Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry warns of consequences on economy The chickens are coming home to roost as the ban on Twitter operations in the country has started taking its toll on small and medium businesses (SMBs), reports Lucas Ajanaku These are not the best of times for some small businesses that rely on […]
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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and billionaire businessman Jimoh Ibrahim are at daggers drawn over the sale of NICON Hotels. The new feud in the NICON Hotels ownership and sale followed an advertorial on Monday in some leading newspapers. The advertorial was captioned: “Caveat Emptor: This Hotel is not for sale.” In its […]
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Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives Committees on Finance and Banking and Currency have summoned the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to appear before them next Monday as investigation continues into $30 billion annual revenue leakages from 2004 to 2019. The leakages allegedly arose from payments on account of foreign currency […]
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issues alert The Federal Government stated on Monday that 88 percent of 4 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines supplied to the country a few months ago have been utilised so far. It added that a combined number of 3,441,146 Nigerians have been vaccinated so far with their first and second doses of the […]
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A stalwart of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and member of representing Isoko South 1 Constituency, in Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Kenneth Edafe Ogba, has reportedly slumped and died during a party meeting on Sunday evening. Ogba, a first term member of the House and former Supervisory Councilor in Isoko South Local Government Area […]
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By Ray Ekpu The story is growing wings in the public space and as all such stories go, there is likely to be ample embellishment. But even without anyone adding onions, crayfish and pepper to the story, it is a story fit for the eggheads at Nollywood to turn into a box office sensation. I am […]
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By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa It is not just that the President is unjustifiably advocating and defending an outdated open grazing policy, he is equally amassing all arsenals of state power, in aid of this sinister agenda, that blows ill wind everywhere. His aides, especially his media aides, are daily falling over themselves to attack, abuse and insult […]
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A man walked out on his bride on the wedding day after her family failed to serve mutton in the feast at Sukinda on Wednesday. According to The New Indian Express, the 27-year-old groom, identified as Ramakant Patra, later married another woman of the area before returning home. Patra, a resident of Rebanapalaspal in neighbouring […]
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ACF tasks lawmakers on restructuring bill As the House of Representatives reconvenes, today, its members from the northern part of the country are meeting with their governors and monarchs to take a common position on the contentious Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The PIB is slated for final consideration and passage before the National Assembly embarks […]
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The prosecution of the alleged killer of Miss Inibong Umoren, a job seeker, murdered in Akwa Ibom State, will commence soon. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Odiko Macdon, disclosed this yesterday while giving an update on the matter in Uyo. He said all was set to prosecute the murder suspect, who allegedly raped and […]
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