Senator Godswill Akpabio has described the inability of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara to deliver their speeches during President Muhammadu Buhari’s budget presentation as a sign of weakness. He urged them to resign peacefully. Akpabio, in an interview with reporters shortly after Buhari presented the 2019 Appropriation …
Read More »FG declares holidays for Christmas, New year
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 25th, Wednesday 26th December 2018 and Tuesday 1st January 2019 as Public Holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Celebrations respectively. The Honorable Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement …
Read More »Customer drags Ecobank to EFCC over forgery, fraud
Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria Plc. Ecobank Nigeria Plc is in hot soup as a businessman, Mr. Linus Ukachukwu has accused the bank of forging documents to open an account for his company, Lingo Nigeria Limited, without his consent. The businessman lamented that; “It is very unfortunate that banks no longer …
Read More »No cause for alarm, our merger will not lead to job losses – Access Bank GMD
Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe. The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has assured that the merger between Access Bank and Diamond Bank would not lead to job loss. Wigwe made the clarification at a joint press briefing by both banks at the head …
Read More »N8.83 trillion budget for 2019, Buhari proposes
President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed a budget of N8.83 trillion for 2019. The president presented the budget at a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The proposed budget shows that about a quarter of the sum (N2.14 trillion) will be used for debt servicing while capital expenditure is …
Read More »Kogi PDP: Crisis as Sen. Attai Aidoko opens parallel Atiku campaign office
All seems not to be too well with the Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) going by the feelers reaching us. It was gathered that the main issue is an alleged move by Senator Attai Aidoko, the PDP Senator representing Kogi East District at the upper chamber …
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Certificate Scandal: Dapo Abiodun Not Fit To Govern Ogun — IPAC
The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Ogun State has declared that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, Mr. Dapo Abiodun is not fit to govern the state. IPAC made this declaration at a press briefing to address the alleged certificate scandal levied against …
Read More »Enugu Workers Receive 13th Month Salary
Enugu State workers have received 13th month salary as 2018 Christmas bonus from Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration to celebrate the season with their loved ones. Confirming the news, the Chairman of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Enugu State Council, Comrade Igbokwe Chukwuma Igbokwe, disclosed that “some workers started calling me …
Read More »BREAKING: Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho
Manchester United have sacked José Mourinho following Sunday’s defeat at Liverpool, ending a tenure that began in May 2016. A poor start to the Premier League season has seen United slip 19 points behind the leaders, Liverpool, and fall off the pace in the hunt for a top-four place. They have …
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