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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with private sector leaders to discuss the cost of living crisis in the country and efforts to address the problem. Those at the meeting include Africa’s richest man and owner of Dangote industries, Aliko Dangote; industrialist AbdulSamad Rabiu and banker Tony Elumelu.The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa Abuja,…
The House of Representatives has reiterated its dedication to building a strong working relationship between Nigeria and Switzerland. During a visit by Deputy Head of Mission Counsellor, Mr. Lukas Schifferle, the Chairman of the Nigeria-Switzerland friendship group in the House, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ambaiowei, praised Speaker Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas for creating committees to ensure…
“For me, there can be nothing as heartwarming as seeing our youths in the classroom seeking knowledge. I believe that they are all keying into the prosperity mantra”
A pastor from the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Emmanuel Orekoya, has been brought before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly raping and impregnating his 17-year-old daughter. The Lagos State Government has filed two charges against the defendant, accusing him of engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse and sexual assault. It is…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that his administration was working towards cushioning the effects of the prevailing economic hardship in the country on workers in the state. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday while addressing chairman of the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Barnabas Simon, who led…
Here are some of the highlights of the far reaching decisions taken today at the Federal Executive Council meeting, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The implementation involves merging, subsuming and scrapping agencies with similar functions. The Oronsaye report was submitted in 2012 to the Jonathan administration. In 2014, the Jonathan government released a white…
The family of the late Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holding PLC, Herbert Wigwe, has decided to exclude the City of David Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God from the burial service of their late son. While the family has not provided a clear reason for this decision, speculation points to…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to disclose expenditure details related to the suspended 2023 Population Census within seven days. The census was initially scheduled to be held in 2022 but was later postponed to 2023. The exercise was, however, suspended indefinitely by former President Muhammadu Buhari…
While commiserating with the Wigwe family, the family of his late wife as well as the management and staff of Access Bank Plc, the Bayelsa governor said his state, Rivers, the South-South and indeed Nigeria lost an illustrious son.
The Chief Executive Officer of Stino Construction & Development Company Limited, Arc. Augustine Otuoke, has sent a congratulatory message to His Excellency, Sen. Douye Diri, the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, on his landslide victory at the polls and upcoming swearing-in as the 6th Executive Governor of Bayelsa State on February 14, 2024. In their…
