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NNPC to resume search for oil in the Lake Chad Basin

The Chief Executive Officer in charge of Gas and Power in NNPC, Saidu Mohammed, yesterday disclosed that the oil corporation would resume its search for oil in the Lake Chad Basin by the end of the year. Mohammed who was speaking on behalf of the group

Nigerian Recession: Directors pay package drops 13%

  As recession pummeled corporate financials, about 54 leading companies quoted across the sectors of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, took a 12.9 per cent cut on their emoluments and other remuneration packages in 2016 financial year, FY’16. But though the FY’16 of the affected

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I don’t want to be Biafra president— KANU

AWKA—LEADER of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has said that contrary to insinuations in some quarters, he does not intend to be president when the Republic of Biafra was eventually actualized. Kanu told Vanguard that he always preferred to operate from

Four ‘Chibok’ Babies now in FG’s Custody

ABUJA – The federal government has concluded arrangements to, this week, reunite the recently released 82 Chibok girls with their parents, Vanguard has learned. Newly found Chibok girl, Rakiya Abubakar and her baby The government in a statement posted at the weekend on the website

WHO adopts measures to stop Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it had taken measures to effectively respond to the recent outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Regional Director of WHO for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja said that

Chelsea stars to share £5m for winning

Chelsea stars will share a £5million bonus for winning the Premier League this season. The money will be handed out as soon as  Chelsea  get their hands on the prize, with players who’ve made the most appearances getting the larger sums.  The Times  claims ten

How bullion van rammed into Gov Amosun convoy

ABEOKUTA—Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, yesterday on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, experienced what ordinary motorists go through at the hands of reckless bullion van drivers as he narrowly escaped disaster when a Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s bullion van rammed into his convoy. Governor Amosun’s Senior

Chibok girls to reunite with parents ‘next week’ – FG

Eighty-two Chibok schoolgirls who were released after being held for more than three years by Boko Haram will be reunited with their parents next week, according to Nigeria’s minister for women. Aisha Alhassan said the students’ parents will travel from the remote northeastern town in

Only Igbo can survive a divided Nigeria – Fayose

Ado Ekiti-The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has declared that in the event that the country is divided, only the Igbo nation can survive because of their resilience. The Governor also boasted that there has been no politically motivated killing of anyone under his administration.