Nigeria’s next president must believe in restructuring — E.K. Clark
The purpose of this mega rally was to drive home to the grassroots and educate our people about the importance of restructuring and that was what the meeting was meant for and to tell our people that our survival in the country is not guaranteed because a situation where resources found in our area are being exploited by other Nigerians who benefit from them and give us pittance and then demand us to show gratitude to them. That is the situation of a second class citizen, that is the situation where he is being colonised by his fellow Nigerian.
Bank customers fault NIN as single identifier for transactions
BANK customers have faulted the imposition of the National Identification Number (NIN) as single identifier for banking transactions, saying this could undermine achievement of the nation’s financial inclusion goal.
Banks borrow N52tr from CBN as liquidity pressure intensifies
BANKS’ borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shot up by 80 percent to N52 trillion in 2017, from N29 trillion in 2016, due to pressure to survive the impact of high interest rate regime and ceaseless liquidity mop-up, driven by the tight monetary policy of the apex bank
Federal health workers hint on nationwide strike
JOINT Health Sector Union, JOHESU, said weekend, that its members will embark on nationwide strike from April 18, 2018 in all federal medical institutions if the Federal Government fails to comply with salary adjustment structure agreement reached in September last year.
Man who raped undergraduate blows hot: I’ll deal ruthlessly with anyone that rapes my daughter
A 35-year-old commercial driver, Waheed Yusuf, married to two wives, paraded by the Ondo State Police Command for raping an undergraduate, weekend, said he will harm anyone who rapes any of his daughters.
APC chieftains urge party leadership to intervene in Delta crisis
CHIEFTAINS of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, Chief Dafe Ogheneovo, Johnson Afejuku and Diokpa Joel Ugbaja, have called on the national leadership of the party to intervene in the crisis rocking the state chapter, if the party plans to win the 2019 governorship election in the state.
Week-long ceasefire with Boko Haram ended yesterday — FG
A week-long cease fire between the Federal Government and Boko Haram insurgents ended, yesterday, five days after the insurgents used the window to return 107 girls and a boy they captured from Dapchi, Yobe State
POLIO ERADICATION: Six northern govs, monarchs reaffirm commitment to partnering Dangote, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
In a bid to get Nigeria certified polio free, six states in the Northern Nigeria and prominent traditional rulers from the region have renewed commitment to delivering life-saving vaccines to their children through routine immunization, as part of their partnerships with the Dangote Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other developmental partners to get rid of polio from the nation.
Wrestling: Nigerian referee for C/Wealth Games
The Chairman, Nigeria Wrestling Referees Association, Yusuf Usman will be the only African referee to officiate at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Analysts rate UBA ’s 2017 financial performance as impressive
ANALYSTS have rated the United Bank of Nigeria, UBA Plc 2017 financial performance as impressive following improvement in key line items as gross earnings and Profit After Tax, PAT showed relative improvement, just as the bank’s African subsidiaries’ contribution improved significantly.
Call to arms: Army, Defence Minister take on TY Danjuma
Defence Minister, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, and the Nigerian Army, yesterday, took on former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma (Retd), over a statement credited to him, calling on the people of Taraba State and Nigerians in general to take up arms and defend themselves against killings by herdsmen.
