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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) early Monday morning extended the ongoing strike by 12 weeks. The decision was taken at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) held at ASUU Secretariat in Abuja. The emergency meeting, which had in attendance principal officers and branch chairmen, started on Sunday and ended early Monday morning. The … [Read more…]
Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc has invested N56 billion into Ama Breweries, Enugu as part of its expansion plan. In a statement, Chief Executive Officer, Heineken, Mr. Dolf van den Brink, said that the investment in Ama Breweries is a further demonstration of the long-standing history and relationship between Heineken and Nigeria, which dates back to … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it will include bills payment in the upgraded version of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), eNaira. The CBN said that this is part of measures to increase use of the digital currency, including sensitisation campaigns in major markets across the country. CBN Branch Controller, Lagos, … [Read more…]
Enugu: Coalition mounts pressure on Uche Nnaji to run for Governor, promise to purchase his forms Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The race to occupy Enugu’s Lion Building appears to have taken a new dimension following calls by a coalition to Chief Geoffery Uche Nnaji, Nwakibie, to join the race. The coalition made the call on Friday … [Read more…]
Enugu agog as Ugwuanyi commissions 5.4km road constructed by OAS Boss, Evarest Nnaji …Ugwuanyi goes to the rural areas and fixes their roads without unnecessary publicity ~Nnaji …Governor Ugwuanyi is an infrastructural catalyst ~Ogbuekwe Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Chief Evarest Nnaji, Odengene, an indigene of Ishienu, Amagunze in Nkanu East local council area of Enugu State … [Read more…]
2023 Enugu Guber: Aspirant, Kingsley Udeh, meets party excos, expresses readiness to serve Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu As the date set for the Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial primary election draws near, a leading contender for the position of Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Kingsley Udeh, Esq., has paid glowing tributes to the Governor, Rt. Hon. Dr. … [Read more…]
Enugu 2023: Group Endorses Ifeanyi Nwoye for Governor Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu As the 2023 primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Party draw near, an advocacy group with the mandate of job creation and self employment has called on the good people of Enugu State to elect business inclined leaders, with job creation mandates. Speaking at … [Read more…]
IPOB not a proscribed organization in UK, says British High Commission in Nigeria British High Commission in Nigeria has faulted reports that UK Government has added the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to the UK’s list of terrorist groups. This is coming a day after it was reported that UK sought to exclude IPOB members … [Read more…]
UK Makes U-turn, Recognises IPOB as Terrorist Group Excluded from Asylum The Government of the United Kingdom(UK) has made a u-turn on its treatment of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), recognising Nigeria’s classification of the group as a terrorist organisation. According to the The Cable, in a May 2022 update of its … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the allocation of houses for the 1994 African Nations Cup winning Super Eagles. President Buhari made the disclosure Thursday in Jalingo during the inauguration of one of the Housing Estates built by the federal government under the National Housing Programme. The president noted that though it was not his administration … [Read more…]
A former Nigerian government official, Abidemi Rufai, has admitted stealing the identities of 20,000 Americans to claim $2million in disaster relief including $350,000 in COVID benefits. Rufai, 45, pleaded guilty in US District Court in Tacoma to stealing Social Security numbers and other personal data from residents of Washington State to pocket around $600,000. At the … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has screened a total of 130 House of Assembly aspirants in Anambra State ahead of its primary slated for May 24. Out of the 130 aspirants screened at the party’s secretariat in Awka, the state capital, 116 were cleared to contest the primary, while 14 were rejected. Secretary of the … [Read more…]