The attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to a fake recruitment advert currently circulating on various social media platforms inviting applications from unsuspecting members of the public with the intent to defraud them. The NAF therefore wishes to state that it is not currently conducting any recruitment exercise. It would be […]
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Bismarck Rewane, chief executive officer of Financial Derivatives, says Nigeria’s economy is expected to experience growth in the first quarter of 2024. Rewane, who was a guest on Arise News on Saturday, said Nigerians will have to endure “more pain” before next year. “The bad news is that there is pain and they will be […]
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The Lagos state government has said the bodies of 103 victims of #EndSARS protest in 2020 prepared for mass burial were not from the Lekki tollgate. In a statement released the state government on Sunday, it said no dead body was retrieved from the Lekki toll gate as a result of the protest. The statement […]
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The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has warned against the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, stressing that such an action would sink Nigeria. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, issued the stern warning in response to a call by the Coalition of Northern Group, CNG, urging President Bola Tinubu not to release Kanu. Mr. […]
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NOVA Merchant Bank has received approval from its shareholders to transition into commercial banking. The shareholders gave their unanimous approval during the company’s 6th Annual General Meeting in Lagos on Wednesday, where they agreed that the bank remains well-positioned to sustain and build upon its growth legacy. At the meeting, the company’s Board of Directors took […]
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The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, was raised from N537/litre to N617/litre at some filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja on Tuesday. Independent oil marketers confirmed the increase in the cost of the commodity, as they stated that any shift in price by […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the abduction of Ekanem Ephraim, a medical doctor with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) on Thursday, Doctors in Cross River state have begun an indefinite strike. Felix Archibong, chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the state, said the kidnappers disguised as patients to gain access to the doctor’s residence. He […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi and his two companies unjustly and maliciously for committing no offences known to law The apex court also accused EFCC of subjecting the Senator and his companies to needless criminal trial in relation civil transaction in a split decision […]
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Human Rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has lamented that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria,” the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process.” Falana stated this in a keynote address, titled: ‘General Elections in Nigeria 2023: A Review of the Nation’s Political Culture and Electoral Integrity’, and […]
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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has forwarded the list of nominees for commissioners and special advisers to Osun house of assembly. Adewale Egbedun, speaker of the Osun assembly, read the governor’s letter containing the names, during plenary on Friday. An ad-hoc committee was established to screen the nominees and send their names for confirmation. […]
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