Following the case of accidental discharge reported at the Presidential Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Presidency has reassured that the seat of Power, is safe and well secured to all citizens and foreigners alike.Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, gave the reassurance in a statement he issued in […]
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One of the 218 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls has been found at an undisclosed location in Borno state. Sani Usman, a brigadier general and acting director army public relations identified the girl as Rakiya Abubakar, in a statement issued. “Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, during investigation of arrested suspected Boko Haram terrorists, discovered one of the […]
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Helon Habila, chair of the judging panel of the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature, has announced the 2016 longlist of nine books. The longlist is made up of entries from first-time authors whose books were published in the past 24 months. The longlisted books are Mr. and Mrs. Doctor by Julie Iromuanya (Coffee House Press, […]
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In a bid to strengthen operations and reposition the Service to meet the challenges of the new year 2017, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has approved the redeployment of 8 Assistant Comptrollers-General and 238 Deputy Comptrollers of Customs. The redeployment which takes immediate effect is intended. Assistant Comptrollers-General affected are: • […]
Continue ReadingIt is with utmost humility and gratitude to the Almighty that I send this goodwill message to officers, soldiers and indeed the Nigerian Army family on the Christmas and New Year Celebrations. Let me use this opportunity to commend the efforts and sacrifices of our gallant officers and men currently engaged in the counter insurgency […]
Continue ReadingAs the Federal Government prepares to commence the payment of monthly stipends to the 200,000 graduates engaged under the N-Power job creation programme of the Buhari administration, 13 states of the federation have now submitted verified lists of the graduates and more are expected later this week. Disclosing this on Sunday while giving a news […]
Continue ReadingAccess Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s largest financial services institutions, has been recognised as ‘Bank of The Year – Nigeria 2016’ by The Banker Magazine, a publication of the Financial Times Group. The announcement was made at the seventeenth annual Bank of the Year awards black-tie dinner, held recently in London and attended by senior […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Navy has approved the promotion of 73 senior officers to various higher ranks. The exercise saw the promotion of 15 new Rear Admirals, 39 Commodores and 19 Captains. The 15 Commodores promoted to rank of Rear Admiral are Commodore PA Onaji, Commodore MA Emuekpere, Commodore AB Lawal, Commodore TT Dakwat, Commodore SMD Usman, […]
Continue ReadingAfrica’s foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, has partnered the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, to sponsor the installation of the Wind Sculpture VI by renowned British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare MBE in Ndubuisi Kanu Park, Ikeja, Lagos. The installation of the Wind Sculpture VI will be the […]
Continue ReadingOn January 1, 2017, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is the Foundation’s 10-year, US$100 million commitment to training, mentoring and funding 10,000 African entrepreneurs. The application portal will be open until midnight (WAT), March 1, 2017. Entrepreneurs must complete the online application and selection is on a rolling basis, so early […]
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