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Access Holding says its subsidiary, Access Bank, has received the approval of Central Bank of Angola to acquire the 51 per cent shares belonging to majority shareholders of Finibanco Angola S.A. With this step, the bank has moved further to seal a deal with interested minority shareholders of Finibanco to acquire their shares. This would […]
Amid pomp and circumstance, Prince Charles has formally been crowned as King Charles III on Saturday in a historic first Coronation in 70 years that revealed long held, cherished, revered and one of the most preserved monarchies in the world. Prince Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin […]
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, says there are fresh plots by the opposition parties to legally stop the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu before May 29. Keyamo, who was a spokesman for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, alleged that some unscrupulous characters had brought in foreign lawyers to stop […]
… 98 still held captive As some parents of 276 kidnapped students of Government Girls Secondary School Chibok appear to be happy over the return of their children after nine years in captivity, they have expressed sadness, having to bear the additional burden including catering for 24 grandchildren whose fathers they do not know. The […]
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) is giving N100,000 (One hundred thousand naira) and Dignity Packs to each of the Nigerian returnees from Sudan. The Foundation started giving out the money and the Dignity Packs to the evacuees on arrival at the airport in Abuja on Thursday. Maryam Buhari-Shehu, a representative of the Dangote Foundation, said […]
Governors from the Northern states of Nigeria have backed the candidature of former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio as the next Senate President in the 10th assembly. Governor Ganduje of Kano state said: Akpabio has the backing of Northern Governors for the position of Senate President . “Akpabio The Next Senate President, We Are […]
The zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Enugu was on Friday gutted by fire. A terse statement shared by the anti-graft agency, said one of the buildings in the command was badly affected by the inferno, adding that no life was lost. A fire incident occurred today, May 5, at […]
As the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, approaches on May 29, the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock is undergoing renovations to provide a fresh appearance for the incoming president. Skilled workers and painters are busy giving the walls of the villa a new look, in preparation for a transition. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, also […]
Police in Lagos State on Friday dismissed reports that the popular Alaba International Market at Ojo area of the state was on fire. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that while the market was not razed, police stormed the facility, arrested some suspected criminals and recovered their weapons. “The market fire story was a false […]
Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, on Thursday, said 70 per cent of private school teachers in Southwest are unqualified. “When we conducted our survey, we observed that 70 per cent of teachers in the Southwest are not qualified. “A large number of teachers in private schools in Nigeria today are […]
