Author: Alex Enemanna
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Ex-banker bags 98 years imprisonment over fraud
A former employee of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin has been handed a cumulative 98 years in prison on Monday. Adesakin was found guilty of stealing N49,320,652.32 and another $368,203 belonging to the bank. She was said to have converted the sums to her personal use. The convict was prosecuted by the Ibadan…
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FG suspends electricity tariff increase
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has finally issued an order suspending the September 1, 2020 hike in electricity tariff for two weeks This is in line with the agreement reached with the organised Labour on the suspension of strike over the hike in electricity tariff and increase in pump price of petrol Sunday night.…
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Nigeria Air Force gets first female fixed-wing fighter, Kafayat Sanni
Nigeria Air Force on Tuesday awarded Limited Combat Rating Certificate to the first female fixed-wing fighter, Flying Officer Kafayat Sanni. This came after she successfully completed her Tactical Flying Course on the Alpha Jet aircraft. She is said to be the first in the history of the NAF. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) also graduated…
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El-Rufai, Wase, Okorocha, Others make Ekiti APC reconciliation committee
The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee has appointed a six-member reconciliation committee to intervene in the crisis rocking the Ekiti State Chapter. The committee is chaired by the Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Deputy National…
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P&ID: UK Court Orders Release Of $200m Deposit To Nigeria
A commercial court in London has ordered the release of $200 million used as a deposit in the case against Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) to the Nigerian government. The Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele who confirmed the development on Tuesday, said the ruling follows the establishment of prima facie fraud before the…
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Independence Day: FG declares October 1 public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1 2020 as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration, congratulated all Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s Diamond Jubilee while stressing the government’s commitment to the socio-economic transformation of the country. This was contained…
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Ondo guber: Mimiko seeking third term through backdoor — APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has accused a former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko of seeking a third term through the backdoor by supporting the candidacy of Agboola Ajayi, incumbent deputy governor and governorship candidate of his Zenith Labour Party ZLP. APC in a statement by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr…
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Those assuming corruption thrives under Buhari petty — Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said those insinuating that graft and corrupt tendencies are more prevalent under the Muhammadu Buhari administration are being political and petty. Lawan said this on Monday while addressing State House Correspondents after the second National Summit on Diminishing Corruption and launch of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy by the…
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Gov. Yahaya Bello champion of women emancipation, Ambassador of affirmative action — SSA Political
Senior Special Assistant to Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Political Matters, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has congratulated his principal, Gov. Bello for his support and encouragement to the women members of the All Progressives Congress by resolving to nominate women as vice chairmanship candidates for the upcoming local government election in the state. Omoluabi says…
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We’re committed to taking mining to days of economic mainstay — Adegbite vows
Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite has reiterated his commitment to take the sector to days of glory when it was the country’s economic mainstay. The Minister further stated that Nigeria cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of oil and gas in mining by exporting raw ore and other precious mineral resources.…