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The National Industrial Court Of Nigeria (NICN) Thursday ordered Airtel Networks Limited to pay its former employee, Mr. Abdul-Hakeem A. Olasewere, N165,986,419.98 for wrongful dismissal. Justice J. D. Peters ordered Airtel to comply with the judgment “immediately”. The sum comprises N100million as exemplary damages, N60million as general damages and N1million …

Shareholders Laud UBA’s Dividend Yield, Subsidiary Performance Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has assured shareholders and investors of its unwavering commitment to sustain its current growth trajectory even as its efforts at business diversification across Africa and beyond continues to yield increasing returns. The Group Chairman, …

CP Yekini Adio Ayoku (1) The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali-Baba on Thursday ordered the posting of Commissioner of Police Yekini Adio Ayoku to Kaduna State with immediate effect. Ayoku’s posting is coming at a time the state is ravaged by terrorist activities. According to the Nigeria Security Tracker …

Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, (Dr.) Abubakar Malami, SAN has told Nigerians to be rest assured that he has not resigned from office. There are reports online saying Malami is aiming at the governorship seat …

The remains of Dr Chinelo Megafu, one of the victims of the terror attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, have arrived Lagos for burial. A family member, who shared the photos on Facebook, said the body was flown to Lagos via Arik Air on Thursday. Megafu was a Delta State -born Surgeon, who …

Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has disbursed the sum of N175 billion in housing loans to Nigerians in the last five years, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, its managing director and chief executive officer, has said. Arc Danginwa whose 5-year tenure elapses on Friday, April …

Hadi Sirika The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N35 billion for various projects in the aviation sector which includes increased cost of construction of terminal buildings at Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu State and the airport at Asaba. Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, made this known after Wednesday’s …

Tonto Dikeh Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has revealed why she would never be needing another relationship. The movie star shared this on her Instagram story. She said: “someone said I am scaring men away, sister do you think after all I have been through I want a man? “If this …

Soyinka Prof Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has expressed willingness to be involved in legal proceedings to unravel the killers of Chief Bola Ige, a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. In a statement on Thursday, Soyinka said the resumption of an investigation into Ige’s murder was …

Ben Ayade A federal high court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to remove Ben Ayade Cross River State governor and the deputy governor, Ivara Esu, over their defection to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Justice Taiwo Taiwo, the presiding …