Olabode Adaramola Former Abia state governor, Orji  Uzor Kalu has said that the late former governor of Niger state, late Engineer Abdullahi Kure would be remembered for the role he  played in ensuring that the third term ambition of former President Olusegun Obasanjo did not come into fruition. “It was Engineer Abdulkadir  Kure, my humble self and Senator Bola Ahmed  …

  President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote on Tuesday told the audience at the World Economic Forum (WEF) holding in Davos Switzerland that a joint effort between government and private sector to tackle the power deficit remained a key element in boosting the economy of Africa. Dangote, who also spoke about his efforts at contributing to lightening up Africa starting …

  Wema Bank Plc says it has launched a solar-powered mobile branch to make banking services available to everyone in all parts of the country. The bank’s Head of eBusiness, Mr Damola Bolodeoku, in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, said the mobile branch was fitted with two automated teller machines. According to Bolodeoku, the mobile branch tagged: “Wema Bank …

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sent a delegation comprising top government officials to Borno State, following an accidental bombing that took place on Tuesday in Rann. The President’s team on condolence visit to the state include his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari; the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed; and service chiefs. The Special Adviser …

Buhari, Nigerians mourn fighter jet misfires Nigerians have continued to mourn the disaster that occurred yesterday while a Nigerian jet fighter misfired and caused casualty in Kala Balge area of Borno State. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Nigeria Army has said a fighter jet misfired and shot some humanitarian aid workers of the International Committee of Red …

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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Monday, said it has registered over 14 million Nigerians in the national identity database. According to the commission, it had in the last one year doubled its initial 7 million. Speaking in Abuja on the operations of the commission, the General Manager Corporate Communication, Mr Chika Lovesday said between 2012 and 2015 the commission …

Eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, according to a new report published by Oxfam today to mark the annual meeting of political and business leaders in Davos. Oxfam’s report, ‘An economy for the 99 percent’, shows that the gap between rich and poor is far greater than …

Around 180 people are presumed to have died in the first major migrant boat disaster of 2017 in the Mediterranean, officials said Tuesday after interviewing a handful of survivors. Humanitarian workers from the International Organisation for Migration and the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, recounted harrowing details of a capsize that occurred on Saturday in waters off Libya after talking to …

The Federal Government has allocated N6.55billion for the completion of the East-West Road project in the Niger Delta Ministry budget for 2017 fiscal proposal. The breakdown of the funds meant for the road projects which has now been extended to sections five, covering Oron in Akwa Ibom State to Calabar in Cross River showed that the Sections 2 (2-2) Ahoada-Kaiama …