Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group, last month, approved a $500 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for Nigeria. The IDA is the window of the World Bank which offers grants and low- to zero-interest loans for projects and programmes that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve standard of living. The […]
Fidelity Bank Plc; GT Bank Nigeria, as well as the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, GTBank, Segun Agbaje, have topped the shortlist as the African Banker Awards committee unveiled nominees for its 2015 awards. The Awards, which are hosted by the African Banker Magazine, will be held during the Annual Meetings of the African […]
Party leaders as well as the three candidates in the United Kingdom’s general elections appear to be making a last-ditch grab for votes on the final day of campaigning before tomorrow’s polls. While, incumbent Prime Minister David Cameron of the Conservatives Party said the country was “stronger than it was five years ago” but there […]
Federal Government has downgraded the Asaba Airport over the failure of Delta State Government to put in place safety and security measures at the airport, a statement said. A statement by Assistant Director, Press & Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, Mr James Odaudu, Tuesday, in Abuja, added that with the downgrading, the airport would now […]
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has commended members of his campaign media team led by Malam Shehu Garba for running a very “decent media campaign” despite the vigorous hate campaigns mounted against him by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Buhari, who received members of his Media Team and Social Media Influencers at the Defence House, Abuja, […]
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said it plans to raise N60 billion worth of bonds in three categories on May 13. In a circular posted online by the Office, Tuesday, it disclosed that the three categories of bonds will include 20-year bonds, 10-year bonds and five-year bonds. The DMO also said that it would […]
Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Angela Tierney has stated her country’s desire to partner with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the provision of technical support and human capacity development. The envoy, who was on a visit to NIMASA headquarters in Lagos, commended the human capacity building drive of the agency […]
President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday, confirmed the appointment of Mrs. Asabe Asmau Ahmed as Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) and Mr. Denzil Amagbe Kentebe as Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Management Development Board (NCDMB). A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati said President Goodluck […]
Madu Ezenoha Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state has dismissed impeachment proceedings against him by the state House of Assembly, even as he described the move as ‘an exercise in futility.’ It would be recalled that a faction of the state House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Eugene Odo and 13 others, Monday, […]
James Eze Governor Willie Obiano has continued to surprise his critics and admirers in a manner that leaves no one in doubt that the hand of God is truly upon him. And this is why. Apart from his seemingly mazy run through all the nebulous litigations that sought to snuff life out of his regime […]
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Bayelsa State, has issued certificates of return to 22 newly elected members of state House of Assembly who emerged victorious at the just concluded polls. The commission also commended the elected lawmakers for conducting themselves peacefully at the general elections. In Bayelsa, while 22 members out […]
Oko-Ume Nwamgbidi The Police have quizzed two Information Communication Technology (ICT) staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abia State for allegedly attempting to steal 7 card readers from the Umuahia office of the commission. The suspects, according to, Professor Selina Oko, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), are Nnamdi Nwabuko , and Herbert […]
Aviation Africa 2015 which opens, May 10, at Le Meridien Hotel, Dubai will underscore the immense potential of the African aviation market. The two-day event, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum, President of Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Airline, has been established to forge a […]
The on-going season five of the Nigerian Idol TV Reality Show, weekend, recorded a major upset with the eviction of three outstanding talents in Ayoka, Modele and Prime from the show and thus ending their hope of continuing in the multi-million naira race. The trio mark the first set of evictees to leave the house […]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has expressed shock at the comments credited to the outgoing Information Commissioner, Mrs Ibim Semenitari in which she claimed that the outgoing All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Governor Rotimi Amaechi is not indebted to workers in the state. In a statement by the State Chairman of the […]
AKHERE Godwin, Benin A group, the South South Equity Forum, has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to cede the speakership position of the House of Representatives to the zone. The group, while making this demand under the leadership of Mr Harrison Omagbon, at a […]
Ekiti State Governor has insisted that his call for the dissolution of the Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in good faith, and in the overall interest of the party, maintaining that the NWC chairman sold the PDP out to the opposition. In a release issued in […]
All three Algerian clubs in the African Champions League have been drawn in the same group, the first time such an incident has occurred in tournament history. Holders Entente Setif will face compatriots USM Alger and MC Eulma in Group B, with Al Merreikh of Sudan completing the pool. The draw for the groups was […]
The Igbo Studies Association (ISA) has joined in the global condemnation of the xenophobic attacks and other acts of violence perpetrated against African immigrants in South Africa. The association, in a statement signed by Dr Chima Korieh, their president, said that these attacks, especially against ‘Nigerians many of whom are Igbo living in South Africa […]
Five years after he was turned down by Arsenal, Nigerian billionaire industrialist, Aliko Dangote has said he still wants to buy the storied English Premier League soccer team, but only for the right price. Dangote, who lost some $10 billion in net worth in 2014 due to a crash in the Nigerian stock market and […]
As Nigerians get set to welcome a new administration come May 29, 2015, the President, of the Shippers’ Association of Lagos State (SALS), Rev. Dr. Jonathan Nicol has advised the incoming administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to desist from appointing a politician to man the Ministry of Transport. Nicol who was reacting to insinuations in […]
Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) has called for the re-introduction of barges to facilitate the movement of containers to areas where vessels could not berth. Speaking with newsmen in Lagos on the association’s expectations from the incoming government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the President of the association, Rev. Jonathan Nicol re-emphasized the importance of […]
The World Bank’s department for Digital Identification for national development has sent a delegation to Nigeria to assess the ongoing projects aimed at solving the country’s longstanding identification issues. This suggests that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is making commendable progress in attracting the right kind of support. Within a two-week timeframe, the delegation […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s Commissioner for Telecommunications and Technology (ICT), Mr Isaias Barreto da Rosa, has assured that the body can improve health services in the sub-region through the use of mobile devices. Barreto da Rosa who made the statement in an interview in Abuja, said that the strategy would involve […]
