Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, has said that the oil firm is currently searching for the best funding options to adopt for the overhaul of the nation’s refineries. He said the NNPC would not relent in its quest to get the refineries back to their optimal nameplate […]
When you end up with more cash than you can spend, it’s best to deposit that money into a bank account. The funds are safe, and your cash can’t get stolen or burn in a fire, according to www.thebalance.com. But what’s the best way to deposit cash, and what are your options if you use […]
…it doesn’t meet our expectations, says OPS Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi Rather than the succour that the review of the Land Use Charge by the Lagos State Government is expected to bring to taxpayers, stakeholders have expressed divergent views about the development. While some applaud the government for considering a review of the rates, others have said […]
Ife Ogunfuwa Diamond Bank has leveraged technology to reach more customers with an enhanced service in Nigeria by launching an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot. According to the bank in a statement, the Chatbot named ‘Ada’ uses the AI technology to provide a human-like interaction and personalised experience for its customers. It said Ada would be able […]
OFTEN at odds with each other over issues, the Executive arm and the National Assembly have, however, recently found a common ground in pursuing a draconian legislation on “hate speech.” In this, they clearly intend to surpass the colonial overlords, successive military regimes and the world’s most brutal dictatorships in legal savagery. Nigerians should for […]
Tunde Odesola It is not the red piece of cloth waved by the matador in a bullfight that enrages the bull. Bulls are colourblind. The red piece of cloth is to mask the blood of the gored bull. Sheer animalistic instinct propels the bull to charge at one of the three matadors, who rides a […]
Former football star and Brazilian senator Romario on Saturday launched a bid to become governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, putting tackling violence at the forefront of his campaign, AFP reports. “In these chaotic times, change is necessary, change is urgent… Rio always had safety problems, but never like now,” the 52-year-old said […]
Everest Amaefule, Abuja Nigeria plans to field a candidate to lead a strategic arm of the International Telecommunications Union known as the Telecommunication Development Bureau, the Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, has said. Shittu who said this at the second African Preparatory Meeting for ITU 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference canvassed for the support of different […]
Sesan Olufowobi The Senator representing the Lagos East in the Senate, Gbenga Ashafa, has lauded the passage of the National Transport Commission Bill, saying the country is ready for “positive development” in the transport sector. The Senate on Thursday, March 15, 2018, passed the bill after it was read the third. The National Transport Commission […]
Nike Popoola Four years after the Pension Reform Act was amended, workers have been unable to use part of the savings in their Retirement Savings Accounts for mortgage loans. Findings by our correspondent revealed that the guidelines for the withdrawal of 25 per cent of the RSA balance by any contributor towards securing a mortgage […]
Irked by the alleged looting of funds at the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund, some members of the organised labour want the Federal Government to bring the perpetrators to book to prevent a nationwide strike, OZIOMA UBABUKOH writes Nigerians should brace for a nationwide strike as workers have bemoaned the Federal Government’s attitude over the […]
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Police Imo State have arrested a couple, Mr. Damian and Mrs. Prisca David, who are indigenes of Taraba State, for allegedly killing their 13-year-old step daughter, identified as Veronica David. The incident, which happened on Friday at Ogwuaga-Abba in the Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State, our correspondent learnt, threw the […]
Even though no society can be said to be free of certain bad elements and security challenges that may be peculiar to it, depending on the level of overall development of such a society, the ones bothering us in Nigeria seem to be self-inflicted through well-organised criminal or ethnic gangs that seem to defy solutions. […]
Jurgen Klopp believes Mohamed Salah is “on the way” to reaching the same levels as Lionel Messi after the Egyptian scored four goals for Liverpool in Saturday’s win against Watford, ESPN reports. Salah netted his first ever hat-trick for Liverpool as he took his goalscoring tally for the season to 36 in all competitions. The […]
Nike Popoola Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the Anchor Loss of Employment Insurance Scheme, one of the products of Anchor Insurance Company Limited. According to a statement obtained on Sunday from the Head, Brand & Corporate Communications of the firm; Mr. Jamiu Osoba, the former President gave the endorsement when the company’s management paid […]
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Nigerian Institute of Architects has been advised to develop training and mentoring programmes for females wishing to become architects. An architect and retired Rear Admiral with the Nigerian Navy, Itunu Hotonu, made the appeal while speaking on ‘The role of women in decision-making’, at a public lecture organised by the NIA in […]
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria’s professional examinations have been upgraded from traditional paper-based to computer-based testing platform for its students. In a statement, the CIBN said the pilot phase of the CBT, which takes effect from April 2018, was carried out in October 2017 with the Certified Risk Managers Certification Examinations held in […]
The news of the confirmation of the humungous amount of money collected every month by members of the Senate as running expenses hit Nigerians like a thunder bolt. In the past, there have been unsubstantiated rumours about the exact amount pocketed by members of the National Assembly. But this is the first time that a […]
Proprietor of Kenny Martial Arts Taekwondo Academy Kehinde Salawu has pleaded with the warring parties in the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation to embrace peace. Salawu, who is one of the pioneer taekwondoists in the country, made the appeal at the just-concluded 7th Kenny Martial Arts U-16 Taekwondo Championship at the National Stadium, Lagos The martial artist, […]
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission has urged Lagos residents to actively participate in the process of electing competent people. The commission said there would be no excuse for people to complain over lack of effective representation if they failed to elect candidates that would best represent their collective interest. The Chairman of […]
Nike Popoola An employee of Leadway Assurance Limited, Miss Oyewole Abigail, has won the 2018 Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria’s Miss Insurance Pageant. She emerged winner after contesting with eight others and won a Toyota Corolla car at the Miss Insurance contest organised by the CIIN in Lagos. Miss Chukwuedo Awele of Zenith General Insurance […]
Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri Six hundred orphans and internally displaced persons have been enrolled under the education and livelihood programme of the Future Prowess Islamic Foundation, a Borno-based non-governmental organisation. Flagging off the distribution of education materials on Sunday in Maiduguri, Director of the Foundation, Zannah Mustapha, disclosed that many victims of Boko Haram insurgency had […]
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi own planners have called on government at all levels to update their planning and urban development laws. The President, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Luka Achi, at the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the Abia State chapter of the NITP, stated that the laws should be made to address issues such as climate change. […]
Akwa United FC of Uyo on Sunday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, qualified for round of 16 in the CAF Confederation Cup by beating Al Ittihad of Libya. Aiteo Cup winners prevailed 4-3 on aggregate over the Tripoli-based team, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The host who lost by a lone goal to […]
No fewer than 18 persons were feared dead in an accident involving a Ford Explorer SUV and a Mazda bus at Alapako area on Lagos /Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi […]