UBA donates N500m to Lagos Security Trust Fund
……..Pledges Support for state’s effort at improving security United Bank for Africa (UBA) through UBA Foundation, its corporate social responsibility arm, has donated the sum of N500 million to the…
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Tinubu lauds Shell’s $5bn Deepwater investment as booster for energy sector
…….in Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu welcomes Shell and its partners’ announcement today of the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Bonga North Deep Offshore Field. This landmark development, Nigeria’s…
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Court gives ICPC 72hrs to freeze bank accounts of suspects
……..from one year to 72 hours A Federal High Court in Abuja has reduced the period that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) can freeze suspicious…
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NDLEA arrests 3 importers linked to N3.3bn drugs hid in auto parts from Canada
……recovers N4.4bn worth opioids in Rivers port Multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis meant for distribution during the Christmas and New Year…
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Tinubu urges ECOWAS leaders to draw inspiration from Ghana’s peaceful polls
President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders in West Africa to draw inspiration from Ghana’s recent peaceful elections as a model of democratic maturity and commitment to national unity. Special Adviser…
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NCDMB signs N117bn contract with Julius Berger for Oloibiri Museum
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on has executed the engineering, procurement, and construction contract with Julius Berger PLC for the development of Oloibiri Museum and Research Centre…
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NIMASA reports oil spill at Shell’s loading terminal in Bonny
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reported a case of oil spill at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) loading terminal, SMI, in Bonny, Rivers State. A…
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SERAP heads to court over missing N57bn fund
…….in Humanitarian Affairs Ministry, others Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Attorney General of the Federation…
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ECOWAS gives B’Faso, Mali, Niger 6 months grace to reconsider withdrawal
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger six months, from January 29 to…
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Wife of ex-commissioner petitions Tinubu, AGF, over husband’s unlawful detention
Mrs Excel Ihekweme, wife of the former Commissioner for Foreign and International Affairs in Imo, Dr Fabian Ihekweme, has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, over allegations bordering on unlawful arrest and…
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