The trade volume between Nigeria and China has hit N2.9 trillion. This was revealed during a courtesy visit by the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria,Xiaojie Gu , to the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu in Abuja. According to the envoy, the latest trade volume was recorded as at …
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Tinubu vs Kachikwu: Arewa youths berate Tinubu
Northern youths under the auspices of Arewa Intergrity Youth Forum (AIYF), have taken a swipe at the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sen. Bola Tinubu over comments berating the Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu concerning the ongoing fuel crisis in the nation. The group …
Read More »Nigeria Police begins recruitment of 10,000 personnel from April 1
The Nigeria Police Service Commission (PSC) has begin the recruitment of new personel into its fold,as it warned that there would be no short-cut in the recruitment of 10,000 personnel.. In a statement Wednesday, Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission, told journalists that Mike Okiro, Chairman …
Read More »YABATECH expels six final year students
The Academic Board of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has expelled six final year students for presenting fake or altered National Diploma (ND) and National Certificate of Education (NCE) results for admission. The expulsion notice is contained in a circular signed by Mrs Taiwo Obadimu, the Deputy Registrar of the …
Read More »Mass Sack of Workers loom as NBL, Guinness, NBC, 7UP, Flour Mills, Wampco, others give notice of sack
ORGANISED Labour on Wednesday raised alarm that the food, beverage and tobacco sector of the nation’s economy was on the verge of shutting down and that over three million jobs were at risk due to the inability of companies to source foreign exchange for raw material importation to facilitate operations. …
Read More »BREAKING: Senate passes 2016 budget
The Senate has passed the 2016 budget, with an unprecedented reduction in the budget’s total. President Muhammadu Buhari presented a N6.08 trillion proposal in December 2015. The Senate passed N6,060,677,358,227 trillion budget after considering its conference report on the budget. It was the first time since 1999 that the …
Read More »New judge takes over N8 billion CBN currency scam case
Proceedings commenced in the alleged Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N8 billion currency scam on Tuesday with a new judge, Justice Joyce Abdul-Maleek, taking charge at the Federal High Court 2, Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abdul-Maleek took over from Justice Olayinka Faji who initially handled …
Read More »BOI to reduce unemployment to 8% with YES scheme
The Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Industry (BOI), Mr Waheed Olagunju has disclosed that the bank is ready to reduce the level of unemployment in the country as stated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) from 25 per cent to 8 per cent,by giving …
Read More »Alleged N3.9bn fraud: Badeh secures N2bn bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), to the tune of N2billion. Badeh is facing trial over allegation that he diverted about N3.9billion from accounts of the Nigerian Air Force within 2013. In a ruling this …
Read More »Breaking News: NECO releases Nov/Dec 2015 results
The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the results of the November/December 2015 Senior School Certificate Examinations. Prof. Abdulrashid Garba, NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, disclosed this on Wednesday in Minna while addressing newsmen. He said that a total of 50,060 candidates registered, out of which 47,507 sat for English …
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