Why borders must remain closed – Compt-Gen. Customs, el-Rufai

John Ofikhenua, Abuja The Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali has insisted that the border closures will continue for a while irrespective of the pressure from the neighbouring nations for its opening. He said that Nigeria has to first think of

NIGERIAN STRENGTH LIES IN HER DIVERSITY –  PRINCE MADUMERE

  By Timothy Nwachukwu The Immediate past deputy Governor of Imo State and an All Progressive Congress (APC) Stalwart Prince Eze Madumere has called on Nigerians to eschew hate and violence as the diversity of the country should be a blessing, calling for

Access Bank seeks more investment in film industry

By Collins Nweze The Group Managing Director/CEO, Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has called for more investments in the Nigerian film industry, just as he reiterated the role of Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in economic development and job creation. The bank chief

OPEC puts Nigeria’s October oil output at 1.811m bpd

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC has disclosed that Nigeria’s oil output dropped from 1.848 million barrels per day, BPD in September to 1.811 million BPD in October 2019, based on data obtained from secondary sources. in the report obtained by Vanguard,

Ibrahimovic says goodbye to Los Angeles

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will bring his two-year spell in the MLS to a close in January after announcing that he will leave LA Galaxy when his contract expires on December 31. The Swedish striker joined the Galaxy from Manchester United in March 2018 and

Anger over demolition of Lagos fruit market as Traders protest

Oziegbe Okoeki Hundreds of traders from Ikosi/Isheri market on Tuesday stormed the Lagos House of Assembly to protest the demolition of the Ikosi/Isheri fruit market in Lagos. The protesters, who were majorly women, carried placards and marched from the market place to the

Senate orders NNPC to refund N382m to FG over fire explosion

Sanni Onogu, Abuja   The Senate has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to refund the sum of N382,203,055.74 it claimed to have used in firefighting operation during a pipeline explosion in Kom-kom, Rivers State. The Senate also mandated the NNPC to

Businesswoman alleges illegal sale of disputed Lekki land

Robert Egbe   A businesswoman, Alhaja Safurat Olufunke Oladega, has raised the alarm following the alleged illegal sale of some portions of disputed land at Oke Segun Community in the Lekki Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Oladega, who spoke in a statement by

N30, 000 minimum wage: Stop spending money on frivolities, TUC to Governors

By: Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has advised Governors who say they cannot implement the consequential adjustment as a result of the N30, 000 new minimum wage to stop spending money on frivolities. The union said this in

Nigerians will benefit from border closure — Minister

Alhaji Mustapha Baba-Shehuri, the Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, says Nigerians would benefit from the border closure policy adopted by the Federal Government. Baba-Shehuri said this while fielding questions from newsmen on Saturday in Maiduguri. He described the measure as a