Fani-Kayode meets EFCC today over N840m campaign funds
After many weeks of verbal exchange, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will today confront the spokesman of former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, over N840 million he reportedly received a few days to the presidential election.
Anambra develops blue print for grassroots sports devt.
The Anambra State government has developed a blue print to ensure grass-root sports development in the state.
Rangers draw, top NPFL
Rangers are back on top of the Nigeria league despite dropping their first points at home this season on the back of a 1-1 draw with Shooting Stars on Sunday.
Orodje of Okpe, Borgu monarch partner for national unity
The Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, HRM Orhue I, has promised to collaborate with the Emir of Borgu, HRM Alhaji Mohammed Toro, Kitoro iv, to assist government in achieving unity across Nigeria.
Jettison Grazing Reserve Bill, clergyman tells FG
THE Vicar in charge of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Ofuoma-Ughelli, Delta State, Revd. Canon Godwin Ujevwecha, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to jettison the proposed Grazing Reserve bill before the National Assembly in the interest of peaceful coexistence of all parts of the country.
DISCOs go tough on MDAs, other huge debtors
Barring any last minute truce, electricity distribution companies in the country are poised for a showdown with their historic debtors as they (the debtors) face the possibility of mass disconnection of electricity supply in the days ahead.
Reps raise alarm over missing kidney of Nigerian in Italian hospital
ABUJA — THE House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Matters has vowed to take legal action against the Italian government and the Nigerian Embassy in Italy over the disappearance of kidney of a Nigerian resident in Torino, Italy, after visiting a hospital with complaints of fever.
OAUTH performs successful paediatric open heart surgeries
Lagos—In a rare medical feat, the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, OAUTH, Ile Ife, Osun State, has carried successful paediatric open-heart surgeries on six children including five with holes in the heart.
Tanker drivers debunk strike rumours
ABUJA— The Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, debunked rumours making the rounds that its members were embarking on strike.
Paucity of funds slows down pace of work at cargo airports
The Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Engr Saleh Dunoma has disclosed that paucity of funds is responsible for the slow pace of work at the cargo airports under construction across the country and that some equipment for the airports have arrived.
Total domestic investors participation on NSE down 17%
Total domestic investors’ participation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, fell by approximately 17 per cent in the month of March as apathy continues to greet equity investment in the nation’s capital marke According to figures released by the NSE, weekend at the end of the month of March , domestic investors reduced their stake to N61.87 billion, indicating 63.52 per cent participation from N74.49 billion they committed in the market in February this year. This represents a total decline of 17 per cent during the period.
