The senate, yesterday, resolved to probe Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta) over his statement that the reordering of elections sequence was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari. Oma-Agege had shortly after the passage of the amendment to the 2010 Electoral Act, told newsmen that the change in the sequence was targeted …
Read More »Chairmanship tussle: C’River APC may hold congress Feb 24
The Cross River state chapter of the APC is likely to have a state congress on February 24, 2018, a chieftain of the party and Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, said this yesterday in Abuja. Obono-Obla said this while fielding questions from …
Read More »Heritage Bank Partners Next Generation to empower Nigerian youths
Lagos, Nigeria, February 20, 2018: Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Services Provider has partnered Next Generation to educate and empower not fewer than 300 primary and secondary school pupils, in a bid to make them emotionally intelligent to take financial decisions in the future. Ajiri Efeturi, Team Lead, Customer …
Read More »Gov. Ambode flags off e-tax payment at GTBank
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has flagged off the electronic tax payment campaign of the state which will allow residents and citizens of Lagos State to pay their taxes directly to the coffers of the state government. The flag-off campaign was kicked off at the Guaranty Trust Bank, Opebi …
Read More »NEMA under probe for allegedly looting N19.4bn relief materials’ fund
The House of Representatives, Thursday mandated its Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness to probe the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, over looted N19.4 billion relief materials funds for victims of disasters. Hide quoted text The directive followed a motion promoted by Benjamin Wayo, under matter of urgent public importance …
Read More »Ag. M.D of Heritage Bank Plc, Jude Monye paid a condolence visit to the Chief of Army Staff.
20 Students Die In Motor Accident On Their Way To Museum
Twenty students, two teachers and a driver from Government Day Secondary School Misau, Bauchi State, have died in a motor accident. The incident occurred on Tuesday along the Jigawa-Kano express way in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano state. Spokesman for the Bauchi state police, uwal Datti, confirmed this to …
Read More »Preventing Gender Violence: Diamond Bank Partners WARIF
Diamond Bank Plc, Nigeria’s retail banking giant has thrown its weight behind Women at Risk International Foundation’s (WARIF) initiative to prevent gender-based violence and abuse against women in Nigeria. The project which is aimed at educating secondary school girls between the ages of 13-16 years, will use specially designed curriculum …
Read More »N20 BILLION DAILY LOSS: DANGOTE ASSURES ON TIMELY COMPLETION OF APAPA ROAD
…Inspects road project President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has assured that the Apapa Port Wharf concrete road currently under construction by his company, AG Dangote would be delivered on schedule to save the people and businesses the hassles of the traffic gridlock being experienced now. He gave the …
Read More »Why we can’t allow youths to be President in Nigeria – Buhari’s aide, Sagay
Itse Sagay, Chairman of the of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), has dismissed calls that youths will perform better than older people if given the opportunity to become President of Nigeria. Sagaya warned that Nigeria may regret having a youth as president because they would be embarking on …
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