archiveOctober 24, 2022

  The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, said the technology-driven telecommunications industry had contributed $70 billion to Nigeria’s economy. Danbatta said the industry had provided over 500,000 jobs in the public and private sectors and improved the lives of millions of Nigerians. He...

  The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said that the sum of $265 million has been earmarked for disbursement to foreign airlines through their various banks. Emefiele stated this on Monday while speaking at a mediation meeting convened by the speaker of the House...

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has notified its shareholders and the Nigerian Exchange Limited that it has received a Mandatory Takeover Offer (MTO) from Titan Trust Bank Limited. A corporate disclosure by Union Bank, explained that the mandatory takeover offer is for Titan Trust to take over ownership of 1,927,532,558...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Monday stressed the need for peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. A delegation of ECOWAS Pre-Election Fact-Finding Mission to Nigeria led by former chairman of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, made the call during a visit to the...

  Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja today Monday, October 24, 2022, ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former minister of petroleum resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government The two properties are located at Plot 1854...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that his followers and proponents of the ‘Obidient’ movement are mostly Nigerians who are enraged over the sorry state of the nation and therefore demand change. Obi stated this on Monday while appearing on Arise TV’s Morning Show, where...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Command on Monday, October 24, 2022 arraigned four persons before Justice Mathias Agboola of the State High Court, Oshogbo for alleged bribery of voters during the Osun State governorship election held on July 16, 2022. The defendants are Adeyemo Bahiru Abiodun,...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with relevant ministries and state governments to develop a Comprehensive Plan of Action for Preventing Flood Disaster in Nigeria. The President’s media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, gave the...

  – By Chijioke Azuawusiefe, SJ, PhD   Mr. Chairman; your excellencies; distinguished ladies and gentlemen. Good evening. It is my honor to be in your presence this evening to review Famous Faces: Interactions with Nollywood Stars and Stakeholders, the two-volume masterpiece by Azuh Amatus.   Before I continue, let...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has applauded the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies(NILDS) for delivering on its core mandate in the last six years of it's existence. Lawan made the remarks in Abuja on Monday at the 2022 Convocation ceremony of the Post Graduate and Higher...