The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has said competence and integrity and not religion should be considered in choosing the nation’s next leaders. He also noted that the antecedents of prominent candidates in the forthcoming presidential election should be evidence of their …
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The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has revealed the extent of damage that the current flooding has inflicted on roads and bridges in the country. The Minister stated this when he appeared on TVC’s programme, Journalist Hangout, monitored by our correspondent on Sunday. He disclosed that over 154 roads …
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A group, the Ogoni Sim Vanguard, has declared support for the Rivers State Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sim Fubara, for the 2023 election. Also, the group promised determination and commitment to work for the party to achieve a landslide victory in the state as an appreciation for …
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DANGOTE Sugar Refinery Plc has announced a Profit Before Tax of N36.27 billion for a duration of nine months ending September 30, 2022. Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Mr Ravindra Singhvi, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. He said that the company’s PBT rose …
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The Senate Public Account Committee has started investigating the N2.2bn unaccounted expenditure allegedly collected by the Federal Ministry of Justice between 2017 and 2021 from the Service Wide Votes. The Committee is currently going through the records of over 200 federal agencies that benefited from the more than N5trn that …
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Another professional association of lawyers different from the Nigeria Bar Association has been established. The association, known as the Law Society of Nigeria, is led by Mr Kunle Ogunba, SAN. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary of the LSN, Mr Douglas Ogbankwa. …
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BRITISH Airways, has resumed its London-Abuja flight BA83 after cancelling the flight for two days due to the security alerts on terrorism issued by the United States and United Kingdom governments. The PUNCH reported that the United States Mission in Nigeria had issued a security alert over the risk of …
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IN a bid to support Nigeria to eradicate insecurity and terrorism in the country, Turkish Drones and Helicopters are set to arrive Nigeria soon. The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, announced that drones and helicopters from Turkey will soon arrive in Nigeria as part of …
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MTN Nigeria, Globacom Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, MTN Ghana, 9Mobile, and Orange Senegal are among the top 10 telecom service operators nominated for the inaugural Worldex Tech Leadership Awards West Africa 2023. The event is scheduled for February 9, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria. According to the organisers, the programme will recognise …
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Oil major, Exxon Mobil Corporation, has released its third-quarter 2022 results showing earnings of $19.7 billion, or $4.68 per share assuming dilution. Third-quarter results included net favourable identified items of nearly $1 billion associated with the completion of the XTO Energy Canada and Romania Upstream affiliate divestments and one-time benefits …
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