A Vietnamese billionaire, Truong My Lan, has been sentenced to death for looting one of Vietnam’s largest banks for 11 years. Truong My Lan, 67, was sentenced to death on Thursday, April 11, at the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City. The 67-year-old VietnameseContinue Reading
The Nigerian Federal Government has unveiled a plan to hire over 10,000 young people and retirees to plant six million trees nationwide. This initiative, announced by Environment Minister Dr. Iziaq Salako, aims to combat climate change effects, create jobs, and provide economic opportunities for the unemployed and retirees. The treeContinue Reading
“One of the first things they brought to me was that the ship had been arrested for not being seaworthy and that I should bring $1 million to pay as fine for the ship that had been detained” -OBJ “When I was military head of state, we ordered 19 newContinue Reading
The Federal Ministry of Education has declared the 2024 Federal Government Bursary Award for eligible Nigerian students in tertiary institutions. A monetary reward of N150,000.00 is awarded annually by the Federal Government Bursary to selected applicants who are registered students in Nigerian educational institutions or universities. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FORContinue Reading
In a grand celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, the Senate President, Dr Godswill Akpabio, has unveiled new plans aimed at promoting their future aspirations church. Speaking passionately to a large gathering of faithfuls and dignitaries during the event at the diocesan headquarters inContinue Reading
The President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has appointed Mr. Uzoma Nwagba as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). Engineer Nwagba, 36, holds a Master’s of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a first-class Bachelor’s of Engineering fromContinue Reading
‘Not less than N80 billion had been budgeted for the PAF as maintenance cost, from 2016 to 2023. In 2016 (N3.65 billion), 2017 (N4.37 billion), 2018 (N7.26 billion), 2019 (N7.30 billion), 2020 (N6.79 billion), 2021 (N12.55 billion), 2022 (N12.48 billion) and in 2023 about N25.7billion, made up of N13billion inContinue Reading
By Abdullahi Ahmed, Tola Kehinde and Rosaline Ekwere The naira, on Monday, appreciated to N1,250 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market, according to reports confirmed by relevant stakeholders. The FX rate is a 0.43 percent increase from the N1,280 recorded on March 29, yetContinue Reading
The recent revelation by the new governor of Kaduna state; His Excellency, Uba Sani that his predecessor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai left behind a huge debt burden for his state, has called for a cursory look at debts bequeathed across Nigeria by immediate-past governors. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) hasContinue Reading
‘These criminals learn new tricks every day. It is unfortunate that many unsuspecting members of the public fall for their tricks, with many having tales of woes to tell’ turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 There is hardly a week that I will not encounter scammers on a couple of occasions, especiallyContinue Reading
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