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Apprehension in Ogoniland as military build up presence
Ogonis have alleged that the Federal Government is carrying out more military build up on Ogoniland following Sunday's arrival of four military trucks in...
Conflict on N5,000 job seekers allowance as Buhari makes u-turn
Governors of Nasarawa and Imo states, Umaru Tanko al-Makura and Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, differed on the President’s decision to renege on a campaign promise...
FG clears speculation on NIPOST sale
The Ministry of Communications says it has no plans to sell NIPOST to any foreign interest for now. The clarification comes following speculations that...
Lassa fever resurfaces, kills three in Kaduna
Kaduna State commissioner for health, Jonathan Nok, has confirmed the death of three persons killed by Lassa fever in Kaduna State.
Confirming the incident to...
Reps summon Bio over N12 bn rail contract
Former minister of transport, Isa Bio, has been summoned by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the N1 trillion railway contract over...
Amid oil rout private equity firms amass African war chest
(BLOOMBERG) Private-equity companies amassed a $4.3 billion war chest for investment opportunities in Africa last year as the global commodity rout and weakening local...
320,000 federal workers enrolls in salary processing system as FG struggles...
The federal government has successfully enrolled about 320,000 federal workers into its innovative salary processing system after it successfully flushed out over 60,000 ghost...
CURRENCY; Naira takes fresh beating as reserve declines to $27.8bn
The naira yesterday, depreciated in value against the dollar across foreign exchange (FX) markets due to shortage of the greenback.
Specifically, the naira weakened by...
Export Promotion Council steps in for rice farmers as production declines
Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), a Federal Government agency saddled with the responsibility of promoting the non-oil sector of the economy is appealing to...
BEDC wins CBN’S cashless payment award
(BENIN CITY, NIGERIA)Benin Electricity Distribution Plc. (BEDC) last Thursday in Lagos became the first electricity distribution company to emerge a winner in the maiden...
