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Dangote Sugar appoints new director
The board of Dangote Sugar refinery plc has appointed Yabawa Lawan Wabi, as an Independent Non-Executive Director. According to a corporate notice signed by the Company Secretary, Temitope Hassan, the appointment was approved by the board at its meeting held on February 28, 2023. Mrs. Wabi has experience in the public sector having served
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BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Accord Rivers Assembly candidate
Gunmen have kidnapped the Accord Party candidate for the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area Constituency 2 in the Rivers State House of Assembly for the March 18 election, Chukwudi Ogbonna. Mr. Ogbonna was reportedly kidnaped while driving in his car at Rumuigbo, near Port Harcourt on Monday night when the gunmen forced him to stop and
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Fayemi’s agric programmes increased IGR to N1bn – Ex-Ekiti commissioner
The Former Commissioner for Agriculture in Ekiti State, Dr. Olabode Adetoyi, has said that the agricultural programmes implemented during former Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration increased the state’s Internally Generated Revenue from N350 million to N1 billion. Adetoyi, who spoke to newsmen on Monday, stated that such projects projected the state from the usual civil
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Police declare Bauchi Rep wanted
The Nigeria Police Force has declared the Member representing Bauchi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Yakubu Shehu, wanted. The Police announced a N1 million reward for anyone with useful information that could lead to his arrest. According to the police, the 45-year-old lawmaker is wanted for criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt, disturbance of
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ADP overrules Kaduna chair on suspension of gov candidate
The National leadership of Action Democratic Party has overruled the embattled acting chairman of the party in Kaduna State, Umar Isah, over a purported suspension of its governorship candidate, Sani Sha’aban, from the party ahead of the March 18 governorship race. The National Secretary of the ADP, Victor Fingesi, in a statement in Kaduna on
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Niger Tornadoes signs Wikki Tourists Abdulraheem
Niger Tornadoes have sealed the signing of Shola Abdulraheem from Wikki Tourists. Abdulraheem had nine appearances for Wikki Tourists of Bauchi State during the first half of the Nigeria Professional Football League season. The 21-year-old has completed his medical tests and has started training with his new teammates in Bauchi State. Abdulrahman started his
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Ogun landlord dies after tenant grabbed manhood over bill disagreement
A 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, killed her 50-year-old landlord, Monday Oladele, during a disagreement after grabbing his manhood and dragging him till he died. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Oyeyemi said men of the State Police Command arrested the suspect following a
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Reversing the travails of the naira
THE travails of Nigeria’s national currency continue to batter the economy and dismay domestic and international experts and development partners. A new report from the global consultancy, Andersen, raises fresh fears over the forlorn trajectory of the naira and draws attention to the urgency of a salvage mission. Sadly, the two drivers of fiscal and
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How $11bn P&ID trial could affect Nigeria’s weak economy
EDIDIONG IKPOTO examines the possible repercussions an adverse ruling in the ongoing P&ID trial could have on Nigeria’s already strained economy Judgment on the protracted legal tussle between Nigeria and hedge fund-backed Process & Industrial Development Ltd isn’t expected for at least several weeks; nonetheless, given the multiple beatings the Nigerian economy has suffered in
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Lagos retirees got pension in Q4 2022 — Govt
The Lagos State Pension Commission has denied a report (not by The PUNCH) that the state government failed to make payments to retirees in October, November and December 2022. In a statement made available to our correspondent, the agency said the sum of N1.062bn was paid to 288 retirees on October 14, 2022, and the
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