Marwa, more than marijuana
By Emeka Obasi Something different must come the way of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following Ambassador Mohammed Buba Marwa’s appointment as Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer. I saw him resume, wearing shirt and long pants. Marwa did not storm office in suits or flowing gown, the one a Turkish hotel attendant described as […]
Joe Biden endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO top job
US President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO), clearing a path for her to become the body’s first female and first African leader.
R-E-V-E-A-L-E-D: Kidnap merchants sponsor operations, collect ransom, pay kidnappers token fee
…Bandits are agents of some masters in cities—Sheikh Gunmi …They collect millions as ransom but you’ll never see anything of value with them; they are fronts —Shehu Sani …Our hunters once chased them, they ran into a waiting jeep and zoomed off —Edo traditional ruler …How they connive with residents of some communities By Omeiza […]
Military arrests fake soldier, NSCDC personnel, others in Jos
The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has arrested Mahmud Mohmmed and Nuhu Ochofo, for impersonating as a soldier and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), respectively in Jos. Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the Commander of the task force, paraded the suspects on Friday in Jos. According to him, the suspects, […]
62.63% electricity consumers on estimated billing, says NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday said 62.63 per cent of electricity consumers in the country were on estimated billing as at September 2020. NERC stated this in the 2019 to Quarter 3, 2020 Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) Key Financial and Operational Data, obtained from its website by the News Agency of […]
NSE moves 482.19m shares worth N5.58bn in bearish market
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday moved 482.19 million shares valued at N5.58 billion in 5,998 deals. This was in contrast with a turnover of 629.41 million shares worth N7.98 billion achieved in 4,752 deals on Thursday, representing a decrease of 23.39 per cent. A breakdown of the activity chart indicates that Union Bank […]
