Nigeria may have lost about $2.5 billion dollars in the last 45 years due to poor implementation of several failed national identity projects according to Sir Demola Aladekomo, chairman of Chams Plc. Aladekomo disclosed this while speaking on the topic: Socio-Economic Benefits of Shifting Paradigms, at a forum organized by the University of Lagos MBA …
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The Ebonyi State government yesterday set up a panel of inquiry over the unauthorized release of 55 suspected warlords who were arrested in Effuim in Ohaukwu local government area of the state in the lingering communal clash between Effuim and Ezza Effuim communities. The panel which is to be chaired by the commissioner for border …
As well as being important for an individual or household, investments are important for the broader economy. There is interdependence between the household sector and other sectors of the economy, such as the corporate sector. For example, in the act of saving, households are not buying the goods and services that firms sell. However, by …
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, said it foiled a jailbreak attempt by inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) facility, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area of the state. In a statement in Benin, the spokesperson of the Command, Richard Ogbebor, disclosed that the attempted jailbreak occurred from …
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, yesterday, charged top echelon of the Force to stem the tide of secessionism, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes and restore the country to the path of peace, unity and national security in the shortest possible time. He also told the officers, including …
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A Delta State diaspora group, Isoko Association of North America (IANA), has faulted some sections of the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) expected to be passed into law before the end of the present quarter by the National Assembly. The PIB already passed second reading at the House of Representatives while the Senate, in …
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Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rebuffed claim by the Department of State Security (DSS) that the Eastern Security Network (ESN) is plotting to attack banks in part of the South East. In a statement by the group’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, it said ESN does not need to rob any bank to buy arms …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday disclosed that wheat and sugar would soon be added to the foreign exchange (forex) import exclusion list in line with government’s effort to conserve forex and promoting local production that will ultimately lead to job creation. Emefiele’s position is coming on the heels …
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Ebonyi State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the killing of three police officers who were on duty at the Nwezenyi axis of Abakaliki, the state capital. Gunmen had, Wednesday night, attacked the officers at their duty post and shot three of them at close range. The affected officers were later confirmed dead at the …
Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the platform of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) have appealed to striking Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to call off their strike in the interest of the nation. The union had on April 6 embarked on a nationwide strike to protest non-implementation of financial autonomy …
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