DAKAR, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Burkina Faso has launched new biometric passports without the logo of West Africa’s main political and economic bloc on their cover, further signalling its determination to withdraw from the regional alliance after military leaders took power in a coup. Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, three neighbouring […]
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Abdul Hakim Awal Breaks Guinness World Record For Longest Time To Hug A Tree
A 23-year-old journalist from Kumasi, Ghana, has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest time to hug a tree. Abdul Hakim Awal’s “tree-hug-a-thon” took place outside Kumasi Cultural Centre. It lasted 24 hours 21 minutes. The previous record was 16 hours and it was set by Ugandan environmental activist […]
Oando Director, Tanimu Yakubu, Resigns For National Assignment
Oando Plc has announced the resignation of Mr Tanimu Yakubu as a non-executive director of Oando Plc to undertake a national assignment with the Federal Government. In a statement by the Chief Compliance Officer & Company Secretary, Ayotola Jagun, noted that Yakubu was appointed to the board on June 30, […]
“Mele Kyari: NNPC GMD Must Go” – Protests Rock Abuja Over Fuel Scarcity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8W2PTQi7Qg “NNPC GMD MUST GO” – Protests Rock Abuja Over Fuel Scarcity; Protesters Demand sack of Mele Kyari
FG Begins Construction Of 500 Housing Units In Kano – Properties
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has commenced the construction of 500 housing units in Kano State. Named Renewed Hope Estate, it is located at lambu village of Tofa Local Government Area. The project will see the construction of blocks of 2-bedroom semi-detached, 1-bedroom semi-detached and 3-bedroom semi-detached […]
NNPCL $6 Billion Debt: Suspend Kyari, Save Nigerians – Arewa Group Tells Tinubu
Amid the controversial $6 billion debt being owed to petrol suppliers by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, a Northern group, Arewa Democratic Front, ADF, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action. DAILY POST recalls that the Chief Communications Officer of the NNPCL, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, confirmed the debt, […]
Tinubu Names New Board For Bank Of Industry
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a new board for the Bank of Industry (BoI) Limited, signaling a fresh start for the nation’s premier development finance institution. This was contained in a statement on Monday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale and obtained by News360 […]
Minister Directs NNPCL To Sell PMS Above ₦1,000 To Curb Smuggling – ICIR
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri has directed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited(NNPCL) must sell petrol above the landing cost, which currently stands at N1,117 per litre, to prevent the smuggling of the products to neighbouring countries. Lokpobiri who disclosed this in Abuja, adding that […]
Lagos Drives DNA Testing Surge In Nigeria, 27% Of Paternity Results Negative
Lagos leads the way in DNA testing across Nigeria, as 27% of all paternity tests conducted across the country proved negative indicating that in over one in four cases, the man tested was not the biological father. This is according to the newly released report by Smart DNA titled Smart […]
Industrial Court nullifies demotion of Engr. Luke, orders IMT Enugu to pay 12 months payment shortfall
The Presiding Judge, Enugu Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Oluwakayode Arowosegbe has declared that Engr Luke Mmamel is entitled to his pension rights as a confirmed Director of Works Services of Enugu Institute of Management and Technology. The Court ordered Enugu Institute of Management and Technology to pay […]