The Kuje correctional center has been ordered by a Magistrate Court in Zuba, Abuja to produce ‘obidient’ Obiajulu Uja, a supporter of the Labour Party (LP) in two weeks. Uja is on trial for criminal intimidation, assault, public nuisance, resistance to lawful arrest, threatening violence, and conduct likely to cause the breach of the peace contrary to Sections 396 267, ... Read More »
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, said Nigeria’s minerals deposit is worth $ 700 billion, saying the nation’s mineral resources make it one of the top 10 players in the energy sector. Alake said this at a special session on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where he added that Nigeria ... Read More »
Suspended CBN governor may face trial Why deputy governors were dropped There were hints yesterday that the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and other top officials of the bank may face trial afterall. This follows the stalling of the plea bargain move between the Federal Government and the embattled apex bank boss. It was learnt that ... Read More »
Chairman of BUA Cement Plc., Abdul Samad Rabiu, has announced plans to reduce the price of cement N5,500 to between N3,000 and N3,500. Rabiu disclosed this to Journalists after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. He said the price crash is part of his company’s contribution to supporting the efforts of the Federal Government to ... Read More »
The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in charge of Financial System Stability, Aisha Ahmad, for questioning, The Nation has gathered. It was learnt she was brought in by the Service over the alleged fraudulent acquisition of shares in Polaris Bank, Titan Bank/Union Bank. Among other issues, she is being ... Read More »
The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, Friday flagged off the distribution of non-food items to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) covering over 900 households at Shwari Camp 5 in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The relief items include hundreds of mattresses, pillows, blankets, footwear, wrappers, and treated Insecticide mosquito nets. The Minister assured the 480,000 ... Read More »
Local miners can now sharpen their and acquire modern techniques in Australia, the Federal Government said yesterday through Solid Minerals Minister, Dele Alake. He said the arrangement for free study programmes/ trainings, study trips and exchange programmes for mineral professionals was part of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s efforts to transform the solid mineral sector. The pact, the minister ... Read More »
Pesidential candidate politically, Vice President Shettima noted” We are not going to retire him to Dubai or Morroco, I will retire him to Fombina, I will buy him goats, broilers and layers so that he can spend his days rearing goats and broilers, but on a joking side. Shettima made the assertion while speaking to newsmen shortly after the 5-member ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the well deserved victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court, which delivered its verdict in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President today in Abuja. Reacting to the court verdict, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the APC members across Nigeria and the President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, worked ... Read More »
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