Kudirat Aka-Bashorun passes on at 75
Mrs Kudirat Aka-Bashorun, wife of late activist and NBA President Alao Aka-Bashorun, has passed on at the age of 75 years. Mrs Kudirat Aka-Bashorun died on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. The death was announced in a brief statement signed by Dipo Aka-Bashorun on behalf of the family The statement reads, “On behalf of the family […]
Reps abandon probe of NDDC road contracts
The House of Representatives has abandoned the probe it initiated into capital projects by Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, and Rivers states.
Kanu: Ohanaeze kicks as IPOB threatens 30-day sit-at-home
Apex Igbo socio-Cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, disagreed with the plan by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to lock down the South East for one month, if its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not brought to court on October 21, 2021.
2023: Tension, as PDP zoning c’ttee begins work
PALPABLE tension has gripped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as members of its zoning committee begins deliberation on zoning the party’s National Working Committee, NWC offices across the six geo-political zones.
Insurance GDP bounces back to growth, posts 15.7% Yr-on-Yr rise
There are indications that the insurance sector has shaken off the impact of COVID-19 on its performance recording 15.7 percent Year-on-Year, YoY, growth in contribution to gross domestic product, GDP, in the second quarter of 2021, Q2’21.
Budget 2022: Experts frown as Senate passes MTEF, FSP
The Senate yesterday passed the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, and Fiscal Strategy Paper, FSP, with the approval of N13.98 trillion as aggregate Federal Government expenditure for 2022, based on oil price benchmark of $57, exchange rate of N410.15 to the US dollar, and 1.88 mbpd crude output.
