Recently, the Innoson/GTBank story has gained so much media prominence, especially following the arrest of the Innonson chairman a few days ago by EFCC. Though the case is pending in court, Innoson has taken the battle to social media. There have been numerous sponsored social media campaigns against the Bank such as #BewareOfGTBank and #WhatIsWrongWithGTBank. […]
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The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said its 2016 Batch B, Stream 2 Corps members will be passing out Thursday, December 21, 2017. The corps said on its official Twitter account page on Wednesday that certificates of National Service will be distributed to deserving corps members at zonal office levels across […]
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Muslim groups in Nigeria have condemned in strong terms the denial of Firdaus Amasa from being called to the Bar due to her adorning Hijab. They described the action as unconstitutional, a violation of her fundamental human rights and a slap on the Muslim community. The groups are Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria, MMPN; Muslim […]
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The Nigerian Prison Service, NPS, has confirmed that majority (66 per cent) of inmates in Nigerian prisons are awaiting trial as at December 15, 2017. The Controller General of the Service, Jaafaru Ahmed, made the disclosure at the quarterly meeting of the Penal Reform Media Network (PERMNET) in Lagos. Represented by the spokesperson of NPS, […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader, Bola Tinubu, has put a lie to a speculation that he may be picked by President Muhammadu Buhari as his running mate in 2019, saying a report to that effect by SUN newspaper is a “classic case of utterly and irredeemably-fake news”. Mr. Tinubu said he and the […]
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Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc reaffirmed its position as a leading global brand with its recent recognition as the “Best Bank in Nigeria” and the “Best Bank for CSR in Africa.” The Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Office, Segun Agbaje, also won the award for the CEO of the Year, which he […]
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, says it has sealed off over 3,000 properties in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja for failing to file annual tax returns. The Chairman of FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, disclosed this at a one-day media sensitization workshop on Voluntary Assets & Income Declaration Scheme, VAIDS, on Thursday in Abuja. Mr. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed law enforcement agencies to deal decisively with all those who import, distribute and sell illicit drugs in the country. Speaking at an interactive meeting with religious leaders in Kano, on Thursday, in the course of his two-day visit, the president expressed concern about the growing problem of drugs abuse in […]
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The Police Service Commission, PSC, on Thursday announced the promotion of 243 senior police officers. The announcement was contained in a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, the commission’s spokesperson, on Thursday evening. Read the statement below: POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVES PROMOTION OF 2 CPs TO AIG, 6 ACTING CPs, 15 DCPs TO CP, 54 ACPs, 1 […]
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The Business council for International Understanding (BCIU), a non-profit U.S Business association dedicated to forging relationships and promoting dialogue between business and government communities across the globe, tonight presented the prestigious Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award to both Tony O. Elumelu and Bill Marriott, Chairman, Marriott International Inc. The award was conferred on Elumelu […]
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