprised of debt owed by the Federal Government, States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). She […]
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Tottenham FC now hold world record in football club profit. The North London club has just posted a net profit of £113 million in 2017/18 but costs for the club’s new stadium rose above £1 billion ($1.3 billion). Spurs opened their state-of-the-art 62,000-capacity home on Wednesday with the hope that increased matchday revenue and an […]
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