Prominent Traditional rulers from Dangote Cement Ibese host communities have commended the leadership ingenuity of the outgoing Plant Director, Azad Nawabuddin saying his pleasant personality has boosted the cordial relationship between the cement company and the host communities. It was a moment of accolades for Mr. Nawabuddin, during a send …

PDP Logo The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has responded to recent defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party downplays the significance of these departures, claiming they were a necessary step towards internal reform. In a press release, PDP Vice Chairman, Abraham Amah stated …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on Thursday, charge Binance, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, the company’s senior executives, on five counts of money laundering. Gambaryan is Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, and Anjarwalla is the company’s regional manager for Africa. According to NAN, on Tuesday, they …

Recovered items The Joint Security Force in Anambra State has recovered a locally fabricated rocket launcher from suspected bandits while carrying out manhunt for insurgents who attacked two police stations in the state recently. Also recovered are high calibre ammunition, catridges, police uniforms and one Ford pick-up truck without number …

Nigerian commercial banks have set withdrawal limits on their automated teller machines (ATMs). Findings also showed the limits vary across banks. This followed reported cases of cash scarcity in some parts of the country in the second half of last year. On November 2, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria …

SIM cards. Source: Forbes Over 40 million lines have been disconnected since the expiration of the February 28 deadline set by the Nigerian Communications Commission for the linkage of NINs to SIMs. However, long queues at the enrolment centres, telco agents not gathering all the information needed from subcribers and …

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Bassirou Diomaye Faye (44) has been sworn in as the new president of Senegal. The inauguration took place on Tuesday in the presence of hundreds of international delegations and African leaders including Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. “Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to faithfully …

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa Ahead of the April 20 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State,  party elders, under the aegis of Ondo APC Aborigines, on Tuesday, endorsed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as their preferred aspirant. But the decision was rejected by the campaign organisations of two …

Isaac Kekemeke The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Isaacs Kekemeke, on Tuesday, declared his intention to join the Ondo State governorship race on the platform of the ruling party. He made the declaration a few days before the party’s primary slated for April 20, 2024. No …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered at least 1,665 fake A’ level results during the 2023 Direct Entry registration exercise. The Board also said the A’ level results verification regime was occasioned by the endemic corruption associated with the system and was intended to restore the integrity …