Metro

WorldRemit customers in over 50 countries can now send money instantly to Fidelity Bank accounts from their mobile phones. The money transfer firm has joined Fidelity Bank, one of Nigeria’s top financial services providers, for instant money transfers to four million accounts in Nigeria. The new partnership expands WorldRemit’s footprint in the country and allows the 15 million-strong Nigerian diaspora …

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 By Amos Okioma A set  of male twin toddlers  have been kidnapped by a middle-aged man at the Ekeki Motor Park area of Yenagoa, the state capital. It was gathered that the kidnapper, who drove in a black jeep, had parked near the corner where Mrs Modupe Joseph, the mother of the victims, Taiwo and Kehinde roasts corn with her …

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The Federal Government says it has entered into partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to engage more stakeholders in a round-table discussion on youth employment and skill developments. Prof. Stephen Ocheni, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the task team on Public-Private Round-Table on youth employment and skill …

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From Amos Okioma The management of the Nigeria Police School in Bayelsa state  has expressed worry over the infrastructures decay which is adversely affecting the school conducive learning environment and called on the authorities concerned to come to their aids. The Head Teacher , Nwosu Peter Chigozie stated this in his address on the 7th Graduation / Prize Giving Day …

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…Alleges Plot To Cause Insecurity, Destabilize State From Amos Okioma The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), has raised the alarm over the recent decision of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to post four Commissioners of Police to Bayelsa State in less than two weeks. The Secretary General of the IYC, Mr. Alfred Kemepado, said in a statement on …

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 From Amos Okioma African university students on Wednesday applauded the leadership of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta for providing security for increased oil production. The students under the auspices of League of African Development Students (LEADS Africa) bestowed its African Patriotic Personalities Award on Commander of the JTF, Rear Admiral Apochi Suleiman. Speaking at the brief …

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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to address the crisis between farmers and herders, warning that if left unchecked, it would exert inflationary pressure on the economy. The committee expressed this concern in a communique issued at the end of its two-day meeting held at the headquarters of the …

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The Auditor-General for the Federation, Mr Anthony Ayine, has said that a total of 65 agencies of government never submitted their financial statements for audit purposes in line with the provisions of Financial Regulations 321. This is contained in the 2016 annual report of the Auditor-General for the Federation, which was obtained by our correspondent in Abuja. The 2016 audit …

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Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central, and Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Melaye and Kwankwaso were among the 15 senators who announced their defection on Tuesday. Advertisement The notice of defection was contained in a letter read by Senate President Bukola Saraki on the floor …

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Heritage Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s most innovative banking service provider, has signed a partnership agreement with Feet ‘N’ Tricks International Limited to make the premier edition of Africa Freestyle Football Championship a resounding success. The premier edition of the tournament which is scheduled to hold from September 13 to 15, 2018 at the Balmoral Convention Centre at the Federal Palace …

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