Nkechi Onwukwe Mrs Nkechi Onwukwe, the only female director at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has died. The Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq expressed shock at her sudden demise when she paid a condolence visit to the family in Kado, Abuja at the weekend. Farouq who …

Alhassan Doguwa The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee looking into the recall of old Naira notes has rejected the 10-day extension granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN had on Sunday announced the extension of the deadline till 10 February from the …

Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) A woman in a viral video trying to extort money from unsuspecting public before giving them their permanent voters’ cards has come under attack. The trending video posted @ChidiOdinkalu shows where the woman, suspected to be an agent of a staff member of the Independent National …

Bola Tinubu Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says his team is working on a West Africa gas that will sell in Europe if elected president. The former Lagos State governor said this when he took his campaign to Benin City, Edo State, where he held …

    Management of Vanguard Newspapers over the weekend bestowed the honour of “Personality of the Year” on the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. The Newspaper rolled out red carpet in celebration of men and women who have distinguished themselves as achievers of excellence in their various fields of …

PVCs The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced a further extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards PVCs by one week. Accordingly, the new deadline is February 5. INEC earlier extended the deadline for the collection of PVCs but a National Commissioner with the electoral …

Erhumu Bayagbon Erhumu Bayagbon, the media relations manager of Airtel Nigeria, has announced his exit from the company. The exit comes 18 years after he joined the telecommunications company. During his time at the telco, Bayagbon maintained an upward career trajectory. He spent 15 years in the communications department, after …

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has pleaded with the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to assist in the identification and recapturing of the fleeing inmates from the Kuje Correctional Service. Aregbesola made this plea while reacting to questions from State House correspondents on …

Ellevate by Ecobank Ecobank Ellevate has partnered Ananse Africa and MasterCard Foundation to train fashion entrepreneurs and creatives in Nigeria. Ecobank Ellevate is a proprietary service offering designed for businesses owned by women, managed by women and those with a high percentage of female board members or employees, as well …

The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has debunked the purported expulsion of Senator Ita Enang from the party. Umoh Ekop, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area APC Chairman, said this in a news conference in Uyo on Thursday. Ekop said that those behind the purported letter of …