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King Mohammed Ada, Founder Ochacho Foundation and Babatunde Fashiola, Minister of Works and Housing The Ministry of Works and Housing has accused Benue billionaire and founder of  Ochacho Foundation, King Mohammed Adah, of causing serious distortion to dualisation of Otukpo Town after the billionaire embarked on the road project. The …

Muhammadu Buhari (right) and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has disowned a statement in circulation on social media purporting her as scoring President Muhammadu Buhari high on performance. Okonjo-Iweala described as “fake news,” the report which quoted her as saying President Buhari was doing …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said universities should be isolated from the Federal Government’s circular on new employment owing to the shortage of lecturers. The commission also stated that 100,000 academic staff members were attending to 2.1 million students in Nigerian universities. The NUC disclosed this in its latest …

Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National Government that succeeded the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, is dead. Shonekan died in Lagos on Tuesday at the age of 85. He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. Mompha, who was arrested on Monday, is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, …

Surgeons perform a transplant of a heart from a genetically modified pig to patient David Bennett, Sr., in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 7, 2022. AFP US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a 57-year-old man, a medical first that could one day help solve …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has taken the bold step to ensure the Super Eagles of Nigeria wins the ongoing African football tournament, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), in Cameroun. Late last year, Stanbic IBTC and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) announced a meaningful partnership …

….Remains Africa’s Leading Ai Chatbot Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa has said that it has concluded plans to commemorate the 4th year anniversary of its flagship artificial intelligence Chabot, with new offerings set to further change the face of digital banking in Nigeria “Birthed January 11, 2018, with …

The e-commerce section of the Nigerian digital economy holds immense potential for the overall growth of the economy. With 58 online marketplaces in the Nigerian e-commerce space, the contribution of companies such as Jumia, Konga, Jiji, in recent years are exceptional and the economic outlook for the next few years …

The N369 billion Second Niger Bridge in the Southeast is President Muhammadu Buhari’s biggest capital project, Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu has said. He spoke on Thursday in his Camp Neya country home in Igbere, Abia State. It was during a meeting he convened for the executive committee members …