archiveSeptember 23, 2017

The Nigerian Army has claimed victory over the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which was recently declared a terrorist organisation by the Federal government Nigeria. The Army made the declaration on Friday, September in a statement by Colonel Sagir Musa, the Deputy Director Public Relations, 82 Division. The statement reads:...

Nigerian food vendors in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, have continued to record a boom in their businesses after the completion of the 2017 pilgrimage. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the vendors are Nigerians residing in the Holy Land. They sold white rice and beans or spaghetti with soup; tuwon...

A civil rights organisation, Dignity in Labour on Saturday added a new dimension to the strike by a faction of the Nigerian labour movement, United Labour Congress, describing it as politically motivated. The pressure group said that contrary to their claims, the Nigeria Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), led by...

Chairperson of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Rep Sheila Jackson Lee, has commended the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, for placing the state on the path of development, prosperity and peace. While commending Governor Dickson for his developmental strides in a difficult and treacherous terrain, he said the...

The National Public Relations Officer (PRO), Medical and Health Union of Nigeria, NAFDAC chapter, Mr. Ejor Michael, said on Saturday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the strike will go on until the substantive director general is appointed for the agency. The union...

A total turnover of 1.096 billion shares worth N17.859 billion in 16,070 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 896.618 million shares valued at N15.368 billion that exchanged hands last week in 17,048 deals. The Financial Services Industry...

Pan-African financial services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has once again added to its growing list of laurels by emerging best institution in two esteemed categories at the prestigious Interswitch Awards and Gala. UBA beats other nominees in its category, taking away the prize for the Fastest Growing...

This week’s episode of Patito’s Gang takes a hard look at the challenges in Nigeria’s electric power sector and concludes that the status of the sector does not support industrial, commercial or residential customers. The panelists in the programme highlighted that the power sector, in spite of commercialization/privatization initiatives cannot,...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that one of the areas where Nigeria can be very proud is in the arts and entertainment industry, where talented Nigerians continue to show and exceed world-class performance standards. Prof. Osinbajo noted while receiving the cast of Wakaa: The Musical o Friday at...