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CBN approves Access, Diamond bank merger
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given a “No Objection” nod to the merger plans of Access Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc, the boards of both banks said yesterday. The deal is expected […]
Month: December 2018
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Airforce investigates Badeh’s murder
The Air Force said last night that progress has been made on the circumstances surrounding the killing of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. According to the Air Force Director of Information […]
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New NBS data shows my government making progress-Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the recent data reeled out by the National Bureau of Statistics show that his administration is doing well. Buhari said this on Wednesday during a Gala Night organised by beneficiaries of […]
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FG commences extradition process for Allison-Madueke as Interpol issues warrant of arrest
The International Police have issued an arrest warrant for former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke following a request by the Federal Government to the agency. An impeccable source stated that the necessary charges had been filed […]
N'Assembly
Budget 2019: Booing lawmakers poorly raised-Gov. Bello
Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has attacked senators and members of the House of Representatives, who booed President Muhammadu Buhari when he presented the estimates of the 2019 budget to a joint session […]
Business
FG withdraws $1.68bn from ECA in one month
…N812.762bn shared among Fed, States and Local govt for Nov The federal government withdrew $1.68 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) in one month leaving a balance of $631 million in the strategic Excess Crude Account as at […]
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Buhari rates FG high on infrastructure
President Muhammadu Buhari has identified infrastructure development as one of the areas in which his administration had made a lot of progress. The president stated this while presenting the 2019 budget proposal before the joint […]
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Unemployment Report: Buhari failed Nigerians-Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has knocked President Muhammadu Buhari over what he described as a forged unemployment report. Describing the job report released on Wednesday by the National […]
Around The States
Truck driver, 39 commits suicide in Bayelsa
A 39-year-old man and father of four has committed suicide by drinking poisonous substance at Edepie, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.The deceased was identified as Femi Otura, a truck driver, from Kogi State and married to an […]
N'Assembly
FG yet to release funds for constituency projects-Namdas
The House of Representatives has denied accessing 50 percent of the N100b allocated to zonal intervention projects in the 2018 budget. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha had disclosed on Tuesday […]
