Governor Bassey Edet Otu Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has sworn in former senator Stephen Odey and 30 others as Commissioners. Odey represented the Cross River North Senatorial district in the 9th Assembly and was Chairman Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, during the last administration of Ben Ayade. He …

Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that the 10th National Assembly is committed to resolving the issue of multiple taxation in the country. To achieve this, a bill addressing the concern will be introduced while a committee has already been formed in this regard. Abbas …

The Federal Government is apparently pursuing a five-year jail term against the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, having instituted a fresh 20 counts procurement fraud charges against him which relies heavily on Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000. That …

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has commended the Mbaise Nation over their hold on cultural heritage of Iriji Mbaise. The governor who was a special guest at the event on the annual Iriji Mbaise for the year 2023 at Aboh Mbaise on Tuesday …

Abia State government has said that the commencement of workers physical verification in the State Civil Service for Ministries and Local Government workers will begin on Thursday. A statement from the Head of Service, Joy Maduka said the exercise will take place at the International Conference Centre Umuahia. According to …

Chief of Air, Hassan Bala Abubakar The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Bala Abubakar has said the military cannot stop “accidental” air crashes as long as they take to the sky to fight terrorists. Abubakar made the submission on Tuesday, a day after terrorists reportedly downed military aircraft which …

The Aviation Security (AVSEC) and the Logistics Sub-Sector will be embarking on an indefinite strike on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The decision to withdraw services by AVSEC was based on a poor working environment alongside poor wages, emphasizing that they are treated as slaves despite their services to the sector …

Military Chiefs under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Accra, Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss the possibility of a military intervention in Niger Republic. This was revealed on Tuesday by an ECOWAS spokesperson. The meeting had been scheduled to hold on Saturday but …

The 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of FBN Holdings Plc (FBNHoldings), the parent company of Nigeria’s premier financial inclusion services provider, FirstBank, was held on Tuesday, 15 August 2023. The virtual AGM was presided over by Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi, the Group Chairman with shareholders, directors, Management staff and other stakeholders …

Musty Mustafa, the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Kuda Technologies Limited has reaffirmed the pivotal role of fintechs in Nigeria’s pursuit of fully harnessing the digital economy’s potential as a strategic non-oil contributor to national socio-economic growth. In an exclusive interview, Mustafa commended the Federal Government’s digital economy policy …