A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state Chief James Aroh Nweke, has blasted Governor Nyesome Wike of River state and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee Chairman, Elder Fred Udeogu over their reactions on Umahi’s statement on the type of President Nigeria needs in 2023. The Rivers state governor had verbally attacked Umahi, asking Read More
Manchester United star, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been scammed £250,000 by a travel agent. UK Sun reports that CR7 trusted the 53-year-old, named in Portugal as Maria Silva, with his credit cards and pin codes. Silva also scammed Ronaldo’s super-agent Jorge Mendes out of more than £14,000 and former Man U winger Nani out of more than £1,500. The woman, according Read More
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of the aspirants contesting the state chairmanship position in the forthcoming state congress, Musa Bayero Muhammed, has said that the current leadership in the state is there temporarily. The chairmanship aspirant declared that APC will regain the its Bauchi state leadership in 2023. Speaking with newsmen Sunday in Abuja on Read More
A group of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the aiges of APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign (APC-LAC) has commended the firm responses of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administratiom to the Covid-19 pandemic. The group, which is a voluntary think-tank group of the governing party, particularly lauded President Buhari’s setting up of an Economic Sustainability Committee chaired by the Vice Read More
As both chambers of the National Assembly resume from eight weeks annual recess, Tuesday, legislative issues such as the 2022 budget, the 2010 Electoral Act (Amendment) bill 2021 and report on Constitution review exercise, top agenda. Template for presentation of the 2022 budget by President Muhamnadu Buhari was laid in July with submission of 2022 – 2024 Medium Term Expenditure Read More
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state Monday empowered 1, 000 youth and women in Bogoro and Tafawa Balewa local governments of Bauchi state with occupational equipment and cash to boost their businesses. The governor assisted 500 beneficiaries in each of the local governments where 250 people were given items including grinding machines, sewing machines and motorcycles while 250 others were Read More
Former Vice-President and Presidential flag-bearer of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will from every indication throw his hat into the ring for the sixth time in his sojourn into Nigeria’s political murky Read More
Nigerian Ambassador to Belgium, Obinna Chiedu Onowu, has called on the business community in Belgium and Luxembourg to make Nigeria their investment destination, a development expected to further cement the relationship between Nigeria and all the countries in European Union. While presenting his Letters of Credence to the President of European Council, Mr. Charles Michel, in Brussels, Wednesday, Amb Onowu Read More
Ebonyi Police command Tuesday, paraded two suspects for trafficking teenage girls for prostitution. The suspects Ivi Chukwu Chinecherem, age 20yrs and Ogbonna Justice, age 19 yrs were said to have been involved in the trafficking of five Ebonyi female teenagers to Ghana for Akaeze community in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state. While parading the suspects, the commissioner of Read More
As a swift response to public outcry over incessant criminal activities and attacks on residents, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday stormed some of the dreaded flash points within the City Centre, arresting 14 suspects, recovered dangerous weapons and destroying their shanties. The worst hit by the manhunt operations were the areas around Bolingo hotels, Church Gate Towers, Read More
The federal government and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) are making efforts to further safeguard Nigeria’s critical assets and infrastructure across the country against backdrop of insecurity confronting the Nation. Some of the critical infrastructure including; Chemical Sector, Commercial Facilities Sector, Communications Sector, Critical, Manufacturing Sector, Dams Sector, Defence Industrial Base Sector, Emergency Services Sector, Energy Sector, Read More
The Chairman, Senate committee on public accounts, Pharm. Mathew Urhoghide, has said any “youth starting life with #1,000,000 have no business with poverty”. Urhoghide who represents Edo South Senatorial District in Edo state disclosed that “over two million Nigerian youths graduate every year without job for up to 10 years.” The Senator stated this during his Senatorial empowerment of youths Read More
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has said that stoppage of foreign exchange to Bureaux de Change (BDCs) will increase the productive capacity of businesses. Mrs Ahmed said when she hosted participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 14 of the National Institute for Security Studies, at the ministry’s headquarters weekend in Abuja. According to Read More
The Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) in Nasarawa state has decried the proliferation of substandard table water in the market. Speaking at a two-day workshop organised for members of Keffi- Karu axis in Rosewell Hotel Mararaba, Saturday, chairman of the association Keffi–Karu axis Usman Diggi said some producers have resolved to cutting corners which is not healthy for consumption. He attributed the Read More
An unidentified young female graduate who drives a commercial tricycle, popularly known as keke napep, for a living has disclosed that it pays her better than teaching job. According to her, she took on a teaching job in four different schools after she graduated but the pay was meagre, so she decided to tricycle business, and it pays way more. Read More
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has celebrated the assent to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the current administration has demonstrated unwavering commitment to change Nigeria democratically. The APC governors also said the new PIB present a convincing credential and commitment of the party to restructure Nigerian economy through democratic process in line with provisions of Read More
Madam Arafat Omale 53, who hails from Kogi state and sells Vegetable at Garki market is generating serious cash-flow from selling vegetable and other condiments. Adeola Tukuru reports. Madam Arafat, who started in 2014 with just one basket of vegetable at her disposal is now able to supply to markets around her area. While recounting to Business Starter, she explained that she Read More
A leeway for businesses to continue to grow and overcome the post-COVID challenges affecting them has been designed by Quickteller Business. Quickteller is a leading payment platform focused on empowering businesses of all sizes to facilitate payments and manage transactions from anywhere in the world. The firm said it will continue to provide support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Read More
South African lender Absa has put on ice plans to expand into new business lines in Nigeria, a country previously at the centre of its African ambitions, interim boss Jason Quinn said on Monday. Former Chief Executive Maria Ramos and others had previously touted growth in Nigeria beyond its existing securities business as key to the group’s aim of doubling Read More
Banks borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria jumped from N19.2 billion penultimate week to N489 billion as volume of idle cash (liquidity) in the interbank money market plunged by 2,183 per cent last week. Analysis of data sourced from the CBN shows that interbank money market liquidity opening level crashed to N12 billion on Monday from N349.6 billion the Read More
A leeway for businesses to continue to grow and overcome the post-COVID challenges affecting them has been designed by Quickteller Business. Quickteller is a leading payment platform focused on empowering businesses of all sizes to facilitate payments and manage transactions from anywhere in the world. The firm said it will continue to provide support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Read More
The Coalition of Gender Based Violence (GBV) Responders has condemned the spate of propaganda embarked on by the Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja in an alleged attempt to evade being found complicit in the rape of 14 year old Keren-Happuch Akpagher, who died as a result of condom left inside her, which infected her with sepis, leading to her death. Speaking Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not qualified to criticise the current administration on the worsening insecurity in Nigeria. Responding to an earlier statement released by the PDP, APC reassured Nigerians that “the security of the nation is of the highest priority to the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and this government is Read More
A popular politician and business mogul, Captain Hosa Okunbo, has reportedly passed on. A family source disclosed that Okunbo died after a long battle with cancer. Captain Hosa who hails from Edo state reportedly died on Saturday night, August 7, 2021 at a hospital in London. He was aged 63. Details loading…
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has warned that the continent of Africa will lose it respect to the world if the Nigeria cease to exist as a Nation. Ganduje, however, called on seccessionits agitators to stop immediately and give dialogue a chance. Speaking Thursday in Abuja at the second public lecture series organised by the APC Press Corps Read More
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