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Chairman of the Edo State Task Force on Protection of Government Property, Eugene Okolosie, says six persons have been arrested in connection with pipeline vandalism suspected to have been carried out in collusion with some members of the community. The damage was done to the Warri-Kaduna crude oil pipeline at the Ekperi axis in Edo […]
A former spokesman of apex Igbo social-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chuks Ibegbu, has threatened to sue the Lagos State government over the recent reported renaming of some streets and the Charly Boy Stop in Lagos. Ibegbu made the threat in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Enugu. He expressed dismay over the development, describing […]
Authorities of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in Rivers State have debunked reports on social media that a python crept into one of its classrooms and was killed by a student. A video which went viral on social media indicated that a snake had crept into one of the classes during evening lectures. One […]
The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinedu Ogah, has called on the Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, to investigate and address reported cases of harassment, intimidation, and abuse by some security operatives targeting Ebonyi indigenes in Anambra State. Ogah, who described the report as disturbing, maintained that […]
Residents of Umuahia, the Abia State capital, have called for a thorough investigation into the remote and immediate causes of a building collapse in the capital last Saturday. The three-storey uncompleted building located around the Federal Low Cost Housing Estate crumbled in the early hours of the fateful day with no fatalities. The occupants of […]
Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Eno, has applauded the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) for its commitment to higher education infrastructural development and funding. He said his policy on educational development as enshrined in the ARISE Agenda blueprint, would not be compromised. The governor gave the assurance when the board of TETFund led by its […]
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has commenced N157.85 billion rights issue to strengthen its capital base. The rights issue is part of UBA’s efforts to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) N500 billion minimum capital requirements for international commercial banks by March 2026. With this capital raise, UBA is poised to bolster its […]
Nigeria’s drive for a stronger, more reliable energy sector received a boost as the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced a $1.2 million grant to launch the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Feasibility Study. The AfDB Nigeria Country Office director general, Dr. Abdul Kamara, who made this known in Abuja, also affirmed the bank’s commitment to […]
Former Special Adviser to late President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu has cautioned the Lagos State Government over the ongoing remaining of some streets across the state. Ojudu also called on President Bola Tinubu to wade into what he described as a “troubling trend.” He noted that some newly elected local government […]
The women-banking arm of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), SheVentures, has signed a partnership with the Women Enterprise Alliance (WENA) to support the growth and sustainability of women-led businesses in the North Central region of Nigeria. The collaboration is designed to empower over 150 women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across local, state, and regional […]