Kogi East 2019: Coalition of Political Parties Backs Adoji for Senate

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is set to embark on its planned strike as it said it does not have any agreement with the federal government to shelve the action. This came from its Head of Information and Public Affairs, Mr Benson Upah, who countered a statement by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Mr Upah also said the NLC did not have any date for a meeting with the government that may lead to the suspension of the proposed strike. “We do not have any agreement with the government to suspend the planned strike action. Neither

By Bliss Okperan The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has accused a former presidential candidate of the party, Mr Rabiu Kwankwaso, of being responsible for the sacking of the Governor of Kano State, Mr Yusuf Abba, at the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday. A three-man panel led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay removed Mr Abba as Governor, ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hand the Certificate of Return to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the poll, Mr Nasir Gawuna. Reacting to the development, a chieftain of NNPP in Southwest, Mr Abass Akande Onilewura, alleged

By Adedapo Adesanya An initiative to boost youth employment and shore up Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) earnings has been introduced by the Nigerian government. The scheme, the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP), was unveiled over the weekend at the Microsoft Office in New York, United States of America by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Doris Uzoka-Anite. She said the programme would position Nigeria as an export hub for talent outsourcing in Africa following the example of India, Bangladesh, Mexico and The Philippines. Mrs Uzoka-Anite noted that NATEP is a key national initiative that will serve as a

By Aduragbemi Omiyale An 8-storey training complex has been opened in Abeokuta, Ogun State, by Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) in honour of its late co-founder, Mr Tayo Aderinokun. Mr Aderinokun, born in 1955, was one of Africa’s most influential and renowned bankers. His passion for excellence, entrepreneurial acumen and dedication to service led to his co-founding of GTBank in 1990. He became the Managing Director of the Bank in August 2002, leading it to the enviable position of one of Nigeria’s best managed financial institutions until his passing on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. To keep his memory alive, the financial

By Adedapo Adesanya A Boeing 737-400 plane carrying over 80 passengers belonging to Ariana Afghan Airlines has crashed in the remote and mountainous Deh Yak district in eastern Ghazni province in Afghanistan on Monday, January 27, 2020. According to reports, 83 people were on board when the plane went down south-west of Kabul at about 9 a.m. Nigerian time on Monday. It was disclosed that the plane was flying from Herat to Ghazni when the crash occurred. As at the time of the report, the cause of the crash has not been revealed as well as the number of casualties.

By Dipo Olowookere A former employee of tech giant, Microsoft, Mrs Aissatou Djiba Diallo, has been appointed by Ecobank Transnational Incorporated as its new Senior Fintech Advisor. A statement from the lender explained that Mrs Diallo was picked for the position to strategically raise Ecobank’s support for the fintech sector and in her new role, she will lead the group’s fintech initiatives and advise senior management on the banking group’s fintech strategy. According to the statement, the appointment of Mrs Diallo is an important step in the ongoing implementation of the group’s broader digital strategy and demonstrates Ecobank’s commitment to

By Dipo Olowookere In compliance with the directive of the Acting President, Mr Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force be overhauled, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris, has announced the dismantling of SARS, replacing it with the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). Spokesman for the NPF, Mr Jimoh Moshood, disclosed in a statement yesterday night that a new Commissioner of Police has been appointed as the overall head of FSARS. Mr Osinbajo had ordered the police chief to reform the unit following complaints and allegations on human

By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira appreciated against the US Dollar on Tuesday by 46 kobo or 0.11 per cent on the spot market, closing at N410.67/$1 compared with the previous day’s N411.13/$1. The on the spot market is the channel created by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for heavy foreign exchange (FX) traders called the Investors and Exporters (I&E) segment. During the session, Business Post observed that the value of transactions jumped by 31.3 per cent or $30.57 million to $128.11 million from the previous day’s turnover of $97.54 million. But despite the increase in the day’s turnover, the

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Bears dominated the Lagos bourse on Tuesday just like the previous day with investors losing N2.4 billion at the close of trading activities. The poor performance of Forte Oil and 18 other stocks on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) left the market with a 0.03 percent loss and the year-to-date return at -5.99 percent. The All-Share Index (ASI) depreciated by 6.88 points today to end at 25,266.15 points, while the market capitalisation declined by N2.4 billion to finish at N8.742 trillion. Forte Oil emerged the biggest loser on Tuesday, going down by N2.80k to

By Adedapo Adesanya The University of Cambridge has become the latest institution that will return more looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. In a statement, a spokesperson of the English university said there would be over 100 artefacts returned. These are mainly made of brass but also include some ivory and wooden objects taken by British armed forces during the sacking of Benin City in 1897. The spokesperson said: “The Charity Commission has considered and approved the return of 116 historical objects, often referred to as the Benin bronzes, from the University of Cambridge’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to the

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