President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo as the Acting Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment. This was revealed in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity) on Monday. Garba noted that the president has formally conveyed to the Minister of State,…
The sum of N624 million has been approved and released by the Governor of Borno State, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, for the payment of scholarship to 23,776 citizens in 49 tertiary schools across Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Babagana Mustapha Mallambe in a statement on…
Foremost Financial Institution, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is unarguably the Leader in the Banking industry in Nigeria. Its Capital base, National spread; customer-friendly products and services are second to none. The Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts cut across the nook and cranny of the country. These activities which stands FirstBank include social and health…
The on-going shake-up in the Nigerian Police System ensuring transfers of Senior Police Officers (SPOs) to different formations and offices has also hit the State criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Lagos State Police Command. The State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on Friday, 15th of January 2021, witnessed the redeployment of the Officer-In-Charge…
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio said his attention has been drawn to a piece of fake news which claimed that he paid $5 million bribe to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and others to secure the appointment of a Sole Administrator for the Niger Delta Development…
The Dangote Group has completed Nigeria’s longest rigid pavement located in Kogi State. It is the first of its kind, top engineers say. The 43KM Obajana-Kabba road constructed by Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has been described by motorists as the country’s most strategic highway that is aiding travelers between the North and the South. Olatunbosun…
Heirs Holdings (“HH”), the leading African strategic investor, in partnership with affiliated company Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (“Transcorp”), Nigeria’s largest publicly listed conglomerate, announced today the unconditional acquisition of a 45% participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and related assets, through TNOG Oil and Gas Limited (a related company of Heirs Holdings…
After an impressive record as an interim boss that has seen him won three matches and record four draws from nine games since taking over as player-manager following Phillip Cocu’s sacking in November, Wayne Rooney has been appointed as Derby County Coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract. This appointment means Rooney officially retires from playing football…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is pleading with Nigerians to beware of fake vaccines reported to be in circulation as no COVID vaccines have been approved by the agency. The Director-General of the Agency, Prof Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye who disclosed this on Friday revealed that those fake vaccines can…
Even though the second wave of the pandemic has seen a high surge in cases of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, especially after the festive periods, this would not stop the planned resumption of schools across the country as the Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that the January 18 school resumption date stands. The Minister…