The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for agreeing to deepen democracy by signing the `Not-Too-Young-To-Run’ Bill. NANS said that President Buhari has demonstrated that he is a listening President and father who has the betterment of the youths at heart. “Nigerian students will continue …
Read More »2016 budget: Court asks Buhari to prosecute lawmakers over alleged N481bn theft
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently instruct security and anti-corruption agencies to forward to him reports of their investigations into allegations of padding and stealing of some N481 billion from the 2016 budget by some principal officers of the National Assembly.” The …
Read More »African insurers lose N1.8tr to offshore transfers
AFRICAN insurers’ lose about N1.78 billion ($5 million) annually in premiums transferred to reinsurance companies abroad. According to a special report obtained by Financial Vanguard on confidential basis, and data from African Insurance Organisation (AIO), the losses are stated as 19.7 percent of their non-life business and 2.5 percent of …
Read More »$16bn POWER PROJECT: Tell Nigerians roles you played, Agoro tells Buhari, Obasanjo
Following accusations and counter-accusations between the presidency and former presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan over the $16 billion power project, Chairman of the National Action Council, NAC, Dr. Olapade Agoro, yesterday, challenged the three leaders to stop the blame-game and explain their roles in series of mismanaged funds since …
Read More »Please just forget about second term, the killings in Nigeria is too much : CAN tells Buhari
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek a second term in office. CAN said this on Tuesday while commiserating with the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) as it conducts mass burial for the two priests and parishioners killed by the Fulani herdsmen …
Read More »I was sacked for refusing to implicate Jonathan, Saraki, Ekweremadu, others – Uwajeh
Special Investigator to the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property, Evang. Victor Uwajeh, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of bias in its anti-corruption crusade. Uwajeh claimed he was sacked less than two months after his appointment because the administration had a mindset about who should …
Read More »UAC retires Larry Ettah, appoints Abdul Akhor Bello as CEO
DSC_ Mrs Lara Elemade, Director Corporate Services, UACN Plc Chairman, Mr Dan Agbor, outgoing GMD, Larry Ettah and wife, Mrs Ekemere Ettah Saturday 12th of May, 2018, remains another landmark in the calendars of UAC Nigeria Plc. It was the day Larry Ephraim Ettah anchored the ship of UAC Nigeria …
Read More »JAMB fixes date for rescheduled examinations for over 12,000 candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday said that it had set May 26 for rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for more than 12,000 candidates across the country. The Board’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According …
Read More »Monthly IGR In Lagos Now N34 Billion – Ashade
Mr. Akinyemi Ashade, Lagos State Commission for Finance The Lagos State Government on Monday May 21st, 2018 said that it has so far achieved an average monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N34 billion in 2018 compared to monthly averages of the last three years. Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade who …
Read More »Ambode: Lekki Free Zone, Africa’s Next Investment Destination
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday noted that the sustained flow of investments to the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) showed that the state’s free economic zone “is the next investment in Africa.” Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, buttressed Ambode’s claim, noting that the combined projects under different …
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