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The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has lamented that despite declaring profits in the last few months, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, (NNPC) Limited contributed zero to the Federation account this month.Governor of Ekiti state and chairman of NGF, Kayode Fayemi, who stated this at the Governor’s Forum session on Thursday, which marked the end of […]
Activisis have said more attention should be given to the boy-child. They spoke at the launch of a campaign by a group, A Mother’s Love Initiative (AMLi ) to mark the National Sons Day, which holds today. It noted that boys sometimes suffer physical, medical, educational and emotional neglect on the basis that they were […]
THE Federal Government has requested for more foreign direct investments from France to create more employment opportunities in the country. Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige made this request while receiving the Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Mrs. Emmanuelle Blatmann and other top French embassy officials. Commending the quantum of French investment already existing […]
An angry mob on Thursday morning set three suspected phone thieves ablaze in Upper Iweka, Onitsha. The incident happened after they were apprehended for allegedly stealing phones. A source said the men who were operating with a tricycle dispossessed a victim of his phone but were unfortunately caught. The source said: “The incident happened […]
Governor Willie Obiano has presented an eighteen-seater bus to the executive members of Nigeria Union of Journalists Anambra state council. Governor Obiano made the presentation at the Governor’s lodge Amawbia. Presenting the bus, Governor Obiano represented by his Chief Press Secretary Mr James Ezeh, commended the union and all journalists in Anambra State for a good […]
The Senate is set to pass the 2022 amended budget next week as a bill seeking to amend the 2022 Appropriation Act scaled second reading yesterday. The bill seeks to amend the 2022 budget by making provision in the sum of N106,161,499,052 for Capital Expenditure and N43,870,592,044 for Recurrent Expenditure without increasing budget deficit. The […]
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has been earmarked by English giants, Manchester United, as the likely solution to their goal-scoring problems, and therefore, a target for the summer transfer window. The Napoli forward is also said to be on the radars of Spanish giants as an alternative to their top targets such as Borussia […]
Tyson Fury has announced that he plans to retire after his upcoming fight with Dillian Whyte in a move which would send shockwaves around the heavyweight division. The Gypsy King was believed to be in line to fight the winner of Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk later this year in what would be a […]
Roman Abramovich has announced he plans to sell Chelsea. The Russian owner has come under increasing pressure to part company with the club due to his association with Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine. Crucially, the billionaire oligarch confirmed he will not ask the club to repay him the £1.5bn he has loaned them during his 19-year […]
Transcorp Hotels Plc has announced a gross profit of N16.23 billion for the year ended December 31, 2021 as against N6.67billion reported in 2020, indicating a 143 per cent increase The results released to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) showed a 114 per cent growth in revenue to N21.74billion from N10.16billion in 2020. The hospitality company proposed […]
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