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Kogi CP Presents N39.04m to Families of the Deceased Officers. Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP. Bethrand Onuoha, has presented cheques worth N39,042,593.07 to the 25 families of deceased officers on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, http://ow.ly/KWxA105ox1J
UBA Unveils Customers’ Complaints Resolution Portal. Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has unveiled a Quick Response (QR) solution code, qrdispute.ubagroup.com:8088. Called the ‘Scan to Resolve Complaint’ Portal with code, it is aimed at http://ow.ly/rHa9105owR3
Just in: Bobrisky Arrives Court for Naira Abuse, Money Laundering Trial. Wale Igbintade Controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has arrived for his arraignment on money laundering and naira abuse before the Federal High Court in Lagos. The Economic http://ow.ly/vjwZ105owR2
Cross River Denies Taking Fresh Loans. The Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has denied taking or signing any fresh loan, both domestic and foreign, since the inception of his administration on May 29, 2023. http://ow.ly/zgWY105owR1
Kwara Govt Not Behind Ex-Gov Ahmed’s Trial, Says Commissioner. The Kwara State Government has refuted claims that it is behind the current corruption trial of former Governor Abdulfatahi Ahmed, saying the burden of governance does not permit any distractions http://ow.ly/peZE105owQQ
Edo Community Grieves over Missing 200-level Undergraduate. Adibe Emenyonu in Benin-city The inhabitants of Iru Egbede community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have expressed grief over the sudden disappearance of their daughter, Faith Omodon, a http://ow.ly/2vBg105owQP
Group Demands Justice for Soldiers Killed in Delta. . Activist cautions against politicising probe Gideon Arinze in Enugu and Sylvester Idowu in Warri A non-partisan organisation, Nigeria’s Peace and Development Advocates (NPDA) has called on the federal government to ensure that http://ow.ly/eVCV105owQO
Nigerian Emerges IFSW Africa Region President. Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan A Nigerian, Ms. Toni Adeleke, has emerged the president of International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), Africa Region. Adeleke, who is the immediate-past National Secretary of Nigeria http://ow.ly/Nl8a105owGl
Tinubu to Corporate Nigeria: I’ve No Excuses to Underperform, I Campaigned for the Job
Global Rights Bemoans Escalating Attacks on Media by Nigerian Security Personnel... Page 16
Naira Sustains Gain, Reaches N1255/$1 at Official Window, N1,245/$1 at Parallel Market
NERC: Electricity Tariff Increase Would Reduce Grid Collapses, Enhance Supply
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PMI Report: Productivity Grew Slightly in March Despite Strong Inflationary Pressure. D**e Onwuamaeze The rate of expansion in business activity quickened slightly in March but remained relatively modest as the rate of purchase price inflation hit a fresh record high for http://ow.ly/WOsw105ow93
NERC: Electricity Tariff Increase Would Reduce Grid Collapses, Enhance Supply. *Senate vows to take action on power rates hike on resumption Emmanuel Addeh, Chuks Okocha, Adedayo Akinwale, Kingsley Nwezeh, Sunday Aborisade in Abuja and Nume Ekeghe in Lagos About 24 http://ow.ly/jRsH105ow2e
Naira Sustains Gain, Reaches N1255/$1 at Official Window, N1,245/$1 at Parallel Market . * Landmark Group begs FG to reroute 1.5km of 700km coastal road to save tourism business Bennett Oghifo and Nume Ekeghe in Lagos The naira yesterday continued to gain against the http://ow.ly/KYmX105ow2c
Tinubu to Corporate Nigeria: I’ve No Excuses to Underperform, I Campaigned for the Job. *Says govt working to bring down inflation rate, economy being charted to growth path *Shettima: Innovation key to putting Nigeria in rightful position on world map Deji Elumoye and Michael http://ow.ly/ISHE105ow2b
Tinubu to GAVI CEO: Nigeria’s Ability to Produce Vaccines Not in Doubt. *Says nation ready to offset 2023 counterpart contributions for routine vaccines *Gavi expresses commitment towards providing $250m grant Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has called on Gavi, the http://ow.ly/AJQ0105ow2a
PENGASSAN Tackles FG, States over Nigeria’s Alleged N107tn Debt Profile. Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has expressed concern over what it described as outrageous national debt profile that is currently http://ow.ly/puA8105ow28
Get Properly Accredited or Risk Blacklisting, Engineering Council Warns UNICAL, Adamawa Varsity. Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has urged the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Cross Rivers State and the Modibbo Adama University Yola, http://ow.ly/jkZp105ow27
