Ben Ayade The proposed Bakassi Deep Seaport, to be located in Cross River State, is to gulp between $1.7 billion and $2 billion, according to figures released at the weekend by the Debt Review and Project Development Commission. The commission, set up recently by the state Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, …
Read More »Mining: Nigeria Understudies South Africa to Avoid Pitfalls
Kasim Sumaina in Abuja The federal government yesterday said it’s currently understudying its South Africa counterpart in the areas of environmental degradation and how mining could be properly done without destroying the environment. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, stated that the agreement reached at the just-concluded …
Read More »Vehicles razed as Kogi PDP, APC supporters clash
Pandemonium broke out in Ankpa, in the Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday following a clash between the supporters of the All Progressive Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Musa Wada. Wada was said to be on a thank you visit to the area when …
Read More »EFCC Arraigns Union Bank Staff For Stealing Customer’s Money
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal office on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 arraigned Gladys Udia before Justice M. L Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, forgery and alteration to the tune …
Read More »Fidelity Bank Launches GAIM Season 4 To Promote Culture Of Savings
N120m To Be Given Out During Promo Season Fidelity Bank Launches GAIM Season 4 To Promote Culture of Savings 1 Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender on Thursday announced the introduction of a new savings campaign in Lagos, as part of concerted efforts to promote the culture of savings amongst …
Read More »Photo: Heritage Bank MD, Ifie Sekibo’s Business Visit Bauchi State Governor
Senator Bala Mohammed, Governor Bauchi State (2nd left); Ifie Sekibo, MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc (3rd left); Commissioner for Agriculture, Samaila Burga and Commissioner for Finance, Nura Manu Soro, during the bank’s business call to the Bauchi State Governor on developmental project partnership with the bank, yesterday. L-R: Senator Bala …
Read More »DSS confirms arrest of ex-pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). A statement in Abuja by its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Peter Afunaya, and made available to The Witness on Wednesday said the secret police in a combined operation …
Read More »Providing quality education priority of Lagos govt – Sanwo-Olu
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that the provision of qualitative education is a major priority of his administration. On Tuesday, at The Platform, an annual forum organised by the Christian Covenant Centre, Iganmu, Lagos, Sanwo-Olu said the state is retraining teachers to improve on the quality of …
Read More »Nigeria is in wrong hands, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day broadcast further confirmed that the country is in the wrong hands. It accused the President of failing to “forcefully” address the key issues of freedom, social justice, constitutional order, separation of powers, rule of law, human rights, …
Read More »Buhari will not seek third term – Presidency
The Presidency has addressed what it called “internet based gossip” and “un-informed media commentary” about President Muhammadu Buhari pursuing a third term ambition, assuring that the president intends to serve his full second elected term in office, ending 2023 and will not go beyond that. The Presidency which stated this …
Read More »