…Commend Dangote for transforming their lives   Previous winners of star prizes in the Bag of Goodies national consumer promo Season 1 done by Dangote Cement Plc in 2019 have expressed huge excitement over the approaching Season 2 version, which is billed to take off nationwide in this month of …

Mele Kolo Kyari was appointed the 19th Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, July 8, 2019. He succeeded Maikanti Kachalla Baru (now late). Prior to his appointment, Kyari, a Maiduguri-born Petroleum Engineering graduate from Bornu State was the Group …

Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has applied to Mohammed Adamu, inspector general of police, to be released on bail. In a letter dated July 10, 2020, Oluwatosin Ojaomo, Magu’s legal representative, asked the IGP to grant bail to his client on “self …

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has cleared the air on the suspension of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, saying, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the suspension. Malami said this in a statement by his Spokesman, Umar Gwandu, on Friday. He subsequently …

 Federal Government has announced that schools under its control will not be reopening for the forthcoming West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, however said that WAEC should suspend examinations. According to Tolu Ogunlesi the aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, in a …

Nigerian lender, Access Bank Plc, is planning to acquire another financial institution as part of its aggressive expansion drive. The company, which intends to be one of the biggest banks in Africa, is already in an advanced stage with the bank it wants to merge with. A statement issued by the company …

…Says He Will Not Be Distracted By Campaigns Of Lies And Calumny The attention of the Office of the Vice President has been drawn to a series of tweets and online publications by PointBlank News and Newsreel.com.ng today 8th July 2020, credited to the same person, one Jackson Ude. In …

The leadership of the Ondo State House of Assembly has suspended two lawmakers for unruly behavior amid the impeachment proceedings against Agboola Ajayi, the deputy governor. The affected lawmakers are Iroju Ogundeji and Adewale Williams. The two were among the nine lawmakers who did not sign the impeachment notice against the deputy governor. Ajayi …

The federal and Lagos state governments have announced a traffic management plan for the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge which will last for six months At a joint media briefing on Tuesday, Kayode Popoola, the federal controller of works in Lagos, said the routine maintenance of the bridge will be carried out from …

  The Head of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mohammed Umar, has resumed as the acting chairman of the agency. Until his assumption, Umar, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, was the second most senior official at the agency. It was gathered that there was a push from …