Nigerian Pirates Abduct SIx Sailors from Oil Tanker
In the latest in a string of such attacks, pirates off Nigeria’s oil-rich south have stormed a small oil tanker, kidnapping six sailors, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said on…
Buhari leaves for London on a private visit
After a hectic official engagement, President Muhammadu Buhari was scheduled to jet out of the country to London, for a private visit; the 11th time in four years. Special Adviser…
Southeast must produce next House Speaker,SGF
The issue of the zone that would produce the Speaker of the Ninth House of Representatives has continued to generate heat, especially among lawmakers from the South East zone. Representative…
Minister Ngige: Medical Doctors can leave, Nigeria has enough
A day after inviting the anger of stakeholders who decried brain drain in the health sector, Labor and Employment Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige, has double-down on his provocative comments that…
Fallout from Onnoghen`s trial and conviction
Walter Onnoghen’s nearly 100-day suspense-packed thriller with the Code of Conduct Tribunal finally came to a conclusion on April 18 2019. He was found him guilty of not declaring some…
Lagos locked down as Buhari commissions uncompleted projects
After the respite of the Easter holiday, traffic jam, the feared menace on Lagos roads, was at its height yesterday during President Muhammadu Buhari’s one-day official visit to Lagos state…
Health Minister Unfazed at Mass Exodus of Nigerian Doctors
In spite of an appalling doctor-patient ratio, Nigeria’s labour minister said he is not worried about how medical doctors are leaving the country in droves. Chris Ngige, himself a medical…
Senate Postpones Passage of 2019 Appropriation Bill to Tuesday
The Senate on Wednesday stood down the consideration of the 2019 budget report due to the absence of the Chairman of its Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje. The chairman,…
UBA Shareholders Approve N29bn Diviend,Applaud Performance
Shareholders of pan-African Financial United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc yesterday approved the N29.9 billion paid for the 2018 financial year, while hailing the consistent strong performance of the group.The…
Olam to Acquire Dangote Flour Mills for N130 billion
Olam International Ltd, a Singaporean agro-allied company, yesterday offered to acquire Dangote Flour Mill (DFM) Plc. Olam, through its subsidiary Crown Flour Mills currently, owns over five million shares of…