Lagos Ndigbo endorse Ambode for 2nd term
lagos—THE Igbo Vision in the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday endorsed Governor Akinwumi Ambode to pilot the state affairs for the next four years.
Court sentences Charles Okah, Nwabueze to life imprisonment for Oct 1 bombing
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced Mr. Charles Okah, the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bomb blast that left twelve persons dead at the Eagle Square in Abuja, to life imprisonment.
African Guarantee Fund, GuarantCo plan $74m guarantee for SMEs
The African Guarantee Fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (AGF) said it has entered into a re-guarantee transaction of an amount of up to $74 million with GuarantCo, to increase its guarantee capacity for SME financing in Africa.
Dana Airline mishap: Buhari orders investigation
ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has ordered full audit of Dana Airlines following the recent near mishap the airline suffered at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State.
GE partners NYSC on youth empowerment
General Electric (GE) has announced a partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to empower Youth Corps members with valuable entrepreneurial skills in line with its objective of skills development.
I joined fraudsters because I was defrauded —Mother of 5
ABEOKUTA—A 45-year-old mother of five, Ashile Basirat, paraded by Ogun State Police Command for allegedly conspiring with robbers to dupe passengers in Abeokuta, said she took into the illicit act of duping people because she had once been a victim.
Cleric conducts month-long ‘sex deliverance’ on lady, defrauds her of N500,000
A 26-year old Lagos cleric, identified as Babatunde Samuel, has been arrested for defrauding a woman to the tune N500,000 and engaging her in “sex deliverance.”
Getting business loans from banks Skye Bank (1)
In the past three months we have been discussing banks’ offers to small businesses in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the area of business loans.
Egmont Group threat: Senate passes Conference report on NFIA bill
ABUJA—AS part of moves to ensure that Nigeria as a country is not expelled from the Egmont Group, the Senate, yesterday, considered and passed the conference committee report on a bill to establish the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU as an independent entity from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Ogbeh’s claim on rice false, says Thailand ambassador
Ambassador of Thailand to Nigeria, Wattana Kunwongse, has denied the claim by Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture, that rice mills are collapsing in the Asian country.
EFCC, other agencies have not submitted audited reports for years —Senate
ABUJA— THE Senate has resolved to stop further budgetary approval for government parastatals and agencies that have not submitted their audited reports and accounts to Auditor-General of the Federation, AGF, for the past two years, just as it has issued a deadline of May 2018 to all the erring parastatals, to submit their reports.
