BY GODWIN OBI, JAMES AKINOLA, CHIGOZIE EZEH President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Kashim Shettima, alongside other dignitaries, observed the Independence Day Parade held at the forecourt of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Tinubu, the Special Guest, arrived at the venue at about 10:10 a.m. in the companyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI United Bank for Africa has posted a 40 per cent growth in gross earnings to N1.37tn in the first half of 2024 from N981.77bn in the prior period of last year. The pan-African banking group declared an interim dividend of N2 per share for, a 300 perContinue Reading
BY OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS World leaders on Tuesday urged Iran and Israel to step back from the brink after Tehran fired a barrage of rockets at its arch rival. Tehran said the attack — which took place as Israel said it was mounting a ground offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah inContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER Following the consequential adjustment in salary structures by the committee set up by the government to review the new minimum wage, retirees will now receive an increment of N32,000 in their monthly pensions. This was revealed in a memo by the National Salaries, Wages, and Income Commission,Continue Reading
About five more persons have been confirmed dead following a cholera outbreak in Igudagu village of Okpuitumo community in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. The state Commissioner for Health, Moses Ekuma, made this known while giving an update on the outbreak on Monday, saying that 11 cases haveContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS The Federal Government has inaugurated a committee to probe allegations of gross misconduct against the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) by crossdresser Idris Okuneye better known as Bobrisky. The Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo inaugurated the independent investigative panel on Monday. “We want to really reform the correctionalContinue Reading