On Friday, China’s central bank announced that it has extended its bilateral currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The People’s Bank of China announced on its website that the overall value of the agreement amounts to 15 billion yuan, which is approximately 2.09 billion U.S. dollars, or 3.28 trillion Nigerian naira. The…
The Federal Government says it will conduct a thorough investigation into Wednesday’s accidental bombing that killed 10 people in Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area. The Minister of State, Defence, Bello Mutawalle, gave this indication while on a condolence visit to Gov. Ahmed Aliyu in Sokoto. He described what happened in…
Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and leader of the APC in Plateau State Barr. Simon Bako Lalong has felicitated with Secretary to the Government of President Federation Senator George Akume on his 71st birthday. Lalong in a congratulatory message said, on behalf of himself and the Plateau APC Family issued on Friday by his…
Distinguished business leader and Labour Party Chieftain, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, today attended a momentous ceremony at the military cantonment in Onitsha to celebrate the promotion and decoration of Major Victor Okwudilichukwu Muodi to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. The ceremony, which was graced by the President of the Mess Committee, Commanding Officer, senior officers, and…
…As Six Senior Civil Servants Won Brand New Cars, Five Others, N5 Million Each The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday urged civil servants in the states to recommit themselves to excellence, just as he declared that the state’s civil service has become a model for other sub-nationals in the country. The Governor gave…
Rev. Fr. Tobias Okonkwo, a cleric with the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, has been gunned down in Anambra State by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Raphael Ezeogu, and made available to newsmen on Friday, December 27. According to him, the Catholic priest was…
The contemporary public servant is in a fix. Their settled convictions compel them to believe that a new and better society is desirable. Yet, their daily workplace choices, informed by a value system acquired over the years, end up sabotaging that aspiration. To address this, Boqer School of Governance is championing a series of targeted…
Rotary Club Nnewi’s “Dust to Desk Program” has officially kicked off at Obiofia Umunnem Central School, marking a significant milestone in the club’s mission to support education and empower local communities. The program’s launch was made possible by the generosity of Mr. Ugochukwu Okonkwo, Chairman of Anambra Unity Fellowship Nnewi Zone, who donated desks and…
Notable Evangelist, Chief Kenneth Maduakor, has told Nigerians and Christians in particular, that Christmas and any other Christian or annual festivities are not worth dying for. He warned that the human life is not dependent on any festival, however big or important. In his Christmas and New Year messages, Chief Maduakor, a former President General…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pardoned the widely known “death-for-fowl” convict, Segun Olowookere, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo. Olowookere, who was 17 years old at the time of his arrest in November 2010, was convicted and sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court on December 17, 2014, for conspiracy to commit armed…
