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Echono Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, has approved the appointment of Sonny Echono as Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Mr. Echono takes over from Prof Suleiman Bogoro whose five-year tenure ends March 18, 2022. Ben Goong, the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Education …

Abba Kyari Ambrose Aisabor, a security expert and retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, has said that Abba Kyari, suspended head of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, was a monster created by some serving and retired police officers. The retired AIG therefore charged the Federal Government to …

Diezani Alison-Madueke The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has listed some of Nigeria’s oil moguls and companies allegedly linked to a multi-billion naira corruption case involving a former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, THE WITNESS reports. According to the counsel to the EFCC, Farouk Abdullah, in a document …

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has warned the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, following the invasion of Ukraine that happened a week ago. The man of God revealed this in a statement released by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, in the early hours of Friday. …

Nigerians arriving from Ukraine The first batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine have arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Abike Dabiri, chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, who confirmed this in a tweet, said they arrived from Romania on Friday morning, She said , “First batch of Nigerians …

Dangote Cement sustains a tax charge of N173.93bn for 2021 Dangote Cement Plc has sustained its position as a leading contributor to Nigeria’s economy with a tax charge of N173.93 billion for the financial year ended 31st December 2021. According to the cement group’s audited results released on the portal …

  Visually reinforces the power of conversational engagement for brands  Barcelona, March 2, 2022: Gupshup, a global leader in conversational engagement, unveiled a new brand identity at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new brand identity consists of new logo colors, revised brand look-and-feel, an updated website and a …

Huawei Technologies (Nigeria) Limited has been awarded as the ‘Best Technology, Offshore, Oil and Gas Company’ at the ongoing Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) in Abuja. The award was presented to the company at the gala night of the summit which held at the Banquet of the State House, Abuja. …

In commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2022, foremost financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced plans to celebrate leading women and female achievers at a networking event in partnership with media entrepreneur – Linda Ikeji – on Tuesday, 8 March 2022. Themed ‘Breaking the Bias’, this year’s International Women’s …

The planned protest by students of various tertiary institutions under the auspices of the National Association Of Nigerian Students, NANS, Anambra State chapter, was averted on Tuesday to avoid breakdown of law and order, according to the state police command. Our correspondent reports that the protest was in solidarity with …