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UBA restrategises, appoints five EDs to Group board
Lagos, Nigeria, 17 May, 2016 – United Bank for Africa PLC, the leading pan Africa banking group, with…
Bank workers, customers have no time for strike in Lagos
Bank workers and customers in Lagos ignored the call by a faction of NLC that workers should go on strike…
Abuja, Ogun workers ignore NLC strike
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja, Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Majority of the workers in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and Abeokuta, Ogun State, ignored the…
‘Fuel Attendants’ most important persons in Nigeria by Seun Bisuga
When the list of the most important persons in Nigeria is compiled for the first half of the year, I…
Fire destroys 40 shops in Ladipo auto market
No fewer than 40 lock-up shops with different auto spare parts worth millions of naira were on Wednesday morning destroyed…
Workers shun strike in Bauchi, Yobe, Adamawa, Jigawa
Normal activities are continuing in Bauchi, Yobe, Adamawa, and Jigawa states, as residents ignored the call by the Nigeria Labour…
Wike slams Niger Delta Avengers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has cautioned youths in the Niger Delta currently blowing up pipelines installations…
Embrace Buhari’s long-term solutions, APC Treasurer urges Nigerians
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The treasurer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo state chapter, Alhaji Salihu Momoh, has called on Nigerians…
Transfers: Arsenal submit £51m for Juventus striker, Alvaro Morata
Arsenal have submitted a £51m offer to Juventus in an attempt to sign 23-year-old forward Alvaro Morata during the summer…
Strike: We won’t obey ‘black market’ injuction – NLC Chairman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Chairman of Edo State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Emmanuel Ademokun, Tuesday described the injunction…
Breaking News: FG warns civil servants against strike
The Federal Government has warned civil servants in the country not to participate in Wednesday’s nationwide indefinite strike called by…
PDP to repeat congress in Lagos, Anambra
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it will repeat its congresses in seven states where it encountered challenges…
Governor accuses civil servants of indolence
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger on Tuesday signed the State’s N85.09 billion Budget 2016 into law. Bello urged the civil…
Traders protest multiple levies, taxes in Anambra
Traders in Awada in Obosi, near the commercial city of Onitsha in Anambra, on Tuesday protested against multiple taxation and…
Fuel Price Hike: Ignore court order, protest- Balarabe Musa
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has reiterated its call on Nigerians masses and civil societies to ignore the…
2 jailed 20 years for illegal oil bunkering
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday convicted and sentenced the duo of…
Fuel Price Increase: Buhari had no choice-VP Osinbajo
“If there is one person in Nigeria that believes that petroleum prices should not go up by one Naira, it…
Amuneke picks Osimhen, Nwakali, others for Burundi tie
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke on Tuesday underlined his faith in players of his 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup team by naming…
1,435 contractors fight for N3b Enugu school projects
No fewer than 1,435 contractors are jostling for the construction and renovation of 388 classroom blocks under the Universal Basic…
Bauchi suspends 2 perm secs over ‘ghost workers’
Bauchi State Government on Tuesday announced the suspension of 22 senior staff of the State and Local Government service over…
Man receives first US penis transplant
A Boston hospital has carried out the first-ever penis transplant in the United States on a 64-year old man who…
Brazil Olympic: Extra-strong condoms for Australian team
Australia’s Olympians will be issued with free super-strength condoms in Rio to minimise any infection from the Zika virus, officials…
2016 Hajj: Govt approves 6 airlines for pilgrims
The Federal Government has approved six air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2016 hajj operation, a statement said…
ECOWAS Court orders FG to justify Dasuki’s detention
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has ordered the Federal Government to justify the detention of former…
Sexual Harassment: Queens College PTA hails govt findings
The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos on Tuesday hailed the Federal Government’s findings on the allegation of…
Nigerian rugby player, Itoje is European Player of the year
An England-based Nigerian Rugby player, Maro Itoje, 21, has been named European Player of the Year after winning the sixth…
IGP orders police to mop up prohibited firearms
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed all Commissioners of Police in State Commands and the FCT to…
Ambode mulls Microsoft partner on security, justice reforms
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said that the State Government would explore areas of cooperation with Microsoft…
Bauchi youths support new fuel price
Some youths in Bauchi on Tuesday demonstrated in support of the new pump price of N145 per litre. The youths,…
FG pays oil marketers outstanding N48.2b subsidy arrears
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday said the Federal Government has paid the N48.2 billion outstanding subsidy…