Author: Eberechi Constance

Fidelity Bank distributes food packs to FCT communities

    As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, recently donated food packs to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja residents. Themed, the Fidelity Food Bank initiative, the outreach saw the bank’s officials distribute the food items to seven communities in the Mabushi[Read More…]

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INEC rejects Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recall

    Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally turned down the request to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. According to INEC, the petition did not meet the constitutional requirements outlined in Section 69(a) of the 1999 Constitution. INEC explained this today in a post on its official[Read More…]

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Tinubu sacks, Mele Kyari as NNPCL chairman, appoints Bayo Ojulari

President Bola Tinubu has removed the chairman, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited board, Pius Akinyelure, and the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari. Tinubu also appointed Bashir Ojulari as Kyari’s replacement with immediate effect. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, announced the development in a statement he[Read More…]

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FirstBank files appeal

Injunction and stay of execution  Cargo remains under arrest  In a surprising twist of events, its decision delivered today, the Federal High Court in a surprising shift from the true nature of FirstBank ’s claim held that the matter is not a maritime claim but rather, a simple case of[Read More…]

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Rivers Sole Administrator, Admiral Ibas, assumes duty

  The Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has assumed duty in the state. Ibas, in an interview with journalists in Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday, said he would meet with the Head of Service, Permanent Secretaries, and Service Commanders to get formal briefings. Responding to his[Read More…]

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Senate approves emergency rule in Rivers

  The Senate on Thursday ratified the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu. The president had, on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast, declared a state of emergency in Rivers. The declaration saw the suspension of the governor, his deputy and members of the state House[Read More…]

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