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The  Ondo State workers that embarked on industrial action to protest against the non-payment of their five months salary by the state government, have threatened that if the state government refuses to pay their salaries by Friday, there will be display of madness. Mr. Sola Ekundayo, the chairman of the Trade Union Congress ( TUC) […]

Dangote Cement PLC, Africa’s largest cement producer, has appointed Dorothy Udeme Ufot, SAN, as an independent non-executive director. Mrs. Ufot, one of Nigeria’s most experienced legal practitioners with more than 26 years’ experience in commercial litigation at trial and appellate levels, having been admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1989 and then admitted to the […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the much anticipated guidelines paving the way for the one window foreign exchange structure . Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele who announced this in a world press conference to herald the new regime in Abuja said the foreign exchange market will operate as single market structure. While […]

Former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, will be arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos today (Wednesday). He and Iwejuo Joseph Nna (alias Taiwo A. Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah) were charged with 23-counts of conspiracy and concealment of crime proceeds. The Economic and […]

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday stormed the Lagos residences of former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, carting away cars and other valuables. It was gathered that the raiding started in the afternoon till late in the evening. The two homes raided were the former minister’s private residence […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Ali Modu Sheriff as an impostor hired by the All Progressives Congress (APC)  to destroy the party.  The Ahmed Makarfi led caretaker committee of the PDP issued the accusation on Tuesday at a media briefing where Prince Dayo Adeyeye, spokesman of the committee said the aim of the […]

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continuous delay in the roll out of the new flexible foreign exchange policy has resulted in a loss of N320billion by investors in conglomerates, multinational corporations and other big capitalized companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE. The stock market had recorded a massive rally following the announcement by […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has elected Rev. Supo Ayokunle as it’s new president. Rev. Supo Ayokunle would be succeeding Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the outgoing president of the association. Ayokunle, president of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) beat Elder Joseph Otubu of the Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Movement (MCCSW) by 54 votes to […]

Aderemi Olusegun, Chairman of the Youth groups within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday threatened to take over the party if the leadership tussle currently rocking the party is not resolved within seven days. Olusegun gave the warning at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja while addressing reporters stressed that youth of the party […]

Determined to put smiles on the faces of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North Eastern part of the country during the on-going Ramadan, the Dangote Foundation has commenced the distribution of food items and other relief materials in Borno State. Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, who flagged off the exercise in Maiduguri […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on Tuesday condemned the marginalisation of the state in the area of appointment saying “President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) should tell us our sins.” The party also frowned at the way and manner the government has been managing the nation’s economy, saying the […]

Two prominent national dailies, Leadership and Businessday have apologized to the management of the Dangote Group over alleged libelous advertorial published by the newspapers. The newspapers while claiming to hold Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Industries Limited in high esteem regretted that the advertorial did not go through the […]