Itsekiri, Ijaw, Ilaje graduates reject contract extension for 151 VTP trainees
Leadership of Itsekiri, Ijaw and Ilaje graduates under the aegis of the 3i Coalition, has rejected the three months contract extension allegedly offered to 151 graduate trainees of VTP 5/OTP 2 and VTP 6 by Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, insisting that Chevron “must convert all 151 trainees who have been under slave labour for over three years.”
2 military officers forfeit N200m stashed in banks to FG
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered that N200 million warehoused in some commercial banks by two military officers and their three companies, be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government, pending the outcome of investigation.
Naira appreciates to N361.87/$
THE Naira yesterday appreciated slightly by four kobo to N361.87 per dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window.
Customs intercepts 393 live ammunition, others
The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted about 393 rounds of live ammunition, expanded empty shells and magazines as well as jack knives concealed in containers and a vehicle on Monday and Tuesday.
Burden of a government spokesman
THE massacre three weeks ago of over 200 Plateau State residents, many of them women and children, elicited diverse responses from within and outside the country. Both the executive and legislative arms of government also weighed in.
Ekiti: Why Policemen tear-gassed Fayose, PDP supporters
The campaign for Saturday’s governorship elections in Ekiti State took a dramatic turn yesterday as security operatives who blocked the entrance to Government House, Ado-Ekiti, also fired tear-gas at the governor and his supporters.
Dangote, Africa’s richest man, needs a wife but…
Speaking with David Piling in a Financial Times interview, “Lunch with FT,” monitored by The Cable, the multi-billionaire, who is Africa’s richest man, revealed a soft side of himself and talked tall about his ambitions to buy Arsenal Football Club after successfully leading Nigeria’s oil refining revolution.
Uproar as Remi Tinubu alleges favoritism against APC in Senate
The Senator representing Lagos Central, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, yesterday, protested what she described as favouritism against her party, All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Senate.
APC govt intimidating judges ahead of elections — Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has accused the government of President Muhammadu Buhari of intimidating judges to do the bidding of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on election matters.
SMEs can drive, sustain economic growth — FCMB
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has emphasized that Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs, have the capacity to drive and sustain the economic growth of the country.
Football not going home…It’s Croatia v France final
Croatia last night came from a goal down to beat England in the second semi-final of the FIFA World Cup here in Moscow, Russia.
