ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on Saturday in Abuja elected Justice Jérôme Traoré from Burkina Faso as its new President. This is contained in a press statement issued by the court through Mr Sunny Ugoh, the head of the information department of ECOWAS. The statement said that Jérôme took over from Justice Maria Do Céu […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army on Thursday said Boko Haram terrorists now evade drones and aircraft surveillance by hiding in makeshift camps covered with shrubs. Col. Sani Usman, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, revealed this new tactic in a statement in Maiduguri. Usman said in the statement that the discovery was made during a clearance […]
Continue ReadingThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has introduced a new forex regime, one purely determined by market forces. Bellow is the full speech of the CBN governor, introducing Nigeria’s Flexible Exchange Rate Market. Re-introducing and Operationalizing Nigeria’s Flexible […]
Continue ReadingThe management of the African Independent Television (AIT) Tuesday sacked all the workers at its Benin City network centre, for allegedly demanding payment of their 16 months salary arrears. In a letter dated 2-6-16 and signed by one Mr. Victor Okasoga, a Senior Manager in charge of Human Resources, the management said the appointments of the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to allocate oil bloc, but when he eventually starts allocating, south-south skilled indigenes will have their share. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Uyo, capital of Akwa-Ibom state, organised by the ministry of information and culture, the minister […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA- former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has reacted bitterly to reports of allegations of corruption against her in the media. Alison-Madueke’s reaction is sequel to an Al Jazeera documentary, in which it was alleged that her piece of property in Abuja worth $18m and her jewelry worth $2m — are proceeds of corruption, and […]
Continue ReadingItaly has taken the front seat in Group E, recording a superb 2-0 victory over Belgium in their Euro 2016 opener in Lyon. It was Italy’s Sunderland midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, after a superb pass from Leonardo Bonucci. After some impressive defensive display, Italy broke forward with Candreva crossing […]
Continue ReadingIn recent times, a lot of interest has been generated by the action of the Commission in freezing the accounts of suspects that were investigated or are currently being investigated. Some commentators have tended to ascribe vindictive motives to this action In order to prevent misinformation, it is imperative to explain the reason behind the […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized a mansion worth N3.58bn ($18m at the official exchange rate of N199 to a dollar) allegedly belonging to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the Asokoro area of Abuja.The acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, said this during an interview with Al-Jazeera. […]
Continue ReadingReputation Management agency, Magna Carta, won the Africa PR Consultancy of the year category at the SABRE Awards in Berlin, Germany recently . The awards were hosted by the Holmes Report, with their editors having reviewed the performance of 400 agencies based on their Report Card research process. The judging process was extensive, involving hundreds of […]
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