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PRESIDENT Buhari Monday implored the 36 governors to pay all workers their salaries before the Yuletide so that workers will have a joyful Christmas celebrations. He, therefore, directed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, the Minister of Economic Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma and the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun…
Dangote Noodles Limited, a unit of Nigerian company Dangote Flour Mills, has sold two production lines in Ikorodu and Calabar, to rival pasta maker De-United Foods Industries, maker of Indomie Noodles. The transaction is valued at 3.75 billion Naira ($12.26 million). De United said it has signed an agreement with Dangote Noodles to buy the…
The federal government of Nigeria on Tuesday redeemed the promise to reward D’Tigress for winning the 2017 Afrobasket in Mali. According to Nneka Anibeze, media adviser to Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, each player got N1m while the five coaches got N500,000 each. Dalung said sport in Nigeria was moving to greater heights through the support…
In what many analysts said may be a dress rehearsal for Nigeria’s performance in next year’s World Cup in Russia, the Super Eagles stunned football superpowers Argentina 4-2 in an international friendly played in Russia. The Super Eagles came from behind, 0 – 2, to hand over a memorable defeat to the Messi-less Argentines. Arsenal’s…
The announcement by the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, that cargoes from Lagos ports would be taken to Papalanto, a transit terminal in Ogun State, through the narrow-gauge rail line after their clearance, has generated reactions from agents and importers. Amaechi said during the World Maritime Day celebrations that the Federal Government had reserved…
Nigeria Police worst globally says report. Botswana ranked highest in Africa and 47th globally. The World Internal Security and Police Index International (WISPI) has rated the Nigeria Police Force as the worst police organisation in the world. In its 2016 report, WISPI described the NPF as the worst globally in terms of its ability to handle…
The Punch says the Nigerian Senate on Thursday approved the move by the Ogun State Government to obtain a ₦125b or $350m loan from the World Bank. The approval followed the adoption of the report by the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts at the plenary on Thursday. The committee, which is chaired by Senator…
A former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, has said his trial for alleged corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is not a threat to his desire to run for the office of the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. Daniel spoke with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday shortly after obtaining his…
Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos at the weekend, speaks on issues of national interest. Recently, the Customs General, Ahmadu Ali, said you have 50 percent PDP members in this administration, he even said they are more than 50per cent and that they have…
The Ogun State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Honourable Muyiwa Oladipo has disclosed that culture and tourism are veritable tools needed for uniting the country at a time when the unity of the country was being put to test. Oladipo who made this known in Kaduna, at the 30th edition of the National Festival of…
