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Peak Milk Tenders Apology To Christians Over ‘Offensive’ Easter Advert
The management of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, manufacturers of Peak Milk, has apologised to the Christian Association of Nigeria for using the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as a metaphor to promote their product on Good Friday, saying the social media’ advertisement has been withdrawn. While acknowledging the sensitivity of the social media post “considering the sobriety of the season,” the...
Stop Meddling In Abia LG Affairs, NULGE Tells Governor Otti
National President of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE) Ambali Akeem Olatunji, has berated Abia governor, Alex Otti, for allegedly meddling in the affairs of NULGE in the State. The NULGE President who expressed the union’s displeasure over Otti’s recent imposition of his stooges as the executives of the union in the state, maintained that there was no...
“The Few Remaining Members Of PDP Are Perhaps Undertakers” — APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described party leaders remaining in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as undertakers waiting for the final burial of the opposition party. The APC Spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, said this while reacting to the recent defection of some PDP leaders into the APC. Oladejo urged the...
Fuel Import: NNPCL Loses Bid To Stop Dangote’s N100bn Suit
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s request to join the lawsuit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery. This lawsuit seek to stop the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and oil marketers from importing refined petroleum products into the country. Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the commission’s application while delivering a ruling in the...
How Senator Kalu Secured The Freedom of 29 Inmates From Kuje Prison
While the return of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu continues to trend in the media, little is known about some of the benevolent activities of the Senator during the time he was in prison. But ask any inmate or staff of the Kuje correctional custodial centre and you will receive the same mixed feelings of sadness and satisfaction. They are sad...
Sudan Crisis: JAMB Releases Modalities For Absorption Of Returnee Students
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rolled out modalities for the absorption of returnee students from war-torn countries into Nigerian universities. This is disclosed in a statement by the board’s Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. Benjamin said the modalities were follow-ups to the high-level meeting between the...
PoS Operators Record 1.15trn Transactions In March 2023
As more Nigerians embrace electronic transactions, Point of Sale terminals recorded N1.15 trillion transactions in March 2023. The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, NIBSS, disclosed this in its latest report on Monday. According to the report, the total value from e-payments in March 2023 was recorded at N48.33 trillion compared to N37.67tn in February. READ ALSO: Nobody Will Be Left Behind – Gov...
Russia Partners Nigeria To Deepen Cooperation In Key Economic Sectors
Amb. Andrey Pudelyshev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Nigeria, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to deepening cooperation with Nigeria in key sectors of the economy. Pudelyshev disclosed this at the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and Nigeria on Tuesday night in Abuja. He said that the mutual...
Bank Customers Lose N472m To Fraudsters In Three Months – Report
In Nigeria, bank customers lost N472 million to fraud in the first quarter of 2023, according to a FITC analysis. It was also revealed that a total of 12,553 incidences of fraud were documented over this time period. This was according to the Q1 report received by journalists from the FITC website. The Nigerian Banker’s Committee, which includes the Central Bank of Nigeria,...
Reverend’s wife burns nine-year-old with iron over bedwetting
The wife of a reverend in the Oko-Oba area of Lagos State, Mrs Olusola Adeleke, has been arrested by the police for allegedly burning the skin of her home help with a hot iron. The woman was arrested along with the reverend, Adebanjo, as the couple were alleged to have subjected the nine-year-old girl to series of physical abuse since...
