The emergence of His Excellency, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu, as the Executive Governor of Cross River State, was believed to have heralded a ‘Season of sweetness’ for Cross Riverians, knowing his records as a performing politician, who positively affected the lives of many via his philanthropic engagements which earned …
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Ghali Na’Abba, Akeredolu:A tale of two deaths-By Victor Ndoma-Egba
December 27, 2023 dawned in a very grim manner. As I woke up I saw a news item on the scroll bar of Channels Television that Ghali Umar Na’Abba 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives had passed on at the age of 65. The son of a wealthy Kano …
Read More »Alex Uka, The Duke of Alagaka Government Office, Akure Ring Cartel
Alex Uka for 6 years he reigns as the Duke of the government house Alagbaka in Akure in Ondo State, he was the kinsman and the personal assistant to the former First Lady of Ondo State Betty Ayanwu Akeredolu, he is the major business canvaser to the former First Lady, …
Read More »NSCDC arrests 22 suspected illegal miners in FCT
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested 82 suspected vandals and 22 illegal miners from August till date.The FCT Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Olusola Odumosu, gave the figures during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja Odumosu said …
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Dangote Refinery Receives Third Crude Shipment Of 1 Million Barrels, To Start Diesel and Aviation Fuel Production Mid-January 2024
In a big boost towards achieving Nigeria’s energy refining capacity and security, Nigeria’s Dangote refinery has received its next one-million-barrel crude oil cargo from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited (STASCO), bringing the total to three million barrels at the facility’s Single-Point Mooring.Media investigation by The Commerce Africa that …
Read More »Ondo Gov, Rotimi Akeredolu, Dies After Long Health Battle
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, is dead,The Commerce Africa has learnt. The governor, aged 67, died on Wednesday morning after a prolonged health battle.Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), ex-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and ex-Attorney General of Ondo State, was a second-term governor before his death. …
Read More »Ethiopia becomes Africa’s latest sovereign default
Ethiopia became Africa’s third default in as many years on Tuesday after it failed to make a 33-million-dollar “coupon” payment on its only international government bond. Africa’s second-most populous country announced earlier this month that it intended to formally go into default, having been under severe financial strain in the …
Read More »Christmas: End killings now, Kukah tells Tinubu
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has charged President Bola Tinubu to find a way to put a permanent end to the killings of Nigerians by whatever means or name. Kukah, in his Christmas message with the theme, “Time to Reclaim Nigeria’s Greatness,” and made available to our …
Read More »N-Power Beneficiaries Receiving Arrears, Says Betta Edu
The Federal Government has resumed payment of arrears to beneficiaries of the N-Power programme. The beneficiaries were being owed some months’ salaries by the former President Muhammadu Buhari administration. However, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, said the payment of arrears to beneficiaries which was started …
Read More »FG targets 2025 to fully digitalize the civil service
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, said the plan to fully digitalize all processes in Ministries, Departments and Agencies by 2025 will lead to an automatic cut in the cost of governance. She also said that MDAs having been given the opportunity to ensure …
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