Author: Olakunle Oke
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Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimboloa Ogunbanjo on Friday. statement […]
President Tinubu made the pronouncement when he received the players and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The delegation is led by the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh. The Super Eagles finished as runners-up in the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations (), hosted […]
The Senate is currently in a meeting with the heads of security agencies and the Economic team over the recent security challenges in the country. The Senate as of 11:35 am suspended its rules to allow non-lawmakers to gain access to the plenary. The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, had two weeks ago summoned for a […]
Onyeka Ogbu, testifying against him. The Economic and Financial Crime Commission is prosecuting Emefiele on amended 20 counts bordering on forgery, criminal conspiracy, conferring undue advantage, and breach of trust, among others. Specifically, the EFCC accused Emefiele of impersonating the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to illegally obtain a sum of $6.2m. The […]
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has urged Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi to keep his head up after facing heavy criticism from fans in the wake of Nigeria’s loss to Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Nigeria lost 2-1 to the hosts, handing the Ivorians […]
The Nigeria and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has said that the new certificate verification guideline for nurses is in the best interest of the nation. Recall that nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja chapter, on Monday, protested against the new verification certification guidelines released by the and Midwifery […]
A 50-year-old farmer in Plateau State, , has been killed by gunmen. It was gathered that Zhwe was killed in his house alongside two others in Nkienzha village, Bassa Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. A community leader in the area, Nuhu Bitrus, confirmed this to our correspondent in Jos on Monday. Bitrus […]
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the aegis of PDP Governors’ Forum, have started arriving at the Oyo State Governors Lodge, Asokoro for a crucial meeting. Details of the agenda of the meeting are still sketchy as at the time of filing this report, it was gathered that the […]
The Africa Nations Cup 2023 silver medallists, Super Eagles of Nigeria, will arrive in Abuja today from Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. According to the itinerary of the team released Monday morning by the Team’s Media Officer, Babafemi Raji, the entire team with players and officials will leave their Pullman Hotel base to the airport at 1 […]
The Federal Government has entrusted the Bank of Industry (BOI) with the role of serving as the executing agency for a substantial N200 billion fund, designed to bolster businesses across Nigeria. This initiative, spearheaded by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (FMITI), comprises three distinct funds: the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), the […]
