Otunba T.J Abass The Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has condemned what it described as acts of mistrust, money laundering and other related crimes among its members. The President of ABCON, Aminu Gwadabe, gave the condemnation while speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Mr Gwadabe … Read more
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said on Monday that it believes oil and gas remained part of key solutions in combating climate change. The Secretary General of the organisation, Mohammad Barkindo, stated this in Vienna while speaking against the backdrop of mass mobilisation of civil society campaigns against the oil industry. “We … Read more
The EU wants to have an agreed European candidate to replace Christine Lagarde at the helm of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a senior EU official on Monday said. The fund will need to replace Ms Lagarde after she was nominated last week by EU leaders as the next president of the European Central Bank, … Read more
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it is providing $1 billion grant to African countries to support the implementation of the Agreement for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a statement by Afreximbank’s spokesman, Obi Emekekwue, the bank’s president said this to the African Heads of States at the 12th Extraordinary Summit of … Read more
The outgoing Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, said President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the exploration of the various inland basins across Nigeria to grow the country’s hydrocarbon reserves. According to a release by the corporation’s spokesperson, Ndu Ughamadu, Mr Baru said this on Saturday during an inspection tour of the ongoing … Read more
The new Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari says the corporation will partner with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fight corruption in its operations. Kyari disclosed this in his address at the Valedictory Session held for the outgoing GMD, Dr Maikanti Baru, in Abuja on Monday. Kyari … Read more
The Lagos State Government has warned that violators of the State Environmental Sanitation Law would be made to face the full wrath of the law. Leader of the State Environmental Sanitation campaign team of the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr. Bode Lawal, who gave the warning during an enlightenment campaign to various markets across … Read more
Twenty Kogi governorship aspirants on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected the indirect primaries adopted by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The aspirants said this in a protest letter addressed to the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole which was read by one of them, Muhammed Ali, at a news … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, has called on the party to lift the suspension handed to some members of the party in the House. The PDP had last week, suspended the minority leader of the House, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, the deputy minority leader, Hon. Toby Okechukwu, the Minority Whip, … Read more
The Northern Youths Movement (NYM) has told President Muhammadu Buhari to be mindful of the use of the National Assembly to tarnish his image. The group noted that the role being played by the House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila in the appointment of House Minority Principal Officers was capable of “splashing mud on the … Read more
The Organised Private Sector (OPS) has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for including Nigeria in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at the just concluded Africa Union Summit on Sunday in Niamey. The sector’s chieftains told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that Nigeria had more to gain because it would … Read more
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Monday urged Nigerians to recognise the value of diversity and use it for the prosperity of the country. Tinubu made the call at a public presentation of a book entitled: ‘Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics’, a memoir of Chief Olusegun Osoba. The book is … Read more
The Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has stated that suspension of RUGA by President Muhammadu Buhari instead of total cancellation showed that there was no genuineness in the actions of the Federal Government. BNYL claimed that RUGA had been repackaged as National Livestock Transformation by the Presidency as a new strategy to settle Fulani herdsmen … Read more
American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League Russell Carrington Wilson popular as Russell Wilson and his musician wife Ciara are celebrating their third year wedding anniversary. Ciara on her Instagram page says: “Year 3 Baby! So grateful to spend the rest and best days of my life with you”. The … Read more
Known to have been critical of the politics of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in recent times, Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, took it to a new level today in Lagos. Speaking at the public presentation of a book by Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun State and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, … Read more
Brazil right back, Dani Alves, has been named Player of the Tournament at Copa America which ended at the Maracana on Sunday. The former Barcelona player, who is a free agent this summer after leaving the French side, Paris Saint German, was rewarded for his decisive performances in a Brazil shirt. Having turned out for … Read more
The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it recovered and handed over to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, 3,181 jerry cans of petrol – Petroleum Motor Spirit worth N11 million. The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT, Commodore Ibrahim Shettima, disclosed this while speaking to journalists in Apapa, Lagos State. He said the jerry cans were intercepted … Read more
The Lagos Staye Government has announced the death of 10 more victims of last week’s pipeline explosion in Ijegun, Ijagemo in Alimosho Local Government Area According to the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Titilayo Goncalves, three of the victims gave up at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja while … Read more
Nelson Allison, one of the housemates in the ongoing Big-Brother Naija (s) on Monday became the new Head of House for the week after a seven minutes challenge. This week’s head of house challenge was fascinating and intense, unlike the previous week where the head of the house was elected. The Big Brother’s challenge witnessed … Read more
The contract of Tanzania coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has been terminated following the team’s woeful performance at the ongoing Nations Cup. Although the Nigerian tactician qualified the Taifa Stars’ for the AFCON for the first in 39 years, their performance was nothing to write home about, losing all three matches against Algeria, Senegal, and even Kenya. … Read more