DSS detains infant, parents for texting Gov Bagudu to pay dad’s gratuity

  Adeniyi Olugbemi, Sokoto Four family members, including a six-month-old baby in Kebbi have sued the Kebbi State Government and the Department of State Services for alleged illegal arrest and detention for 13 days without trial. The complainants — Abdulrahman Nasir Jato, Hadiza Nasir

Matthew Onyiuke JAMB saga: Anambra lawyers threaten to sue JAMB

Anambra State lawyers under the aegis of Anambra State Indigenes Lawyers Forum (ASILF) has called on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB) to with immediate effect release the result of Master Akachukwu Matthew Onyiuke, or face legal action. Speaking at a press conference

Madonna Varsity face off: Parents of detained students to Proprietor, we can’t apologise for ruining our children’s career, future

  By Pamela Eboh, Awka Parents of the six Madonna University, Okija Anambra State, students who were imprisoned for seven months on Thursday said that they will never apologise to the university authority for taking the institution to court. The proprietor of the institution,

Fidelity Bank set to give out N120m in ‘Get Alert In Millions Season 4’

Top Nigerian lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, on Thursday announced the introduction of a new savings campaign in Lagos, as part of concerted efforts to promote the culture of savings amongst Nigerians. The Savings campaign which will ride primarily on digital technologies is one

6 Nollywood movies  movies nominated for 2019 UK film festival award

  By •UK Nollywood Producers’ Guild President Benson Six movies have been selected for honours at the final of the 2019 UK Nollywood Film Festival (UKNFF), organised by the UK Nollywood Producers Guild. The festival, scheduled to hold between October 4 and 5

NIPR, Microsoft to organise ICT training for university undergraduates

  By Emmanuel Afonne The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has concluded plans to partner with Microsoft, to develop the capacity of communication arts undergraduates in the area of ICT. Mr. Franklyn Ginger-Eke, Chairman, NIPR’s 2019 Annual General Meeting and Conference planning

Bowing to Labour’s demand on minimum wage will cause retrenchments — Ngige

Bowing to Labour’s demand on minimum wage will cause retrenchments — Ngige The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, announced on Thursday that the Federal Government would have to lay off workers to be able to meet a wage bill of

EFCC arraigns Boroh, Moriki over N975m amnesty fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the duo of Brig-Gen Paul Boroh (retd) and Hanafi Musa Moriki, before Justice O. O. Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja, on a nine-count charge of criminal breach of trust to the

Teenager kidnaps 7-year-old boy, demands N3.5m ransom

By Haruna Gimba Yaya, Gombe The Gombe State Police Command, on Thursday, said it has arrested a 19-year-old male resident of Gabukka quarters of Gombe metropolis over alleged kidnapping of a 7-year-old boy (name withheld). Addressing newsmen at the headquarters of the Special

CBN sells N11.52 tn treasury bills in 9 months

CBN slams N499b fine on 12 banks for loan policy breach For breaching its guidelines on lending to the real sector of the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined 12 major banks N499.1billion. According to an approved debit instruction, the