Two directors on the board of Julius Berger Nigeria Limited, Peter Anugwu and Heinz Stockhausen, have resigned their appointments. This was contained in a statement published on the Nigerian Stock Exchange website today, Monday. The company’s secretary, Cecilia Madueke, in the statement said the resignation of the directors took effect from December 6, 2019. “We
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The Federal Government has launched the Open Treasury Portal in Abuja, Monday, 9th December, 2019. The Treasury Portal contains a wide range of market data for foreign exchange, commodity and money markets. It offers a full range of worldwide hedging, borrowing and lending quotes. President Muhammadu Buhari ably represented by the Minister of State for
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South Sudan’s parliamentary speaker has resigned following lawmakers threatened to impeach him for blocking efforts to fight corruption and mismanagement, local media reported Monday. Anthony Lino Makana was accused by fellow MPs of failing to present auditor-general and anti-corruption reports to parliament and blocking lawmakers from summing ministers for questioning. He was also accused of
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The Chief Executive Officer of Bi-Communications, Dr Aisha Agberebi, has called on the federal and state governments to do all within its power to fight crime in the country. She said this while delivering a keynote address at the Annual General Meeting of the Human Rights Defenders and Access to Justice Advocacy Centre in Lagos
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An All Progress Congress member of the House of Representatives from Kogi State, Mr Zacharias Idris, decried his rejection at the burial of the Peoples Democratic Party’s woman leader, Salome Abuh, who was burnt to death after the November 16 governorship election in the state. Abuh’s remains were laid to rest in her hometown, Aji-Obala,
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will invite the agency involved in the execution of a N109 million water project in the Sheleng Council Area of Adamawa State. The commission made this revelation during the inspection of the project by its constituency project tracking team, led by Hajiya Hannatu
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A political party, Social Democrats in Finland has elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister, making her the youngest head of government in the country’s history. Sanna Marin narrowly won Sunday’s election to replace outgoing leader Antti Rinne, who resigned on Tuesday after losing the confidence of the coalition partner
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Jennifer Lopez in her usual style made a dramatic return to the “Saturday Night Live” stage wearing the green Versace dress she made famous at the Grammy Awards almost two decades ago. Jennifer Lynn Lopez, also known as J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, producer and businesswoman. During a rendition of “Santa Claus
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State has rejected the outcome of the local government council elections conducted in the state. The party’s state legal adviser, Shagnah Pwamadi, described the election as “a selection backed by law enforcement agents,” saying it was the reason the APC rejected the result of the polls. He said, “The
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Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, a world renowned clergyman has passed away. According to information available on his social media handle, he died peacefully in his home, surrounded by friends and loved ones. May his soul find rest in God.
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Bob Menendez, a Senator of the United States of America, representing New Jersey, has condemned the actions of the Nigeria Department of State Services (DSS) for re-arresting Omoyele Sowore, the RevolutionNow protest leader. Menendez in a video addressing the world press conference with Sowore’s wife said; “He (Sowore) was released by a court order. He
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The Federal Government on Friday appealed to road users in Lagos to cooperate with the government as the Mile 2 to Tin-Can Island section of the Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonsoki Expressway project undergoes 72-hour partial closure for rehabilitation. Mr Funso Adebiyi, Director, Federal Highways, South West, made the appeal during an inspection of the roads under construction in
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Amaechi attacked in Spain
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The immediate need of our people is the rehabilitation and reconstruction of collapsed roads
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Chaos as DSS storm courtroom to rearrest Sowore
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