Minister’s aides brutalise journalist, security men in Abuja

Pandemonium erupted on Thursday evening when overzealous operatives attached to the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Ramatu Tijani Aliyu, attacked a journalist and the security details at the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Abuja. The incident occurred after Tijani, who earlier arrived for a meeting, was driving out of the party headquarters amid …

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Anthony Joshua speaks on retiring if he loses again to Usyk

British boxer, Anthony Joshua has rubbished speculation that he will retire if he loses his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. According to Joshua, he will continue fighting even if he fails to retrieve his world heavyweight titles from the Ukrainian. The 32-year-old said: “I respect people’s opinion. But I don’t want to retire. “I’ve got one of the biggest …

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Electricity workers call off strike

National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called off its nationwide strike. The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday. The minister’s spokesman Olajide Oshundun, announced that Ngige intervened in the industrial action. NUEE Secretary General, Joe Ajaero, assured that electricity would be restored across the country tonight. The workers shut …

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Electricity: Why we failed to generate 5,000MW as promised – Minister

The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, has blamed the government’s inability to increase electricity generation to 5,000 MW on gas supply problems. He said instead of increased generation as the government promised, the country’s output has continued to be unstable, and fell to 4100MW on Wednesday. Mr Aliyu spoke to journalists Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. …

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Again, EFCC Recovers N1.4billion for NHIS

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered an additional sum of One Billion, Four Hundred Million Naira (N1.4 Billion) for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. The money which was released to the NHIS on August 5, 2022, is part of the funds which some commercial banks fraudulently refused to transmit to the Treasury Single Account, TSA, since …

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SWCT: Conference 57 Champions Mega Concert to promote Tinubu in South West 

The reputable umbrella body of all the Chairmen in the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas in Lagos State called ‘Conference 57’, under the leadership of Hon. Kolade Alabi, the Executive Chairman of Bariga LCDA, has put its weight behind the organizers of the now talk of the town South West Comedians for Tinubu (SWCT) to kick off a unique movement which is an initiative …

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Sterling Premieres Anthology of Nigerian Literature with Farafina 

Sterling Bank Plc has collaborated with Farafina Books, Nigeria’s leading independent literary publishers, to launch a premier anthology of the best of Nigerian writings spanning 200 years, from 1789 to 2018.  The anthology, titled: “A Possible Future,” was curated to preserve the gems of Nigeria’s literary history, promote a reading culture in the country as well as to support featured …

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Unity Bank Rolls Out Yanga Market Penetration Campaign, Targets Millions of Underbanked Women

Retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has deployed a new marketing campaign targeted at reaching millions of women entrepreneurs, especially the underbanked across Nigeria with its new retail product, the Yanga account. Starting this August, the lender shall deploy strategic marketing campaigns leveraging several channels including the traditional and digital media to drive value proposition and increased adoption of the Yanga …

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First Set of Winners Emerge in Union Bank’s Save & Win Palli Promo 2

Leading financial institution Union Bank of Nigeria has rewarded the first set of winners in the second edition of its Save & Win Palli promo. The first live draw of this season, which took place at Union Bank’s Head office in Lagos, saw 50 customers win cash prizes of ₦105,000 each. The winners were selected randomly through a transparent, and electronically generated …

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Court sentences kidnap kingpin, Wadume to seven years

Justice Binta Nyako has sentenced the Taraba based kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly called Wadume, to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine. Wadume was convicted by the trial judge for unlawfully dealing in prohibited firearms and for escaping from prison custody. The Office of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice had earlier brought the criminal prosecution before Justice …

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