Bisi Kolawole has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti state. Kolawole, former chairman of the PDP in Ekiti, edged out Segun Oni, an ex-governor, and Kolapo Olusola, a former deputy governor of the state. The primary election took …
Read More »Deputy senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege’s aides resign en-masse
Deputy senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege Mass resignations have hit the office of the deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ovie Omo-Agege. This newspaper gathered that some aides have resigned over accusation of poor welfare packages, high handedness and delay in salary payments often directly received by the deputy senate president …
Read More »Onajite Okoloko’s Midwestern Oil, lkpea Leemon, Jide Omokore, Sahara Energy – List of individuals, firms linked to Diezani’s corruption saga
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, According to the counsel to the EFCC, Farouk Abdullah, in a document filed along with …
Read More »Like Twitter, we’ll regulate Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram in Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed The Federal Government says it is set to amend its relevant statutes and code to enforce the operational conditions of Twitter in Nigeria on other social media platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Cairo at a meeting with his counterpart, Egypt …
Read More »Are you noticing this emerging B2B ecommerce trend?
By Victor George Twitter is now back in business in Nigeria. Having taken a hiatus from conversation on the bird app after the suspension by the federal government, I returned sometime last week. As usual, Twitter Nigeria is a no dull moment space. The African Cup of Nations is on …
Read More »NNPC cautions against panic buying of petrol
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) on Wednesday, assured Nigerians that the company has sufficient stock of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, to meet the needs of Nigerians. This comes following the return of fuel queues in some parts of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, In a …
Read More »Nasarawa Gov, stakeholders endorse Al-Makura for APC chairmanship
Ex Gov. Umaru Tanko Al-Makura Governor Abdullahi Sule and other stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Nasarawa State have endorsed former Governor and Senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Umaru Al-Makura, for the position of National Chairman of the party. Speaking during the party’s …
Read More »Corruption: ICPC faults data sources as Nigeria’s ranking drops again
ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye GLOBAL anti-corruption coalition, Transparency International, has rated Nigeria the second most corrupt country in West Africa, after Guinea. In the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index released by TI on Tuesday, Nigeria dropped five places, scoring 24 out of 100 points in the 2021 index. This is …
Read More »Parthian Securities To Organise Free Investment Clinic On The Nigerian Equity Market
In keeping with the firm promise of linking its customers to their preferred investment opportunities, Parthian Securities Limited is set to organise the maiden edition of its “Bears & Bulls Series” themed “The Nigerian Equity Market: 2021 Review; 2022 Outlook & Stocks to Watch“. This online investment advisory clinic which …
Read More »Why FG Extended Subsidy Removal Implementation Period—Sylva
Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources/Twitter The decision of the Federal Government to extend the implementation period for fuel subsidy removal is to forestall supply disruptions and guide market readiness preparatory to migration to the deregulated pricing regime. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre …
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