Amidst the clinking of glasses and backslapping among media professionals in Lagos and Abuja, the Director of corporate Development of leading conglomerate, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, Jochen Stolle has underscored the need for journalists and media relations practitioners to foster strong relationship even as he declared that the company is a fully-owned Nigerian company.This is...
The Central Bank of Nigeria is reported to be preparing to retire about 1,000 employees as part of a strategic workforce realignment.A severance package worth over N50 billion was said to have been allocated as the payoff for the exercise.According to an insider, the retirement initiative is driven by the need to streamline operations and...
The monetary reward given to athletes who represented Abia State with pride at the National Under-15 Youth Games in Delta State and the Para-Badminton Championship in Uganda has been used by Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti.Governor Alex Otti offered N33 million to all of the participants, N22 million to the coaches, and N20 million...
Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah’s goals helped Liverpool upset their fierce rivals Manchester City 2-0. This extended their opponents’ losing run to seven games and handed Liverpool a dominating nine-point advantage at the top of the Premier League. The result put Pep Guardiola’s struggling club in an unusual fifth place in the table, 11 points...
The Bundesliga team announced that Harry Kane, a striker for Bayern Munich, is doubtful for tomorrow’s German Cup matchup against Bayer Leverkusen, the defending champions.The 31-year-old, who leads Germany’s top flight in scoring this season, was substituted out of the game during the first half of Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund.According to a statement...
Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, has warned that passing the controversial tax reform bill currently before the National Assembly into law will have its consequences.Speaking on Channels Television Politics Today on Sunday, Zulum said the only states that will benefit from the new tax law are Lagos and Rivers states.According to him, the Governors...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 32 more bodies of the victims of the boat mishap that occurred on River Niger have been recovered, bringing the total number of corpses recovered to 54.Justin Uwazuruonye, Head of Operations for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Abuja operation gave the update in a statement on Saturday.The...
A Nigerian businessman based in Brazil, Ezeokoli Sylva has been caught with 700grams of cocaine buried in his stomach.The suspects who was returning to Nigeria after staying for 35 years in Brazil was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.Spokesman of NDLEA,...
The Indigenous People of Biafra has dissociated itself from the purported declaration of the Biafra Republic by some members of the Finland-based group, describing it as a scam.The pro-Biafran group urged the people to ignore the declaration, saying those involved in the event in Finland were among the sponsors of insecurity in Nigeria’s South-East region.This...
•Urges enemies of state to give peace a chance Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that though antagonism is a common experience that leaders face, the political war staged against the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, will eventually make him emerge as a General in politics.Also, Governor Fubara has accepted the chieftaincy title: Dike...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court, affirming the President’s power to declare emergency rule in any state of the federation. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kamarudeen Ogundele, the Senior Assistant to the President Communication and Publicity office of the AGF...
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (ARD-UATH), has urged Nigerians to be more conscious of their health and adopt preventive measures to avoid falling sick. The President of ARD-UATH, Dr Adewale-Adeleye Premiere, made the call during a medical outreach organised for police officers at Mopol 44 Barracks, Kuje, Abuja, and their...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licences of Aso Savings and Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc. This is according to a statement by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Al. Sidi-Ali said the action was part of the apex bank’s efforts to re-position the mortgage sub-sector...
Nigeria’s digital healthcare sector could grow to 3.3 billion dollars by 2030, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, signalling expanding investment, technology adoption, and opportunities within the country’s health industry. A Consultant Public Health Physician at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Dr Sarumi Olakunle, disclosed this Tuesday in Ilorin during a paper presentation...
The Nigeria Police Force had insisted that there was no court order that restrained the force from enforcing tinted glass permit as being speculated. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the order being talked about was to maintain status quo on the issue. He said the...