IPMAN Urges NNPC to Account for Funds Spent on Kolmani River Oil Drilling Campaign. Peter Uzoho The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has stressed the need for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to explain to Nigerians how funds deployed for http://ow.ly/Agxy105ow25
Nigerian Breweries to Raise N600bn via Rights Issue. Kayode Tokede Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB), yas announced that it will seek shareholders’ approval to raise N600 billion capital by way of rights Issue. The Company Secretary, Uaboi Agbebaku in http://ow.ly/T8BX105ow23
Report Attributes Failure of Nigerian Carriers to Poor Government Policies, Airline Leadership. Chinedu Eze A recent study carried out by aviation experts and scholars has indicated that two major factors have been responsible for the failure of domestic carriers in Nigeria. The http://ow.ly/zS5x105ow22
Oba of Benin, Ikimi Reflect on Their Days in Foreign Service. Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolor, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin, and former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi, yesterday reflected on their http://ow.ly/7yMh105ow20
NCS: Enhancing Trade Facilitation with AEO Programme. EROMOSELE ABIODUN posits that the move by the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, for the deployment of Authorised Economic Operators will enhance the efficiency and predictability http://ow.ly/3Lp6105ovQh
Kwara Not Behind Ex-Gov. Ahmed’s Trial, Says Commissioner. Hammed Sh*ttu in Ilorin Kwara State Government has said that it is not behind the current alleged corruption trial of the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Abdulfatahi Ahmed. The government, however, said http://ow.ly/RmKH105ovQg
Visa Expands Global Value-added Services Business with AI Solutions. Emma Okonji Visa, a leader in digital payments, has expanded its global value-added services business with the addition of three new AI-powered risk and fraud prevention solutions. The new products, http://ow.ly/GCQF105ovQf
Ekiti Targets Zero Percent Out-of-School Children, Says Gov Oyebanji. Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has restated the commitment of his administration to ensure that every child in the state has access to quality and http://ow.ly/IN4w105ovQe
Residents, Developer Bicker over Telco Mast Installation in Lagos. Kayode Tokede The residents of Muhammed Buhari Police Estate, Badagry Expressway, Lagos state and estate developer, Remax Realtors have engaged in a war of words over a telecommunication mast being installed inside the http://ow.ly/tiWs105ovQb
Moniepoint Redefines Payments with Flexible Options. Moniepoint, a leading Fintech company has said beyond redefining payments and technology in the payment industry, it is also providing businesses and partners with several flexible payment options that will http://ow.ly/Atro105ovQa
Nigerian Airlines Suffering Misconduct of Their Forebears. Chinedu Eze Nigerian airlines have identified their inability to acquire aircraft as one of the challenging factors eroding their success and profitability. Outright purchase of aircraft is difficult because of http://ow.ly/pgvN105ovQ8
In Tribute to Mohammed Ali, Pololuxury Introduces Montblanc Great Characters Collection. Pololuxury, Nigeria’s foremost luxury goods company, is thrilled to unveil the Montblanc Great Characters Collection, a tribute to Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer, sportsman and humanitarian. This exclusive collection of http://ow.ly/rxqH105ovQ7
Air Peace Inaugural London Flight and Challenges Ahead . Many Nigerians were elated last week when Air Peace successfully operated its inaugural flight to London. Although UK is Nigeria’s second home, Nigerian carriers have not successfully operated the route http://ow.ly/T8K4105ovQ5
Ethiopian Group Inaugurates New Jinka Airport Terminal. Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, has inaugurated its Jinka airport project, unveiling a new terminal and support facility buildings. The new state-of-the-art airport terminal is now http://ow.ly/3cOg105ovPW
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Cross River Denies Taking Fresh Loans. The Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has denied taking or signing any fresh loan, both domestic and foreign, since the inception of his administration on May 29, 2023. http://ow.ly/zgWY105owR1
Kwara Govt Not Behind Ex-Gov Ahmed’s Trial, Says Commissioner. The Kwara State Government has refuted claims that it is behind the current corruption trial of former Governor Abdulfatahi Ahmed, saying the burden of governance does not permit any distractions http://ow.ly/peZE105owQQ
4 SDP Witnesses Give Conflicting Evidence at Kogi Election Tribunal. Four Social Democratic Party (SDP) witnesses that testified on Wednesday in the ongoing hearing of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja gave contradictory testimonies.The witnesses gave their accounts http://ow.ly/6kWk105ospa
