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…Gov, Senators hail Dangote on impactful facility Leadership of the Senate at the weekend unveiled the multi-million dollar world-class Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Ltd CKD Plant established by the business mogul, Aliko Dangote with a call on other eminent Nigerians to emulate him in using their wealth to benefit the …

The organised labour says it will not accept N62,000 or N100,000 as the minimum wage for workers. Speaking on ‘Morning Brief’, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Chris Onyeka, assistant general secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the union will not negotiate a ”starvation wage”. On June 4, …

Many state governors have spent billions of naira to purchase exotic vehicles of different foreign brands for members of the state houses of assembly despite the economic downturn in the country, Daily Trust can report. Analyses by Daily Trust indicated that nine states have expended over N15bn on different brands …

 Bright Echefu   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Bright Echefu, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Satellites Limited (TStv) and three others on nine-count money laundering charge. Others arraigned alongside Echefu before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday include the …

Da‘wāt is the act of inviting or calling people to embrace Islam. Militants belonging to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād have organised da‘wāt in some villages in Borno, SaharaReporters has gathered. Da‘wāt is the …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Usman Kwakwa, an official of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), for allegedly stealing N298 million through the agency’s payment platform. He was arraigned on Thursday before a federal high court in Abuja on a four-count charge. Kwakwa is one of …

  The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa, has said that Nigeria can make over $100 billion from the sector. The Minister spoke with newsmen on the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, which appointed her.   Since your appointment as minister of Arts, Culture and …

Dr. Maduekwe   President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in interim capacity, pending the confirmation of her appointment by the NCCC Supervisory Council. Her appointment is in accordance with his commitment to …

Lagos, Nigeria – Five children in Nigeria have regained their vision after a recent Cataract Surgical Mission organized by Rotary District 9110 Eye Hospital, Ota, Nigeria recently. The mission, funded by UK-based philanthropists, supported the sight-restoring surgery for these five children suffering from cataracts. Rotarian Dr Yinka Osoba of the Rotary …

Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Fidelity Bank PLC’s LongTerm Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Positive from Stable, while affirming the rating at ‘B-‘. The credit rating agency has also affirmed Fidelity Bank’s National Long-Term Rating at ‘A(nga)’ with a Stable Outlook. In a statement released on Friday, Fitch …