United Bank for Africa Plc has appointed Oliver Alawuba as the bank’s Group Managing Director (GMD). The bank made this known via a statement on Monday. UBA noted that the appointment takes effect from August 1, 2022, subject to approval by...
As part of efforts to nip in the bud the crisis bedevilling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general election, the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) has scheduled a meeting with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike,...
The Katsina State Police Command has reintroduced a ban on the movement of motorcycles across the state, as part of efforts to tackle the resurgence of bandit attacks in the state. The reintroduction of the ban was contained in a...
China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Qui Jian Chun, has said his country was passionate about exploring a viable partnership, with interest in Nuclear Energy in Nigeria, specifically Kogi State. Chun noted that his key interest as the Ambassador was to...
The operatives of the Niger State Police Command have rearrested a 42-year-old Kuje Prison escapee, John Ijamu, in the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, made this known via a statement on Monday. Abiodun disclosed that the suspect was arrested...
The Dangote Cement on Monday announced a group revenue of N808 billion for the half year ended June 31, 2022. The cement company’s results made available on the website of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) shows that revenue rose by 17...
An Islamic scholar, Musa Mai-Almajirai, has been allegedly beaten to death by members of the vigilante group at Dabai, a community in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. Mai-Almajirai used to teach hundreds of Almajiri pupils in the community...
Delta State Governor and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the presidential flag-bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, lacks the needed experience to be the president of the country. Okowa said Obi’s previous...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged Nigerians to be vigilant and avoid dealing with scammers who pose as recruitment agents for the agency. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Mr Johannes Wojuola, the Special...
Haitham Al-Ghais of Kuwait, on Monday, assumed office as the new Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Al-Ghais was appointed as the new chief of the Vienna-headquartered OPEC in January 2022, for a period of three years. Speaking,...