(Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari plans to split the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into two entities, his spokesman said on Saturday. Buhari, elected in March on promises to combat corruption, has made clear he wants to overhaul the oil sector in Africa’s biggest economy, which provides the government with around 70 percent […]
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Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Saturday said the N10 billion borrowed by the state government was used to pay workers salaries. Mr. Ortom gave the explanation in an interview in Makurdi. He stated this against the backdrop of allegations by the opposition that he misappropriated the N10 billion loan. The governor said when […]
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Kaduna State Government has procured 77 Hilux vehicles to assist the police in maintaining law and order in the state. Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i, who disclosed this during a working visit to the Police Command Headquarters in Kaduna, also pledged to provide 50 motorcycles to the command. The governor said the gesture was in appreciation of […]
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CNBC Africa on Saturday acknowledged their mistake and apologized to the former minister on the error made yesterday where they had insisted that Arunma Oteh was World Bank first African woman VP. Mrs Ezekwesili has since accepted their apology. Excerpt of an apology posted in an article on their website below … “Oteh however is not […]
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BY AYO OLOWO The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ruled out the possibility of devaluing the naira, following the recent pressure on the national currency from the foreign exchange market. The Governor of the CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, told journalists on Friday after the MPC meeting in Abuja […]
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A gas explosion has occurred this morning at the Plateau State Water Board killing 8 and injuring 101. The explosion has now been confirmed by the State Government who has released a press statement saying it has been controlled. “One hundred and one (101) people are receiving treatment at OLA Hospital, Evangel Hospital (Jankwano), Plateau […]
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From Premium Times: One of Nigeria’s foremost celebrities, Onyeka Onwenu, has been accused of demanding and collecting kickbacks through her personal assistant, Chika Abazu, from a contractor employed to carry out renovation works at the National Centre for Women Development [NCWD], where she is director general. The accusation was levelled by Joseph Nwakama, an architect […]
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An unruly Russian airline passenger was punched, kicked and hogtied by fellow passengers after getting drunk and abusive on a flight from Hong Kong. After the Siberian Airlines flight took off on its way to Vladivostok in Russia, the passenger reportedly behaved inappropriately, threatening and insulting the flight attendants. A video posted on YouTube shows when […]
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Former President Obasanjo has disclosed reasons why he allowed former head of state, Sani Abacha to arrest him in March 1995 for allegedly conspiring abroad against the Abacha regime, despite many opportunities to escape and accept an offer of political asylum by the US. Leadership reports Obasanjo was among the opposition lights that were against […]
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The leadership of the Africa National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party has backed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode over his plan to prosecute the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN in compliance with the Coroner’s verdict. ANC’s Treasurer General, Dr. Zwelini Mkhize while on a courtesy visit to the Governor at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, […]
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