Incredible! Bank gives out $12bn ‘loan’ by mistake
Central African Republic (CAR) landed a windfall on Tuesday, at least on paper, when Russian state bank VTB reported it had lent the country 12 billion dollars. However, the bank…
METELE KILLINGS: DECLARE EMERGENCY NOW – OSITELU, ACCORD PARTY CANDIDATE
The Presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Isaac Babatunde Ositelu, has asked the federal government of Nigeria to declare, with immediate effect, a state of emergency in the nation’s security…
Don’t See 2019 Elections as Declaration of War, Eschew Hate Speech and Avoid Violence – Buhari Urges Politicians
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged politicians not to see the 2019 general election as a declaration of war. Buhari said this while delivering his good will message…
Education: FG Earmarked Over N600bn to Education in 2018 – Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says over N600 billion has so far been allocated to the education sector in 2018. Osinbajo disclosed this at the opening ceremony of…
N400m Fraud: Metuh Prays Court to Order EFCC to Unfreeze His Bank Accounts…Says “My Family is Starving”
Olisah Metuh Olisah Metuh, the embattled former spokesperson of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) on Tuesday prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the EFCC to…
$3.6bn Bonga Oil Spill Fine: Judgement is Not Binding – Shell
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) says court judgment on 3.6 billion dollars fine for the Dec. 20, 2011 oil spill in parts of Niger Delta is not binding….
Metele killings: Buhari cancels casual leave
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his planned five-day “casual leave’’ as a mark of respect for victims of Boko Haram attacks across the battlefields in the Northeast zone of the…
Salaries, Wages Growing at Lowest Level Since 2008 in Developing Nations- ILO
Salaries are still far too low in the developing world with take-home pay growth overall at its lowest since 2008, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said. The…
Zee Collaborates with Nigerian, Ghanaian Channels for Drama Co-Production
India’s Zee collaborates with Nigerian agency MACE and two Ghanaian channels for a local version of a major drama, Deceptive Measures (Pavitra Rishta); one of the…
FG, AfDB Partner to Establish $500m Innovation Fund for ICT Growth- Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says the Federal Government is working with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to establish a 500-million-dollar innovation fund for technological growth, aimed at…