A former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni, said on Thursday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has become a monster. Owoseni, while describing Nigeria as a banana republic, said the EFCC had become a willing tool in the hands of whoever was in power. The retired police officer spoke in Lagos […]
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NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari has cut short his private visit to the United Kingdom, as he returned a day earlier than he was scheduled to. The Presidential Jet touched down at about 9.45pm. Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport Abuja, President Buhari says he intends to work […]
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Nigeria’s minister of information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says criticism from some quarters will not stop the federal government from regulating social media. The minister said this at a meeting with online-news publishers in Abuja on Thursday. There have been critical reactions to the government’s move to regulate social media. But Mohammed said the government does […]
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The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has denied reports of robbery attempt at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Benin. DCP Ayoola Ajala, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, said that it was not true that there was a […]
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The Nigerian mogul, Tony Elumelu gives us a behind the scenes look at one of Africa’s largest events for aspiring entrepreneurs. Click on the link below to watch the video on CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2019/11/08/nigeria-tony-elumelu-africa-entrepreneur-avc.cnn
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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has berated Senator Magnus Abe for blaming his political woes on the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The party chieftain, who spoke through a statement circulated to the media in Port Harcourt on Monday, said Amaechi, who is also the […]
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Edo governor Godwin Obaseki says he has so far created 157,000 jobs out of the 200,000 he promised the state. Obaseki made the disclosure in his speech at the 2019 Alaghodaro Youth Summit in Benin on Monday. “I have done what many politicians will not do; during my campaign, I promised to create a minimum […]
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Muazu Magaji, a former Engineer with Shell petroleum, who was recently appointed Commissioner for Works by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has stressed the need for staff welfare, capacity building through staff training as he resumed officially at the Kano State Ministry of Works. Engr. Magaji was received on arrival by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and the global airline, British Airways have announced a collaboration to reward loyal customers who are cardholders of the Bank. The promo which will last for six months from November 2019, will witness UBA customers getting significant discounts when they purchase their British Airways tickets […]
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Items worth N2.55 billion have been impounded while 239 illegal immigrants have been arrested following the closure of the nation’s borders, the Strategic Communication Team of the National Security Adviser on Border closure has revealed. Speaking at sensitisation forum of the team with stakeholders made up of representatives of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), […]
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