archiveJuly 2020

The House of Representative Committee investigating alleged misappropriation of funds in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has summoned Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, to appear before it on Monday. This follows the appearance of the former Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Joi Nunieh, on Friday. Nunieh...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Consumer Price Index, (CPI) which measures inflation rose to 12.56 per cent (year-on-year) in June compared to 12.40 per cent in May, according to the It noted that the 0.16 per cent rise followed increases recorded in all the divisions that...

The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has through his lawyer, Wahab Shittu (Esq) of WK SHITTU & CO, written to Hon Justice Isa Ayo Salami (Rtd) heading the probe panel examining his tenor in the commission, insisting on his innocence. Full text...

The leadership of the HSD Golf and Country Club said it was planning the events to mark the club’s first year to coincide with the one year anniversary of the Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State. The Captain of the Club and Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa State civil service,...

*Survival Fund including payroll support for three months, guaranteed off-take scheme and many others As part of efforts to support small businesses in Nigeria to survive the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government as planned in the Economic Sustainability Plan is now set to implement a number of...

The Oyo State government has warned indigenes and residents of the state to be wary of scammers circulating a fake 2020/2021 recruitment form into the Army. The government, in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the state has been made...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Benin Zonal Office on Thursday July 16, 2020 arrested a 22-year old Computer Science Undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt. Kenneth Gift, his girl friend, Dandy Spice and mother, Dorah Aninah for suspected internet fraud in Agbor, Delta State. Their...

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on Thursday proposed stiff penalties for negligent Directors of failed banks. It said this will serve as deterrence and ensure the banking industry secures compliance with available laws and regulation. The Corporation in a statement by the Director Communication and Public Affairs Department, Sunday...

Real Madrid Football Club on Thursday night won the 2019/2020 Spanish La Liga title. They beat Villarreal 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeau to emerge Champions of Spain Karim Benzema scored twice to gift them their first title since 2012 FC Barcelona, on their part, lost 2-1 to Osasuna at the...

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on Thursday proposed stiff penalties for negligent Directors of failed banks. It said this will serve as deterrence and ensure the banking industry secures compliance with available laws and regulation. The Corporation in a statement by the Director Communication and Public Affairs Department, Sunday...