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The Managing Director, NNPC Retail, Sir Billy Okoye has revealed that over 90 per cent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, produced in the country is being exported. Billy Okoye stated these in a presentation through the company’s Manager in charge of LPG and aviation fuel, Mr John Chiejina, at the … Read more
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has left the benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) and other monetary policy tools unchanged to spur economic growth in the fourth quarter of the year. According to reports, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele who disclosed this decision on Tuesday during a press conference at … Read more
A man from Pakistan, Qasim, has been arrested by police for allegedly killing a father and his son for the theft of his WiFi password and internet service. The incident is said to have happened at the Shah Latif area of Karachi. Qasim was arrested by police after the family of the deceased accused him … Read more
The Epe Professional Women Association, EPWA, will on Thursday, November 28th, hold its first annual women conference at the Epe Campus of Lagos State University, LASU. The conference themed “Role of Women in Community Development,” has been designed to help further the cause of underprivileged women and girls in the society. President of the association, … Read more
The presidency has responded in defense of the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress APC, Asiwaju Tinubu’s Bullion Van saga that occurred during the last presidential election. The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Prof . Itse Sagay, responded to the call for the probe of the Tinubu’s Bullion Van saga. … Read more
The Oyo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state as a bunch of desperate politicians who are afraid of their shadows. The PDP, which spoke through the State Publicity Secretary of the Party. Engineer Akeem Olatunji, said that the election petition filed against … Read more
Sixteen out of the nineteen Peoples Democratic Party members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly have passed a vote of confidence on the State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson. Also Read: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/11/26/buhari-reinstates-commitment-to-rehabilitation-of-idps Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Obolo-Bobou in Yenagoa said the Assembly has enjoyed unbroken stability and cohesion for almost … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the commitment of his administration to the need to take the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons IDPs as a matter of urgency. Buhari noted that there was need to rehabilitate the IDPs in other to avert future calamities. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja, said … Read more
Senator Mohammed Musa (APC- Niger), has urged Nigerians to support the social media bill before the National Assembly because it was aimed at protecting human dignity. Musa said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the bill, when assented to, would protect human dignity among many other inherent gains. The Senate had … Read more
The Nigerian Police Force has arrested six suspects in believed to be connected to the killing of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Women Leader Mrs Salome Abuh. It could be recalled that she was burnt alive at Ochadamu, Ofu Local Government Area of the state, on November 18. The Police Public Relation Officer, DSP William … Read more
For his refusal to release the convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, a Federal High Court Judge in Abuja, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, on Monday threatened to jail Yusuf Bichi, Director-General of the Department of state service, DSS. DSS had since August 2019 kept the founder/Publisher of Shara Reporters in their custody despite several calls and series … Read more
As part of its efforts to promote sustainable development, Unity Bank in collaboration with Avant-Garde Innovation & Technology Services (AGITS) has championed stakeholders’ forum to drive major advocacy initiatives for stronger climate action that will entrench values and ethos for achieving sustainable development goals. The roundtable discourse themed – “The Future of Sustainable Development in … Read more
Unity Bank Plc has rewarded youth corpers in the Lagos State National Youth Service Orientation Camp, who emerged winners in the maiden edition of its Corpreneurship challenge. The bank gave out N1m, out of which the overall winner got N500,000; the first runner-up got N300,000, while the second runner-up got N200,000. According to the bank, … Read more
Public and private sector players on Monday lamented the enormous negative impact of insecurity on businesses, ease of doing operations and business growth in the country, calling for urgent and effective measures to stem the tide. players on Monday lamented the enormous negative impact of insecurity on businesses, ease of doing operations and business growth … Read more
Robbers made off with priceless 18th century jewellery from a state museum in Dresden on Monday, police and museum directors said, in a major art heist that has shocked Germany. The thieves at dawn broke into the Green Vault at Dresden’s Royal Palace — home to around 4,000 precious objects of ivory, gold, silver and … Read more
In a stream of superlatives, Donald Trump on Monday introduced to the world the military dog involved in the raid that led to the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Conan did a fantastic job,” the US president told the White House press corps, assembled for a brief, unannounced ceremony with the … Read more
Investment inflow into the Nigerian economy has declined by $460 million in the third quarter of 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. Ekohotblog learnt that investment inflow into the Nigerian economy during the period was $5.36 billion compared to $5.82 billion in the second quarter. The NBS disclosed these in its … Read more
A twitter user identified as Olaoluwa who posted the Viral video of BABCOCK Sex tape has Issued an apology. Recall Ekohotblog last week reported that a female student of BABCOCK was expelled from school after a viral video in which she was having sex with another student who had been rusticated from the school. Laolu … Read more
The board of Forte Oil Plc has called for a special meeting to be held in Lagos next month to approve the renaming of the company to Ardova Plc. Ekohotblog Recalls that in June 2019, former majority shareholder of the energy firm, Mr Femi Otedola, sold his 75 percent equity stake in the company to … Read more
The management of Delta State Polytechnic through Prof. Job Akpodiete, the rector has banned the use of face caps by students on campus in order to checkmate indecent dressing amongst students. Ekohotblog understands Prof. Job Akpodiete represented by the Dean of Students Affairs, Mr. Thomas Ojuye gave the order over the weekend shortly after the … Read more