Global Patriot Staff

FG directs banks to halt on-going mass retrenchment

Federal Government has directed banks, insurance and other financial institutions operating in the country to suspend the on-going retrenchment in…

VP Osinbajo off to Senegal for ECOWAS Summit

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Friday, left for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the 49th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and…

Fashola inaugurates 28-km Itori-Ibeshe concrete road built by Dangote

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, Friday, said the Federal Government was committed to alleviating the sufferings…

APC South South to Edo guber aspirants: Play by the rules

AGENE GODWIN, Benin The South-South Leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged all the governorship aspirants in Edo State…

Electricity: I have had enough – Oshiomhole; gives BEDC 48hrs to restore supply to disconnected communities

AGENE GODWIN, Benin Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has ordered the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to restore electricity supply…

Over nine feared dead in bus, truck collision on Ikorodu road

No fewer than nine persons have been confirmed dead while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries after an 18-seater…

Respect international agreements — IATA tells Nigeria, Venezuela, others; appoints new executive committee

World’s aviation regulatory body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged the governments of Nigeria, Venezuela and others countries…

PDP BoT denies sacking Markarfi’s Committee

Board of Trustees (BoT) of the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Friday, refuted claims that it had sacked the…

Fashola did not say power sector was illegally sold — Ministry

Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has denied remarks credited to the minister, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on his claims at…

APC in Kaduna splits; as Sani, others float ‘APC-Akida’

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, has split with a faction called ‘APC-AKIDA’which unveiled members of its…

Nigeria is telecom investors’ haven – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured investors that the country remains a sure haven for ICT investors with over…

Beheading of two Abia University students: Suspected cultists paraded

Farmers, herdsmen conflict: Senate to find solutions, says Saraki

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has appealed to herdsmen and farmers across the country to maintain peace as the…

Nestle Q1 2016 earnings hit 126%

Nestle Nigeria’s first quarter 2016 profit results hit 126% Year-on-Year (y/y). According to the company, key drivers were a strong…

OPEC elects former NNPC GMD, Barkindo as new Sec. Gen; fails to agree output policy

Despite failing to agree on output policy, with Iran insisting on the right to raise production steeply, the Organization of…