Metro

–Wants Urgent Action For Hungry IDP Children In Middle Belt   A child’s right and developmental Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has called for the immediate release of abducted school girl, Leah Sharibu, from Boko Haram’s captivity. In a statement in Lagos, the Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE), while reacting to the recent report of an audio recording …

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….Says Cancer centre in honour of late Mrs. Dickson to be launched soon By Amos Odeh The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson said preparations are in top gear for the launching of the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation, Cancer Centre and Henry Seriake Dickson Institute. Iworiso-Markson disclosed this in Toru-Orua, Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State …

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 The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, on Tuesday drew attention to the dangers of uncontrolled population growth on the economy and emphasised the need to generate national support for measures that can help moderate the rapid rate of population growth in the country. Senator Udoma who chaired the session on “Sustainable development” at the 58th Annual General Meeting …

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In line with its tradition of deepening the savings culture by rewarding and encouraging its loyal customers, UBA has launched a new savings promo, UBA Wise Savers Promo. The promo which is scheduled to run till September 30, 2019, will give 80 people a whooping N1.5 million  each across all participating regions. The objective is intended to assist in growing the …

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Oando Plc is looking to boost crude output from next year as the Nigerian producer breaks the back of a $2.5 billion debt burden built up through the 2014 acquisition of oil and gas assets from U.S. giant ConocoPhillips. The borrowings will be almost 90 percent lower by the third quarter of 2019 and the company is now preparing for its …

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A former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, countered President Muhammadu Buhari’s stance on the restructuring of the country, saying there was no alternative to restructuring if Nigeria must make progress. Atiku stated that he remained resolute in his support for the restructuring of the country, positing that there was “too much power” in the hands of the Federal Government, …

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Rear Admiral Mathew Emuekpere, the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Nigerian Navy, said the command seized over 13,803 bags of smuggled rice valued at N220.8 million in the past seven months. Emuekpere disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar, Cross River, during the handing over of the command’s leadership to his successor, Rear Admiral David Adeniran. He said the rice …

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United Kingdom said it has repatriated £70 million stolen by an unnamed Nigerian citizen who was convicted in an Italian court. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, who revealed this to reporters in Abuja on Monday, however, declined to disclose the identity of the person involved in the offence. He said, “There was an Italian court case with …

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By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa Otuasega community, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa state Saturday elected Architect, Rans Jackson as substantive paramount ruler. Speaking with newsmen shortly before the election, the community electoral committee chairman, Mr Bams Isiki said the Otuasega community  which for years have had an acting Royal father following the extant laws of the community constituted an electoral …

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Stanbic IBTC Capital and Stanbic IBTC Bank, subsidiaries of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, have partnered with Dangote Cement Plc, Africa’s largest cement producer, to conclude yet another issuance of N50 billion Series 3 and 4 Notes, under the recently established Dangote Cement PLC’s N150 billion CP Programme. Issuance of the Series 3 and 4 Notes closed on Friday 17 August …

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