Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies flagged record profits for 2019 on Tuesday, despite a tumultuous year that has seen the U.S. and its allies blacklist the firm. “Despite concerted efforts by the U.S. government to keep us down, we’ve made it out the other side and continue to create value for our customers,” said rotating … Read more
Barack Obama and Donald Trump are tied this year as the most admired man. It is Obama’s 12th time in the top spot versus the first for Trump. Michelle Obama is the most admired woman for the second year in a row. Each year since 1948, Gallup has asked Americans to name, in an open-ended … Read more
…….Iraq PM Asks Protesters To Leave US Embassy ‘Immediately’ Several thousand protesters attacked the US embassy in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday in anger at US air strikes that killed more than two dozen pro-Iran fighters at the weekend. A stream of men in military fatigues, as well as some women, marched through checkpoints that … Read more
Brazil on Monday fined Facebook $ 1 .65 million for improperly sharing users’ data in a case linked to the global Cambridge Analytica scandal. Facebook engaged in an “ abusive practice” by allowing data from 443 ,000 users in Brazil to be unduly available to developers of the application “ This is Your Digital Life … Read more
While the world is waiting to take a joyful leap into the new year, a few countries in the continent of Oceania are already in 2020. Samoa, Kiribati and Christmas Island, a territory owned by Australia welcomed the new year by 11:00am Nigerian time, while New Zealand saw it in 2020 by 11:15 am. By … Read more
Britain’s minimum wage is to increase by more than four times the rate of UK inflation from next year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government announced Tuesday. A 6.2-percent increase from April takes the so-called national living wage for workers aged 25 and over from £8.21 to a minimum £8.72 ($10.79 to $11.52, 9.63 euros to … Read more
No fewer than five petroleum stations and nine pumps have been sealed and penalised by the Department of Petroleum Resources in Enugu State for upscaling their pumps beyond the negligible range of 0.2. The clampdown was during a routine surveillance exercise by the agency within the Enugu metropolis to identify stations that hoard products and … Read more
Within a 10-year period covering 2010 and 2019, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) recorded a revenue shortfall of N4.88tn, figures obtained from the FIRS have indicated. The FIRS data showed that during the 10-year period, the service generated about N43.41tn revenue from taxes. When compared to the N48.29tn targeted revenue set by the Federal … Read more
Access Bank Plc has been acknowledged as the Most Sustainable Bank in Nigeria for the third consecutive time at the 2019 Central Bank of Nigeria Sustainability Awards held at the 2019 Bankers Committee Gala Night in Ogere, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Bank was also awarded first position in other categories such as the ‘Most Sustainable … Read more
It is just a few hours to the end of 2019 and the beginning of a new year – 2020. The new year comes with a lot of expectations and resolutions. As the entire world looks forward to the unveiling of a new year, Ekohotblog brings you a compilation of a few interesting facts you … Read more
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has sent a new year message to Nigerians. In the message read by his Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, on Tuesday in Abujato, Oyeyemi urged Nigerians to be vigilant against the menace of road traffic accidents in the country, adding that joint effort … Read more
Efforts to arrest suspects who allegedly set ablaze two children at Waduruk community, Shen village, Jos South local government area of Plateau state have intensified as the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has intervenes with a view of getting justice for the victims. Ekohotblog gathered that 11 years old God’sgift Nyam and about five years … Read more
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) on Sunday defended the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) N305 to dollar exchange rate policy. It said the decision has helped in stabilising the naira. ABCON President Aminu Gwadabe explained that the N305/$ exchange rate is for settling government obligations and not a transactional rate … Read more
By- Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma (NAN) With no fewer than six days of trading before the year ends, it is almost certain that transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will close in the red zone. The outgoing year is, indeed, turning out to be yet another locust year for both local and foreign investors, due to … Read more
Azuka Azinge, Acting Registrar of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has been asked to step down as head of the commission by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Ms. Azuka stood trial before CCT on the 23rd of December on an eleven-count charge over fake declaration of assets. She was also arraigned for collecting allowances … Read more
Suspected robbers who took siege of a First Bank of Nigeria branch in the Mpape area of Abuja have been stuck inside the bank building after they were unable to carryout their operation.
Reports say that they broke into the bank in the morning on Saturday guns blazing but got stuck in the bank after learnung that the bank had been surrounded by the police.
Policemen and soldiers ringed the premises after they were deployed to the scene.
Journalists tried to reach the spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command, Anjuri Manzah, but were unable to
It was later disclosed by the police that four of the alleged robbers were in their custody while one other got the end of the gun as he tried to escape arrest.
The Federal Capital Territory’s police comissionner, Bala Ciroma, disclosed that one of the arrested men was a staff of the bank.
In a phone interview with TheCable, the commissioner said, “We have concluded the operation. Four suspects arrested and one dead. One of them is an insider but we are still investigating.”
UPDATE ON MPAPE, ABUJA ROBBERY SIEGE
Wild Jubillation broke out as personnel of @PoliceNG & @HQNigerianArmy captured some of the armed robbers that invaded @FirstBankngr branch at Mpape, Abuja.
Let me see one reason to say well done #SARSpic.twitter.com/oFWv6O7vbI
— Dot In A Circle – Onye Spare Parts (@The_Jonathanian) December 28, 2019
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has signed the 2020 budget passed by the Gombe State House of Assembly into law. He assented to the bill during a brief ceremony on Friday at the Government House in Gombe, north-east Nigeria. The N130.83 billion Appropriation Act tagged ‘Budget of Change’ has N71.04 billion for capital expenditure while … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that member of House of Representatives member and club owner, Shina Peller was arrested and detained after he stormed Maroko Police Station with over 50 thugs to remove some vehicles seized by Police at his club. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, Shina Peller’s … Read more
The Registrar and Chief Executive of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, Professor Segun Ajiboye on Sunday revealed that 53,674 candidates passed the November diet of the Professional Qualification Examination, PQE, organised by the Council to certify teachers in Nigeria. The breakdown of the results, according to the Registrar, showed that 72,947 wrote the … Read more
