The Defence Head—quarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole, has destroyed additional seven gun trucks, and eliminated scores of terrorists who attempted to reinforce attack at Marte, in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche,…
A former Guaranty Trust Bank staff, Onyekachi Nwosu has been convicted and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court, Enugu, over Fifty Million Naira (50,000,000.00) fraud. Justice R.O. Dugbo Oghoghorie found him guilty of abusing his position…
The Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has threatened court action over $5million bribe to Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, among others to secure the appointment of a sole administrator for the Niger Delta…
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…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the average price for refilling five kilogrammes cylinder of cooking gas increased to N1,949.75 in December 2020 from N1,947.47 in November. The bureau said this in its “Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas)…
The Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX), has been positioned to facilitate efficient export of commodities as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) takes off. Its Managing Director, Mrs. Zaheera Baba-Ari, made the declaration on Sunday in Abuja. She noted that…
By Kayode Tokede A US-based Nigerian billionaire, Dr Oluleye Adigun has revealed ongoing effort to invest N3billion or $6.8million in Fidelity Bank Plc through shares acquisition. Adigun said on Wednesday, that the acquisition was part of his planned investment in…
By Kayode Tokede World Economic Forum has said that Earth Observation (EO) data provides a billion-dollar opportunity for Nigeria and other African economies, such that it could create jobs and build new resilience after COVID-19. A newly released report titled,…
By Kayode Tokede Across the Foreign Exchange (FX) windows, the naira weakened against the dollar by 0.3per cent week-on-week (w/w) to N394.67 against the dollar at the Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange (I&E FX) window. Total turnover at the I&E…
The preponderance of cyber crime has most recently become a troubling phenomenon in Nigeria. The spread of the menace like wild fire is an endemic cankerworm eating deep into the fabrics of the entire society. Beyond its domestic troubles, its…