EFCC Grills Bobrisky over Naira Abuse. Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, for allegedly spraying naira http://ow.ly/4049105orj1
Four Killed, Five Injured in Multiple Auto Crash in Kwara. Hammed Sh*ttu in Ilorin Four persons have been reportedly killed while five sustained serious injuries during a multiple auto crash that occurred at Ayere village along Bode Saadu Highway in Moro Local http://ow.ly/9kA8105oriZ
Ondo Needs a Governor Who’s Political Pedigree, Horizon is Unmatched, Says Ebiseni. Fidelis David in Akure The Secretary-General of Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, and a governorship aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Sola http://ow.ly/FbzC105or05
Niger PDP Lawmaker Confirms Receiving Tinubu’s Grains. Laleye Dipo in Minna A member of the National Assembly from Minna Niger State Hon. Abubakar Audu Buba, has confirmed receiving part of the grains promised federal lawmakers by President Bola http://ow.ly/SrAw105oqJu
Participants Laud USAID State2State on Citizens’ Inclusion in Sokoto Budget. Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto Participants at the second quarterly “Pause and Reflect on Citizens’ Participation in Sokoto State’s Budget Consultation Meeting” at the instance of USAID State2State, has applauded citizens’ inclusion http://ow.ly/69L8105oqJk
Katsina Denies Taking Fresh Loans. Francis Sardauna in Katsina The Katsina State Government has refuted the claim made by the Debt Management Office (DMO), which alleged that the Governor Dikko Umaru Radda’s administration has over ballooned http://ow.ly/IQmz105oqJh
$350m, N85bn Loans: Go after El-Rufai, Shehu Sani Tells Kaduna State Govt. Chuks Okocha in Abuja Ripples of the debt crisis in Kaduna State continued yesterday, as Senator Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central lawmaker has asked the state government to go http://ow.ly/17hh105opSt
US Diplomatic Mission in Nigeria Restates Commitment to Advancing Women’s Rights. •Confers ‘Woman of Courage’ award on Usiobaifo Michael Olugbode in Abuja and Ugo Aliogo in Lagos The United States Diplomatic Mission in Nigeria, has restated its commitment to advancing women’s http://ow.ly/OWaK105opSs
Hacey: 4.3bn People Lack Essentials Sexual Reproductive Health Right in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo Hacey Health Initiative yesterday noted that a staggering 4.3 billion people lack essential sexual and reproductive health right intervention services in sub-Saharan Africa. Hacey also opined that http://ow.ly/W7Pj105opKL
Governor Adeleke Inaugurates New Health Equipment . Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The Governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday inaugurated various health equipment at the office complex of the Osun Health Insurance Agency. The governor, who was represented by the http://ow.ly/CF5N105opKE
Adeola Congratulates Awujale on 64th Anniversary. James Sowole in Abeokuta The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Solomon Adeola, representing Ogun West on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Senate, has felicitated the http://ow.ly/2N0Z105opKC
MEMO TO PRESIDENT TINUBU AT 72. Birthdays are suitable for reflecting on paths taken, tasks at hand and roads ahead, writes Monday Philips Ekpe Even those who disagree with you, President Bola Tinubu, would concede that your http://ow.ly/OXao105opnV
Kanu’s Family Implores S’East Governors to Secure His Release from Detention. Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia With no end in sight in the detention and trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, his family has sought http://ow.ly/Geps105oo1C
Court Permits DSS to Detain Alleged Nigerian ISIS for 60 Days . Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday gave permission to the Department of State Services (DSS) to keep in its custody http://ow.ly/eq1J105olIL
Adeleke Enforces New Retirement Age for Teaching Profession. Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved the immediate enforcement and implementation of new retirement age and length of service for the teaching profession, directing action http://ow.ly/t39v105ok8t
Eight Former PDP Council Chairmen, Defect to APC in Edo. Adibe Emenyonu in Benin-city Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, eight former local government council chairmen have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging their support http://ow.ly/SMlV105ojYc
Aregbesola: Omoluabi Caucus Drags Oyetola’s Aide to DSS, Police. A caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, the Omoluabi Progressives Congress has asked the Department of State Security (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security http://ow.ly/JAj1105ojXZ
