Two laurels in one week: Exciting moments at Access Nation
By Olufemi Jacob Access Bank Group is in a jubilant mood. It’s about to open its rights issue through which it hopes to raise a whopping N356 billion that would shore up its capital base above the mandatory N500 billion….
NNPC shifts $700m gas pipeline delivery date to August
The delivery date for the completion of the $700m Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben gas pipeline project, popularly called OB3, has been shifted from March 2024 to August, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited announced its readiness to complete the facility. On February…
Sultan is an institution, guard him jealously, Shettima advises Sokoto govt
The Sultan is the Sultan of Sokoto. But he is much more than that; he represents an idea. He is an Institution that all of us in this country need to jealously guard, protect, promote, preserve, and project for the…
Japa: Civil servants must refund salaries collected
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that civil servants who relocated abroad while drawing salaries without formally resigning must refund the wages they received during the period. Tinubu spoke at the 2024 Civil Service Award and Gala Night, the climax…
AKK gas pipeline will be ready Q1 2025- Kyari
The Group Chief Executive Office of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has assured Nigerians that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project would be delivered by the end of first quarter 2025. This was made known during the visit of…
Nigerian Army kicks off aviation unit with 2 helicopters
The Nigerian Army on Thursday took delivery of two new Bell UH1 Helicopters to herald the commencement of its aviation unit and boost the operational capabilities of the army in its counter-insurgency operations. Speaking while inspecting the two helicopters at…
Sanwo-Olu vows crackdown on kidnappers of Fouani brothers
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday vowed to ensure the arrest of those behind the recent kidnapping of three Lebanese nationals, including the Managing Director of Fouani Nigeria Limited, Muhammed Fouani. This was contained in a statement by…
Tinubu’s son extols Catholic bishops on nation building
The son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu, on Thursday, commended the Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria for its role in working for the unity of the country. Tinubu, who gave the commendation during the Episcopal installation of Bishop Simeon…
Kano govt insists Sanusi remains Emir
Kano State government has insisted that the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, remains the Emir This is just as the government ordered the state Commissioner of Police to remove the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero from…
Nigeria wants to send its first citizens to space
The Federal government of Nigeria has announced a landmark decision to send its first citizen into space through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a U.S firm, Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA), on Human Space Flight…