Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Lead Counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the Department of State Services stopped the detainee from seeing his lawyers on Thursday. Ejiofor, in a statement on Friday, said the secret police denied himself and other lawyers including “IPOB’s Attorney …
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Why Petrol Smuggling Continues – Mele Kyari
WHY PETROL SMUGGLING CONTINUES The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday said that concerted efforts by the corporation and some federal agencies to tackle the challenge of smuggling of petroleum products have been hindered by existing huge price differences in pump price of petrol in Nigeria and neighbouring countries. The …
Read More »30 YEARS AFTER, NESTOIL CONTINUES TO LEAD INNOVATION IN LOCAL CONTENT
If the story of Nigerian local content will be told, the impacts of the Nestoil Group will be a recurring theme of any such discussion. This is because, since its entrance into the oil and gas sector in 1991, 19 years before the enactment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas …
Read More »Leadership Turnaround by Ifie Sekibo
Reviewed by: Olukorede S. Yishau The man Ifie Sekibo is an astute Nigerian banker and entrepreneur adept at returning moribund companies to the path of sustained profitability. He is the pioneer and current CEO and Managing Director of Heritage Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank. A post he held since 2012. …
Read More »Saudi Arabia First Female Soldiers Graduate (Photos)
In another historic moment in Kingdom’s women empowerment reforms and initiatives, the first batch of women soldiers from the Armed Forces Women’s Cadre Training Center graduated on Wednesday. The Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili graced the graduation ceremony after completion of the 14-week basic individual course …
Read More »Road Construction: Arepo Residents Accuse Ade Akinsanya, Fort Hermon Of Sabotage
Road construction: Arepo residents accuse contractor, Ogun commissioner of sabotage. Some residents of Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have accused the state Commissioner for Works, Ade Akinsanya, and a contractor, Fort Hermon Limited, of sabotage in the ongoing road construction in the community. Fort …
Read More »ASUU’s 48 Hours Deadline: We Are Yet To Hear From Government – Osodeke
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said 48 hours after the expiration of the ultimatum given the Federal Government, the union is yet to be contacted by the government. Speaking Newsextra24 on Thursday, the union leader also said ASUU would soon …
Read More »Lagos To Divert Traffic For Today’s Match Between Nigeria And Liberia
WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: LAGOS TO DIVERT TRAFFIC AT STADIUM AXIS In preparation for the FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Liberia slated for Friday, 3rd of September, 2021, by 5:00 pm, the Lagos State Government will divert traffic leaving and coming into Surulere at the National Stadium. …
Read More »Sale Mamman: “I Did Not Collapse, The Doctor Advised Me To Get Some Rest
A day after the sacking of two ministers by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, it was rumored that one of the sacked Ministers, Sale Mamman had collapsed after receiving his resignation letter. According to reports, the ex-Minister of Power has been admitted to a hospital in the Nation’s …
Read More »Atiku Topple President Buhari As Most Engaging Political Leader In Nigeria
*Atiku Abubakar topple President Buhari as most engaging political leader in Nigeria* _As Olawepo Hashim tops APC presidential hopeful_ In build up to 2023 general election in Nigeria, politicians across the country are engaging the populace on various social media platforms especially tech giant, Facebook, to sell their candidature to …
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