..AGF: respect court order. Organised Labour yesterday declared the commencement of a nationwide strike from midnight yesterday. This is despite Friday’s interim injunction by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates from embarking on the strike. The court’s president, Justice Benedict Kanyip, granted the order while ... Read More »
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HOW ALHAJI AKEEM ADISA TOLUWALOJU CELEBRATES SON’S WEDDING IN GRAND STYLES
It was such an awesome electrifying atmosphere of joy and ecstasy on Sunday the 29th October 2023 when Alhaji and Alhaja Ganiyat Akeem Toluwaloju in the midst of dignitaries and creme de la creme in the society celebrate the union of their son and daughter IBRAHIM AND ZULAIHA. The groom parent who was filled with untold joy and happiness to ... Read More »
“We’re more than ready and you will see our gasoline products soon” Our refinery secures licence to refine 300,000bpd crude, Says Dangote
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said his refinery has secured a licence to refine more than 300,000 barrels of Nigerian crude per day and will begin to process gasoline soon. “We don’t want to start our refinery with foreign goods, we want to start with the Nigerian crude,” Dangote said in an interview in Riyadh on the sidelines of ... Read More »
Just IN : INEC declares APC’s Ododo Winner of Kogi State Governorship Election
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, Ahmed Ododo, has been declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC’s Returning Officer for the Governorship Election in Kogi State and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Professor Johnson Urama, made the declaration after the end ... Read More »
Breaking: INEC declares APC’S, Hope Uzodimma winner of Imo governorship election
Hope Uzodimma, the incumbent, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared the winner of Imo State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for Imo State, Prof Abayomi Fashina, announced Uzodimma as the winner. The final total is: APC: 540,308 LP: 64,081 PDP: 71,503 Details coming. Meanwhile, below are the results from the ... Read More »
No debt cancellation for subscribers, says MTN
The mobile telecommunication corporation, MTN, has alluded to the recent debt cancellation status on its subscribers’ network as a system error. The network provider made this known in a tweet on its official handle on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday. The firm explained that an unexpected glitch in its system caused the cancellation of debt owed by its network subscribers, ... Read More »
Russia-Ukraine crisis takes its toll on Nigeria’s crude, affects inflow into international markets, says NNPC Ltd
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has provided insight into how the lingering conflict between Russia and Ukraine has impacted Nigerian crude oil inflows in the international oil market, leading to a dip in demand from the once-dependable Asian market at the onset of hostilities in the Eastern bloc. Maryamu Idris, Executive Director, Crude & Condensate, NNPC Trading ... Read More »
Supreme Court : “Obi expected the court to do justice on the basis of rumours, lies and false narratives” No court gives judgment based on public opinion, Says Onanuga
“The grand delusion that made Mr. Obi believe he could have won a national election where he ran the most hateful, divisive and polarising campaign that pitched Christians against Muslims and one ethnic group against the other in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society like Nigeria should be a matter for deeper examination. “At the press conference where he tried, in ... Read More »
Unity Bank Records N38.2 Billion Gross Earnings in Q3’23
Retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has recorded gross earnings of N38 billion for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, with customer deposits appreciating by 5% to N344.4 billion within the period, indicating business growth and customer confidence in the Bank. A review of the lender’s unaudited nine-month results released to the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited showed that the Bank ... Read More »
Clarification: what is termed as presidential yacht, is Naval boat with specialized security gadgets, Says Onanuga
Following public reactions over the provision for what is termed a presidential yacht and other line items in the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation presented to the National Assembly, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has provided some clarifications. In a statement issued on Thursday, November 2, Onanuga said that what was named as Presidential Yacht ... Read More »