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Senate Ad – Hoc Committee Begins Investigation Into Alleged Economic Sabotage In The Petroleum Industry.

Barring any last minute changes Senate Ad - hoc Committee investigating alleged Economic Sabotage in the Petroleum Industry will today have an interactive session with Stakeholders in the sector. The 15 man committee headed by Senate leader, Bamidele had in its maiden press conference assured Nigerians that it would leave no stone unturned in unraveling the problems in the nation's petroleum sector. Senator Bamidele said the committee is not out to witch-hunt […]

August 7, 2024 21

Business

CBN Approves Unity Bank Plc and Providus Bank Merger

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the approval for a pivotal financial accommodation to support the proposed merger between Unity Bank Plc and Providus Bank Limited. This strategic move the bank said is designed to bolster the stability of Nigeria’s financial system and avert potential systemic risks. The apex bank, in a statement on Tuesday by its acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, said the merger is […]

August 7, 2024 18

General

Plateau State Government Impose 24 Hour Curfew In Bukuru

The Plateau State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos -Bukuru Metropolis, following the breakdown of law and order in the area. In a statement signed by Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang on Sunday in Jos, the government said the move was to enhance the security of lives and maintain public order. According to the spokesman, the governor has directed […]

August 5, 2024 14

General

DSS Arrests One Of The Leaders Of The Ongoing Endbadgovernance Protests In The Federal Capital Territory

Edited by: Chinedu Echianu Operatives of the Department of State Service have arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Micheal Adaramoye also know as Lenin. Reports say Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2am today at his residence in the Apo area of the FCT. Speaking with a national daily, the Director of Mobilisation, Take It Back Movement, Damilare […]

August 5, 2024 23

Featured

Kamala Harris Set to Announce Her Running Mate Today

Kamala Harris will announce her running mate today, as she prepares for a tour of US battleground states aimed at turning excitement over her presidential bid into durable support that can power her to victory. All paths to the White House run through a handful of swing states, and Harris will kick off her five-day run Tuesday in the largest — Pennsylvania — as she builds momentum for her showdown […]

August 5, 2024 14

National Assembly

Lawmaker Says Finding Lasting Solutions To Nigeria’s Economic Problems Is A Collective Responsibility

All Progressives Congress lawmaker , Representative Alhassan Doguwa from Kano State says finding lasting solutions to Nigeria’s economic problems is a collective responsibility and urges protesters of hunger and hardship to embrace dialogue. Doguwa, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, stated this while addressing officials of Kano Youth Forum, who visited him in Kano. He condemned the unfortunate looting and vandalisation of public and private properties that characterised the 10-day nationwide protests […]

August 5, 2024 15

General

Professor Wole Soyinka Says President Bola Tinubu Failed To Address Brutal Crackdown Of #Endbadgovernance Protesters.

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted the nationwide address by President Bola Tinubu, saying it failed to address the brutal crackdown of #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Angry Nigerians had taken to major cities across the country to lament the high cost of living, hardship, hunger, and poverty blamed on policies of the Federal Government like the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira. In the […]

August 5, 2024 40

General

Organisers of The End Bad Governance Protest Demand the Release of 1,150 Arrested Protesters

The organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest have demanded the release of 1,150 protesters allegedly arrested by the police during the first three days of the nationwide rallies. In response to the appeal by President Bola Tinubu to end the protest, which has claimed several lives, following his broadcast on Sunday morning, the organisers: Take It Back Movement, Youth Rights Campaign and the Creative Change Centre, in separate interviews with newsmen […]

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