Bridget Oghenekevwe Emeka Bridget Oghenekevwe Emeka, alias Mama, a wanted drug baroness, has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to the NDLEA, 59-year-old who it described as ‘the backbone of a major cartel distributing drugs’ in Delta and adjourning states, has been …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has insisted that a Lagos businessman, Fidelis Umukoro, facing trial in an alleged N164 million fraud, diverted funds from A& P Foods Limited to other companies without being lawfully authorised to do so. Counsel to the EFCC, T.J Banjo, on Monday, May 16, …

File photo: Explosion Scene Dozens of indigenes of Tuomo community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, on Monday, sustained various degrees of burns as Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) crude-bearing pipeline exploded in the community. An eyewitness told Vanguard that the explosion occurred almost a week ago with …

 Share The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday confirmed the death of nine persons at the Sabon Gari area of Kano State where an explosion occurred. The Director-General, NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed in a tweet on Tuesday said, “Nine dead bodies have been recovered so far from the rubble …

File Photo: Corps Members President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Brigadier General Mohammed Fada as the new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Fada, who is set to take over from Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, will resume the office tomorrow, reports Punch. “The Federal Government has …

Terrorists have reportedly abducted an unspecified number of the commuters along the Abuja-Kaduna road on Tuesday. Reports stated that the presence of the assailants had led to a standstill on the highway. A Facebook user, Hf Dauda MoiSoro posted, “Motorists are at standstill on the Abuja-Kaduna Highway.” He subsequently updated …

Marked and accelerated expansions in output and new orders helped drive a pick-up in growth in the Nigerian private sector during April. However, private sector performance was once again impacted by elevated rates of inflation, uncertainty and unfavourable exchange rate movements. Nevertheless, strong demand encouraged firms to add to their …

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced the expansion of the services of Leo, its Artificial Intelligence chatbot to Google Business Chat and Instagram. Leo – UBA’s AI-powered chatbot, which enables customers to make use of their social media accounts to carry out key banking transactions – was …

In the first three months of the 2022 financial year, Dangote Cement has recorded a 24.2 percent increase in its revenue and an 18 percent increase in its profit after tax for the same period. Unaudited results for three months ended 31st March 2022, showed revenue of N413.2 billion and a …

The informal sector is a major source of economic growth and productivity globally. According to both the World Bank and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) statistics, more than 2 billion people representing 61% of the world’s employed population work in the informal sector. Of the number, 93% are reportedly in emerging and …