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Tue, 25 May 2021 08:57:11 +0000
Presidency slams Southern governors open grazing ban
By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja The Presidency yesterday described South’s governors ban on open grazing as legally questionable. It accused the governors of playing politics with serious security issues while attempting to show power. To Abuja seat of p...

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:53:21 +0000
‘APC must honour North-South power shift deal’
By Joseph Jibueze, Deputy News Editor A national chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mohammed Bello Mustapha, yesterday urged the party to honour a gentleman’s agreement for power shift to the South in 2023. The former Co...

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:36:52 +0000
International friendly: Rohr picks Musa, Ekong, 22 others for Cameroon
Our Reporter  Coach Gernot Rohr has selected captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and home boys John Noble and Anayo Iwuala among the 24 Super Eagles who will do battle with five-time African champions Cameroon in a prestige friendly in ...

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:20:23 +0000
UBA Group appoints Anyanwu director
By Collins Nweze The United Bank for Africa (UBA), yesterday  appointed  Mrs. Caroline Anyanwu as a Director. The appointment took effect from  May 19, 2021.  Anyanwu, who holds a First-Class degree in Statistics from the University of Ilorin, ha...

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:19:15 +0000
CBN sustains weekly dollar sales to BDCs
By Collins Nweze The Central Bank of Nigeria has continued to fund bureaux de change (BDCs) segment of the foreign exchange market  weekly to keep the naira stable. President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Aminu Gwad...

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:18:42 +0000
Ex-Air Force men held for stealing rail tracks
By Damian Duruiheoma, Enugu   Two dismissed personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and two other suspected vandals have been arrested by operatives of the Force for vandalising and stealing a truckload of railway tracks and accessories belonging ...

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:18:04 +0000
Sparkle to start loan services in Sept.
Sparkle, a digital platform providing financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians around the world, is set to launch its loan services by September. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sparkle, Mr. Uzoma Dozie, said the  fintech bank ...

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:17:33 +0000
Police probe Abuja varsity student’s death
By Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja     Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Bala Ciroma has ordered an investigation into the death of one Blessing Otunla, who recent graduated from the University of Abuja. The deceased, who...

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:16:31 +0000
Student dies in Kaduna petrol station fire
Kaduna State College of Nursing and Midwifery has confirmed the death of one of its students, Lydia Dantata, in a petrol station fire opposite its Kafanchan campus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that about 10 students of the school were ca...

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:15:58 +0000
Equities open negative with N19b loss
By Taofik Salako, Deputy Group Business Editor The Nigerian equity market closed the first trading of the weeek negative as selloffs in some large and mid-cap stocks overwhelmed the overall market situation. The benchmark index for Nigerian Exchange ...



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