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Barely twenty-four hours to the Eid-ul Kabir celebrations, hundreds of customers of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc., Panseke branch in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital yesterday received the shock of their lives as they were locked out of the bank’s s...
To consolidate its leadership position in the bagging sector of the manufacturing industry, the Dangote Agro Sacks Limited, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, has embarked on aggressive expansion by adding to its production lines to hit production of 51 mi...
Three suicide bombers on Friday, met their waterloo when their mission to bomb the headquarters of the Joint Task Force(JTF) in Maiduguri failed – the bombs detonated before they could get through the gate. Our reporter gathered that ...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has concluded plans to peg new Eagles handler’s pay at N5m that was given to sacked coach Samson Siasia. The NFF executive board jettisoned a recommendation of the technical committee for new coach Stephen Ke...
The minister of petroleum resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is not above the law and does not perceive itself as such. Alison–Madueke stated this yes...
The Borno state police command has averted what could have been a Sallah tragedy as it arrested a suspected Boko Haram member for allegedly possessing a two well packaged Improvise Explosive device proposed to be used as sallah ...
Following the collapse of a six-story building in Maryland , Lagos, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) has called on the State government to begin enforcement of compulsory building insurance immediately.The body also urged the Lagos State g...
ouse of Representatives member and Chairman, House Committee on Environment, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, has challenged the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency(NESREA) to come up with creative strategies to make both...
Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, yesterday issued “a second and final warning” to the management of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and its 18 successor companies to pay their workers the enhanced salary package negotiated b...
It was mixed outcome for the naira yesterday as it appreciated at the interbank market and weakened at the official window after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) failed to meet demand.At the bi-weekly wholesale Dutch Auction, only $180 million was sup...
The Managing Director of Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Plc (PAN), Alhaji Shehu Sani Dauda yesterday unveiled the latest Peugeot 508 Saloon at their Corperate Office, Mabushi, Abuja.At the unveiling of the 508, Alhaji Shehu Sani Dauda said: “the car ...
It is a new dawn for Nigerian pensioners with the establishment of Presidential Task Force Team on Pension Reform. WILLIAMS ORJI writes on the challenges facing this team and the need for the body to be given a maximum support. When the Presidential Ta...
The recent decision of members of the lower Chamber of the National Assembly to purchase 380 cars at the sum of N2.3b has raised dust among the critical members of the public as the purchase contravenes the monetization policy of government, writes BAY...
Fred Itua takes a look at the factors that might work against Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s return to Osadebe House in next year’s governorship elections in Edo State. Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State no doubt is very popular. The...
Niger state government has opened public bidding for its N9billion bond project with 34 construction companies and nine consulting firms participating.The state commissioner of works, Dr. Ibrahim Sule, who supervised the bidding with a team of the Stat...