Halima Dangote Halima Aliko-Dangote, daughter of Alhaji Aliko Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, has been appointed as a non-executive director at Dangote Cement Plc. The company in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited said the appointment took effect from February 26, 2022. Mrs Aliko-Dangote will be filling the …
Read More »Tinubu reacts to moves by Yoruba monarchs to reconcile him, Aregbesola
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to moves by top Yoruba monarchs to reconcile him with Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior. In chat with The Punch on Monday, Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, disclosed said his principal will not oppose ongoing moves to …
Read More »Adamu is my choice – Buhari rejects request to dump senator as APC chair
President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has shunned request by governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to drop Senator Abdullahi Adamu as his choice consensus candidate for the party’s national championship position. Adamu, 75, a former governor of Nasarawa State who represents Nasarawa West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, …
Read More »Union Bank -Titan Trust synergy to birth tech-driven tier 1 bank – Lemo
Tunde Lemo Mr. Tunde Lemo, Chairman of Titan Trust Bank, has noted that the outcome of the combination of Union Bank and Titan Trust Bank will be the emergence of technology-driven tier 1 bank. Lemo stated this over the weekend in Lagos during the first reunion party for ex-colleagues of …
Read More »Panic as suspected ESN gunmen attack Imo police station with explosives
File Photo: Imo police station attack There was tension in Imo State on Tuesday as gunmen suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), a militant wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) attacked Njaba police station in Njaba Local Government Area with Improvised Explosive Devices, …
Read More »Nigerian govt admits pressure over rising foreign debts
Zainab Ahmed, Finance Minister Nigeria’s federal government has admitted being pressured by agitations against rising foreign debts and the push to ensure prudent utilisation of foreign loans. Nigeria’s Public Debt stands at N38 trillion as of September 30th, 2021, a significant proportion of which are foreign loans, and has been …
Read More »Why I have opted for stomach infrastructure – Wike
Wike Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, has explained that his administration decided to pursue stomach infrastructure – a term used to refer to welfare packages given to citizens often with the intention to get their votes during elections – because he has completed physical infrastructure. Wike who stated this …
Read More »Man sells 6 children after telling parents he’s taking them to school
Saidolo Yohanna Saidolo, from Adamawa State, North East Nigeria, has allegedly sold six his neighbours’ six children after telling the parents he wanted to enroll them in a missionary school. Saidolo reportedly took away the children from Koma village in Jada Local Government Area of the state after lying to …
Read More »NNPC to increase Nigeria’s oil production as Brent crude tops $105/barrel
Mele Kyari, NNPC GMD The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), has expressed determination to increase Nigeria’s oil production amid rising crude oil prices in the international market in the wake of Russia-Ukraine crisis. Nigeria had missed its crude oil output target for January 2022, pumping 1.46 million barrels per …
Read More »BGirl Cruxy cruising to stardom on Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria
Episode 4 of the Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria aired at 8 pm on Saturday, February 26, 2022, on GloTv, Globacom’s streaming app and there was a dramatic shift in the dynamics as viewers were treated to the acrobatic and dazzling displays put up by BGirls as female contestants …
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