Christian Chukwuka Wigwe, a cousin of the late Herbert Wigwe and former group managing director and CEO of Access Bank, has filed an Affidavit of Truth accusing Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede of taking indirect guardianship and custody of the deceased’s assets and children. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede According to the affidavit filed at the …
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EFCC Sets up Public Complaints Unit
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has directed the establishment of a Public Complaints Desk at all the Zonal Directorates of the Commission and the Corporate Headquarters. The Desk, designed to be manned by specially trained officers, will receive complaints from members …
Read More »ASUP Decries NBTE Interference, Insists On Strike
THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Zone C, which comprises the South-West and Kwara states, on Monday condemned the undue exercise of oversight and interference by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) regarding the admission of students into polytechnics across the country. The leadership of ASUP also criticized …
Read More »Nigeria to Boost oil Production With FPSO Project – Heineken Lokpobiri
THE Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said the local upgrade of the FPSO Tamara Nanaye, a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, at the Laudo yard in Apapa, Lagos, will boost the country’s oil production. The FPSO Tamara Nanaye upgrade was described as the first …
Read More »Nigeria’s High Interest Rate Will Stay For Long – World Bank
THE World Bank has said that Nigeria, Angola and Sierra Leone, with double-digit inflation and weakened domestic currencies, will maintain a high interest rate for a long period and may even increase it. The bank said that in its latest Africa’s Pulse report, where it focused on how the inflation …
Read More »Kenya Senate Begins Deputy President Impeachment Debate
KENYA’s Senate began debating the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Wednesday after he lost another court bid to halt the proceedings. The country’s Lower House of parliament had last week voted decisively to impeach Gachagua on 11 charges, including corruption and abuse of office, but the deputy president, …
Read More »I Generate 15 Percent of Nigeria’s Electricity – Deji Adeleke
Adedeji Adeleke, father of popular singer Davido, has claimed that he generates 15 percent of Nigeria’s electricity. The billionaire businessman made the claim while speaking at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s General Conference Annual Council 2024 on October 15th. “I’m in the electricity business, I own power plants. I generate about …
Read More »Passengers Reportedly Stranded as Airlines Cut Domestic Flights
THE shortage of aircraft in the domestic airline market has worsened, limiting available flights for passengers, according to findings by Daily Trust. Many passengers were stranded across the country on Tuesday as they could not secure flights to their destinations. The busiest routes, Lagos-Abuja and Abuja-Lagos, were hugely impacted as …
Read More »Lagos Taskforce Arrests 20 Miscreants Terrorising Oshodi
LAGOS State Environmental Sanitation Corps also known as KAI, on Tuesday, arrested 20 suspected miscreants terrorising the Oshodi area of the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a terse message shared on his X.com page on Tuesday. According to him, the suspected …
Read More »Thomas Tuchel to Become New England Manager
THOMAS Tuchel is set to be named as the new England manager after agreeing a deal with the FA this week. In a quick turn of events, the former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss is set to pick up the mantle from Gareth Southgate and lead England into the 2026 …
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