The Bank of Industry (BOI’s) Kano State Branch Manager, Dahiru Bala Mohammed, has been conferred with a Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) by the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu. Bala was honoured at the Institution’s maiden convocation ceremony held recently, alongside the Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ikweremadu,
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Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan joined some Peoples Democratic Party governors to visit the palace of Lamido of Adamawa in Yola on Sunday. Those present at the meeting said Mr Obasanjo showered praises on Atiku Abubakar, his previously estranged vice president with whom he had reconciled since becoming the
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The notorious rumour in circulation on Nigerian streets sounds every bit like a citation from a James Hadley Chase. Chase has a pleasant notoriety with his crime fiction novels that hold you spellbound. With a gloating slide to it, the rumour is trending, with celebrated gusto, of the “death” of
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The public holiday is to mark the Eid-El Maulud celebration. The Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), who made the announcement on Friday also called on Muslim faithful “to align themselves with the prophet’s teachings which border on piety, charity, tolerance and peaceful co-existence, among others.” Dambazau in a statement
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The minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has escaped yet another tragedy while driving to Lagos after an inspection on Tuesday night. It was gathered that the former governor of Rivers state, embarked on the monthly inspection of Lagos/Ibadan Railway Modernization Project which ended at about 8:30pm. While going back to Lagos, along
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The civil servants in Ondo State have paralysed government activities at the Governor's Office in Akure, the Ondo State capital, to protest the non-payment of their accumulated salary arrears. Chanting solidarity songs, the government workers demanded explanation for the delay in the payment of their arrears and bonuses. The protesting workers were
Read MoreAlmost eight weeks after the senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, opted to remain in the party after many of his colleagues had defected to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, he is yet to be assured of the ticket of All Progressives Congress, APC, to be able to return to the
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Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown by 1.50% in the second quarter, slower than the 1.95% growth in the first quarter of 2018. According to the GDP report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the second quarter GDP is driven by the non-oil sector 2.05% growth indicating an
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) “to immediately lift the ban on Jay FM 101.9 Jos, stopping the radio station from playing songs such as Falz's 'This is Nigeria', Wande Coal's 'Iskaba' and Olamide's 'See Mary, See Jesus', and rescind the unlawful
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The Acting Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Mathew Seiyefa, has assured Nigerians that the service will continue to protect the nation’s interest at all times. Mr Seiyefa gave the assurance on Thursday at an interactive session with reporters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He promised that the service,
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