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The presidency on Sunday, February 18, faulted former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the current foreign exchange crisis, accusing him of spreading lies about government’s policies without offering alternative approaches. The presidency was reacting to Abubakar’s latest attack on the Bola Tinubu administration, in which he claimed that President […]

Doug Dulock of West Texas in the United States of America (USA) has decried the alleged persecution of Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong of St. Mary Church of the Assumption Catholic Parish in the country. Rev. Fr. Odiong was ordained a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, where he travelled to the United […]

Benue state governor, Hyacinth Alia, has raised the alarm that certain people were planning to destabilise the state. He said his administration would not allow the individuals to succeed in their nefarious activities. Alia said: “I am quite saddened to speak about what some fellow Benue citizens are doing. What they are planting, planning, and […]

The Gombe State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association on Sunday expressed dismay over the alleged insensitivity of the Task Force on Gala Houses and Joints in the demolition of business premises. Since February 14, the task force has supervised demolitions covering Runko, Fina Lodge, and others for alleged immoral activities. The association’s chairman, Benjamin […]

Based on the realities on ground, there are strong indications that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) are prepared to lower their demand for N1 million minimum wage for workers in the country. The President of NULGE and a member of the labour unions, […]

The Federal Government has ordered oil marketers to negotiate with the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners to avert the planned suspension of operations by NARTO members with respect to the lifting of petroleum products nationwide beginning today (Monday). It was gathered on Sunday that oil marketers and the executives of NARTO met about six […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the allegations against Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), are so numerous that the federal government does not know which charges to pin on him. Akpabio made the remarks on Sunday during a thanksgiving service organised by Barinada Mpigi, senator representing Rivers south-east senatorial district. […]

Reps Probe Nigeria Aviation College over Helicopters Sales The House of Representatives has begun an investigation into the alleged low sales of two training helicopters to private individuals by the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria. Two helicopters: Bell 206L4 BZB and Bell M2061-L4 were sold for $650,000 and $550,000 in May 2023. This […]

At the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Garki Branch meeting, prominent lawyer Afam Osigwe, SAN, gave a clarion call urging the association to champion safety, security and accountability in the country. Decrying the alarming trend of violence including kidnappings, Osigwe charged the NBA to assertively engage security agencies, especially the police, to effectively protect lives and […]

Nigerian Breweries Posts N106bn as Net Loss in 2023 Nigerian Breweries Plc has recorded a net loss of N106 billion for the year ended 2023, as against N13.93 billion posted in its 2022 financials, according to its regulatory filing in the stock market. Mr Uaboi Agbebaku, Company Secretary, Nigerian Breweries Plc revealed this in the […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has reopened Sahad Store, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The commission had sealed the store on Friday. The management of the supermarket was accused of shortchanging customers by charging prices other than the price tag at the shelves. The enforcement was led by […]

First City Monument Bank has complied with the order of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, directing it to deposit the sum of N540 million as conditions for staying the execution of a judgement entered against it by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The bank, it was learnt, paid the money on […]