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Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has declared his intention to run for the office of the President in 2023. Umahi disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor’s visit to the Villa comes barely 24 hours after the National Leader…
The total amount of foreign exchange (FX) that streamed into the Nigerian economy skyrocketed by 64% to $30.18billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021 compared to the $18.4billion recorded in the previous quarter. This is about the data of the statistical bulletin for Q3 2021, from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The FX…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ayodeji Gbeleyi as the Chairman, Board of Directors of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. His appointment was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. Ayodeji is a chartered accountant and an associate of the Chartered Institute…
Senator representing Ekiti Central, and a leading aspirant for the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele has said that direct primary remains the best option for chosing the party’s standard bearer. Senator Bamidele also said consensus arrangement would not work given the sheer number of aspirants that have declared interest in the race….
Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have concluded plans to meet on Sunday and decide the date for the party’s national convention scheduled for February, this year. The party’s leadership and key organs are hopeful that the elective convention will still hold in February particularly as it comes under…
The Chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Lagos Council Mr. Awojide Olurotimi, confirmed that the members on the association would be embarking on a three-day warning strike on Monday 10th January, 2022. The Chairman stated at a news conference on Friday in Lagos that the strike is intended to protest poor…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) alongside with the Nigeria Security and Defence Corps (NSCDC) have decided to recreate and strengthen their partnership in various areas; specially for the operation of fighting against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking. According to the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the renewal of partnership…
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the newly integrated Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC), on the need to be committed, accountable and transparent in order to ensure strict compliance with Corporate Governance principles. Buhari made this known on Friday at the State House, Abuja, while inaugurating the Board, chaired by Margery Okadigbo. The President…
The governing body of the National Assembly Staff called the Parliament Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has issued a memo of industrial action to begin on Monday 10th of January, 2022 over outstanding minimum wage payments. This was revealed after a joint NASS/NASC congress, which was held in Abuja. Copies of the memo were issued…
Yesterday, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) announced that war has been declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) based on their recent ban of the transportation of Northern livestock to the East and singing of the national anthem in Southeastern schools. As a direct retaliation to IPOB, the pan-Nothern socio-political organization have commenced plans…
