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Tinubu mourns Wigwe, Ogunbanjo
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences with shock and deep distress at the passing of Herbert Wigwe, top banker and entrepreneur, and Abimbola Ogunbanjo in the United State of America. Wigwe, wife, and his son were announced to have died in a helicopter crash in California on Friday night alongside former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange…
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Access Holdings announces passing of Wigwe, Wife, Son
Access Holdings Plc on Sunday announced the passing of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, the company’s founding Group Chief Executive Officer and former group managing director of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, alongside his wife and son on Friday, February 9, 2024, in a helicopter accident in the United States of America. Read: UPDATED: Macron,Atiku, others mourn Wigwe, Wife, Son, Ogunbanjo…
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UPDATED: Macron,Atiku, others mourn Wigwe, Wife, Son, Ogunbanjo
French President, Mr. Emmanuel Macron; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, among others were thrown into mourning on Saturday as the Co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe; his wife, Chizoba, and his son died in a helicopter crash, which occurred on Friday night in the United States. The Director General of the World Trade Organisation…
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Jonathan’s ex-Chief of Staff, Arogbofa slumps, dies
Brigadier Jones Oladeinde Arogbofa (rtd), who served as Chief of Staff to former President Goodluck Jonathan, is dead. Freedom Online learned that he slumped and died on Saturday morning in Abuja. He would have clocked 72 on November 10. Born on 10 November 1952 in Oka-Akoko, Ondo State, Arogbofa was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in 1973. Jonathan appointed him…
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Tinubu signs Electricity Act into law
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electricity Act into law, the presidential spokesperson has said in a statement. According to the statement issued by Ajuri Ngalale on Friday, President Tinubu accented to the bill at the presidential villa in Abuja. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on July 27, 2023, and the Senate on November…
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Reps to investigate performance of PPP, concession agreements
The House of Representatives have taken steps to scrutinise the performance of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives and concession agreements across Nigeria. This decision was taken after a motion moved by Hon. Saidu Musa Abdullahi during plenary session. The House expressed concern over the dwindling revenues that should accrue to the federation account and highlighted the substantial deficit in infrastructure development,…
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Leaked SGF N1bn memo: Tinubu’s presidency is a cesspit of corruption, says PDP
… demands NASS Investigation The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the reported approval of a whooping N500 million as first installment of a N1billion allegedly approved by President Bola Tinubu for the inauguration of the a 37-man Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage as reportedly contained in a leaked memo by the Secretary to the Government of the…
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Nigeria is committed to regional security cooperation with other ECOWAS, says Minister
The Honourable Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has said that Nigeria is committed to regional security cooperation with other members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Badaru stated this during the Opening Ceremony of the Extraordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council of the ECOWAS at the Ministerial Level in Abuja. The Minister attended the event…
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FG will meet Labour demands, says Minister
Kunle Sanni The Federal Government said it is committed to resolving and implementing the agreements reached with the organised Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). During a press conference, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeruika Onyejeocha addressed concerns brought out by Labour following a 16-point deal that the unions and the…
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APM set to invest $500m to modernise Apapa Port, says Oyetola
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola on Friday revealed APM Terminals’s interest in investing $500million in the transformation of Apapa Port in Lagos. The Minister tweeted that, “Yesterday marked a pivotal moment as we welcomed Mr. Keith Svendsen, the Global CEO of APM Terminals, who conveyed their profound interest in investing half a billion dollars in the…
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