The Nigerian bottling company (NBC) Ltd has said that within the period of 2008 to 2013 it paid the sum of N33 billion as electricity bills. This was disclosed by the head of Public Affairs Communication, Mr. Uzo Odenigbo in an interactive session, with journalist in Owerri, the Imo state capital. Odenigbo explained that, the…
Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Friday upheld the election of the State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Tribunal presided over by Justice H. Kwajafa gave this verdict while delivering judgment on the petition brought by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the State, Okey Ezea, challenging the…
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has denied reports that it received $200 million Entertainment/Nollywood Fund from the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, for the development of Nigeria’s entertainment industry. In a statement it issued on Friday, the bank described as untrue a news report calling for the probe of the bank on the premise that…
After the departure of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II, the race is now on to choose who it is that will be the worthy successor. At the moment, it is gathered that there are series of consultations going on amongst the ruling families and the kingmakers in line with the customs…
The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman, has said that the decision to immediately commence a comprehensive audit of all the airlines operating in the country is to forestall complacency among the airline operators. The directive to audit all the domestic airlines operating in the country is coming on…
The Organising Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will meet in a few days to decide on a new date and venue for the final of the 2015 men and women Federation Cup competitions. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, explained on Friday that Nigeria’s men and women teams heading to the 11th All-Africa…
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has urged the Federal Government to develop a well articulated Industrial Revolution Plan (IRP) and the Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) aimed at ushering in a new era for industrial sector development in Nigeria. President of ACCI, Tony Ejinkeonye, who made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja, said…
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), David Parradang, has finally been relieved of his appointment. President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja issued the suspension order on the controversial Immigration boss, while the Deputy Comptroller-general, Martin Abeshi, stepped in. The service had registered over 700,000 job applicants online for less than 20,000 placements through…
Senator Joshua Lidani, a lawyer and a second term Member of the 8th Senate, representing Gombe South Senatorial district in Gombe State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in this interview withIgnatius Okorocha speaks on the reconstruction of the North East zone, the PIB and Buhari’s administration among other issues of national…
Former Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, on Wednesday said it is premature to say that President Muhammadu is marginalizing the Igbo in the list of appointments he has made so far. Recently, there have been widespread criticisms from some Nigerians over what they termed the seeming lopsidedness in the recent…
The National Coordinator, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) Otunba Gani Adams, has urged the present administration to accelerate implementation of zero tolerance programme for corruption. Adams made the plea on Wednesday during a summit organized by Gani Adamu Foundation to offer gift items to the less privilege people in Lagos. According to Adam’s suggestion if the…
The former special adviser to late president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Hon. Ibrahim Zailani has said that no nation can thrive in an atmosphere of insecurity. The former member of the house of Representatives who spoke in an interview in Abuja against the backdrop of the steps taken by president Muhammadu Buhari at addressing the security…
Former Lagos state police boss, Abubakar Tsav and immediate past Minister of Interior, Abba Moro have warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to interfere in the ongoing litigations in courts and tribunals across the country, arising from the last general elections as it may cast aspersions on him. They cautioned that any attempt by the All…
In August 5, 2011 on the recommendation of the federal government of Nigeria, the United Nations Environmental Program, UNEP published what many described as a comprehensive report on the state of the Ogoni environment cruelly devastated by decades of oil spill and its subsequent remedies. Coincidentally, the project was ordered when a Niger Delta son,…
In an effort to strengthen and oost the current wave of intensified war against corruption and corrupt practices by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), the United States (US) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has donated a forensic work station to the EFCC. The equipment, technically referred to as F.R.E.D (Forensic Recovery of Evidence…
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