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By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has announced that only 422 of the total 1,411 Nigerian delegates at the ongoing COP28 were funded with taxpayers’ money. This clarification followed the outrage over the size of Nigeria at the conference in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Minister of Information, Mr Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening amidst concerns by Nigerians about the large number of the country’s delegates at the climate change conference in Dubai. Business Post had reported that Nigeria was joint third with China behind the UAE and Brazil among all the countries

By Adedapo Adesanya A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has adjourned an alleged procurement fraud case involving ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, to January 18 and 19, 2024, for continuation of trial. Mr Emefiele is standing trial on a six-count amended charge on alleged procurement of vehicles to the tune of N1.6 billion. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was granted bail on November 17, 2023, to the tune of N300 million, and two sureties and remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre, pending when he meets his bail conditions. However,

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Oyo State government has maintained that its decision to register all commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders in the state was to promote public safety and not for any other purpose. The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Dotun Oyelade, said this during a one-day sensitisation meeting with Okada and Keke riders in Ibadan. He explained that the meeting became necessary following a recent state security council meeting, noting that the exercise will help in the documentation of riders in the state. The Commissioner called for sustained cooperation between motorcycle and tricycle riders and the state

By Dipo Olowookere Minister of Agriculture, Mr Audu Ogbeh, has been urged by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to immediately toe the path of honour and resign for portraying Nigeria as a lying nation and bringing her to international opprobrium by deliberately falsifying claims relating to Nigeria’s relationship with Thailand. In a statement on Friday, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said the development has further dragged down the image of the nation which the APC-led administration has allegedly wrecked in the last three years. The opposition party said the whole world was shocked when the ambassador

By Dipo Olowookere The board of Nigerian Breweries Plc intends to invite the company’s shareholders to a meeting to approve the acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Distell Wines and Spirits. A statement from the brewery firm disclosed that the transaction if allowed to go through, would provide the “company with growth opportunities and long-term profitability.” It specifically said this would enable the organisation to boost its “current product offerings beyond beer to include, wines, spirits, and flavoured alcoholic beverages.” However, all these projections can only become a reality if the shareholders authorise the deal at an Extra-Ordinary

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 Adedapo Adesanya  While the oil market was jittery awaiting a Fed hint at interest rate policy, China retaliated in the trade war with the U.S., announcing plans to slap tariffs on $75 billion worth of American goods and sending oil prices diving early on Friday. Brent Crude as at 9:30 pm (Nigerian Time) trading at $59.14, indicating a 78 cent drop equivalent to 1.3 percent and as at the same time, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude was down 2.57 percent or $1.42 at $53.73. After the Chinese announcement of measures to retaliate for the planned U.S. tariffs on

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (Oyo SUBEB) has reacted to rumours making rounds on social media that it is currently recruiting new teachers, describing it as fake. The Executive Chairman of the board, Dr Nureni Adeniran, debunking the news, advised members of the public to be wary of fraudsters. However, he stated that recruitment of new teachers into the public primary school sector of the state was still in the pipeline, awaiting the approval of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. He, therefore, added that any plans of fresh recruitment would be duly conveyed to

By Dipo Olowookere On Monday, June 25, 2018, former Governor of Cross Rivers State, Mr Donald Duke, addressed delegates at the African Trade and Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) at the United States of America (USA). Mr Duke joined other global thought leaders within the public and private sectors to address issues bothering on foreign-direct investments and emerging markets between Africa and the rest of the world. ATIGS 2018 is expected to witness the gathering of top government delegations, high profile African business leaders, project developers and international investors from more than 70 countries worldwide. Mr Donald Duke was flanked during

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave, now has a new chief financial officer and is Mr Oneal Bhambani, who is joining the firm from American Express. In a statement on Tuesday, it was disclosed that Mr Bhambani will serve a key function in enabling the company’s expansion with best-in-class discipline, operational controls and financial rigour and the appointee has expressed his desire to achieve this goal. “It is a rare opportunity to join a high-scale, de facto market leader in one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. “I am looking forward to partnering with Flutterwave’s team

By Adedapo Adesanya One of Africa’s leading independent exploration and production company, Asharami Energy Limited, is giving professionals an opportunity to build a career at the firm as it commences its recruitment exercise. The current program, among other requirements, features opportunities for individuals with Second Class Upper in their first degrees in Engineering and Geo-sciences. According to Ms Olajumoke Ajayi, Managing Director, Asharami Energy, the Sahara Graduate Upstream Trainee Program has been designed to give brilliant professionals a solid foundation for a promising career in the upstream sector. She said the programme will give successful candidates exposure to challenging real-life