The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN has called for dialogue between northern and southern leaders over the blanket ban on open grazing in the south by the seventeen governors of the zone. The position was disclosed by Chairman of the association in the Southeast, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, in an interview with The […]
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The suspended senior special assistant to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, Abidemi Rufai, has been indicted for alleged conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Recall that Rufai was arrested at the JFK airport in New York on May 14 over alleged $350,000 unemployment benefits fraud. A criminal complaint was filed against Rufai for allegedly stealing over […]
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The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested a Chinese national and the Special Adviser to Gov. Abdullahi Sule on Infrastructures and 15 others over alleged vandalism of rail line facilities. Mr Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police in the state, confirmed this while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Lafia. He said other suspects […]
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United Bank for Africa (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services institution, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Caroline Anyanwu to its Board of Directors, effective May 19, 2021. Caroline Anyanwu holds a First-Class degree in Statistics from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria and has worked extensively in the fields of accounting, taxation, credit risk […]
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Commonwealth health ministers have today issued a joint statement after their annual meeting in which they called for swift and equal access to COVID-19 vaccines for everyone around the world. In the statement on behalf of the 54 Commonwealth member countries, they expressed deep concern over the stark gaps in access and delivery of doses, especially in […]
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The conversation elicited since the Asaba declaration of the Southern Governors of Nigeria is still ongoing but not with the unexpected clap back from different groups and individuals. Since the decision by the Governors to ban the much controversial Open Grazing, there has been a round of applause for the once regarded docile leaders, cutting […]
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The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to celebrate this year’s Africa Day in commemoration of African unity with the third edition of its annual UBA Africa Conversations, headlined by Africa’s international leaders that include the President of Rwanda, H.E Mr Paul Kagame; Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation(WTO); Dr Tedros […]
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In recognition of the strong underlying fundamentals driving its business, Datapro reaffirmed an “A” rating on Nova Merchant Bank’s N10 billion 7-Year Subordinated Unsecured Bond issued under its N50 billion debt issuance programme. The bond has a fixed coupon rate of 12% per annum. This achievement follows the recent publication of the Bank’s financial results for […]
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Aviation workers have threatened to withdraw their services at the Kaduna airport from Sunday, May 16 to Friday, May 21, 2021. This is contained in a joint letter signed by Ocheme Aba, general secretary of the National Union Of Air Transport Employees (NUATE); Rasaq Saidu, general secretary of the Association Of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANANP); […]
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Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has become a household name across every region. Rising from a child prodigy to the man with the magic touch in everything he lays his hands to do. Amaechi’s heart goes in even before the whistle is blown. From a powerful youthful Speaker to Governor and Minister of first class order. You […]
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