Author: David Great

Laolu Akande/New York Not being a depositors’ bank, AFREXIM is unable on its own to raise the $3B loan it agreed to provide to the NNPC Ltd in August, Empowered Newswire can now authoritatively reveal. The money, – the $3B- it is said in official FG circles, besides supporting NNPCL, is also meant to help with foreign exchange liquidity as a strategy of stabilizing the Naira in the FX market. The NNPCL came up with the idea in what was deemed a brilliant concept just as the Tinubu administration terminated the Dual Foreign Exchange policy two months ago in a…

More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare worker strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. The walkout at America’s largest non-profit healthcare organization comes during a year in which an inflation surge has spurred industrial action to demand higher pay across the United States, from Hollywood to Detroit. The strike of union members at Kaiser Permanente began early Wednesday at sites in Virginia and the US capital Washington. It is due to spread to the West Coast later in the day, where the vast majority…

Command Secondary School, Ipaja, Lagos State celebrated its 35th anniversary in grand style during a six-day event. The six-day event that kicked off on September 23 through to October 1 was designed to capture a wide range of events. The 1988 set dubbed the ‘Class of Eagles’ noted that the reunion was for celebration of each other and to make new memories. “Let’s rekindle friendships, celebrate one another and create beautiful memories,” it said. On September 23, a health day, fitness walk, wellness check and virtual health seminar were held to kick off what would become a memorable set of…

Balarabe Abbas Lawal, a ministerial nominee who collapsed while being vetted by the Senate on Wednesday, has been resuscitated. The nominee, who sank to the floor after roughly 15 minutes of speaking, was resuscitated by medical staff called into the chamber. The nominee was suffering from tiredness, according to a Senate source. The Senate had gone into closed session while efforts were made within the chamber to resuscitate him. An ambulance was used to transport the ministerial nominee out of the Senate chamber. The screening resumed with the third nominee, Ondo State’s Ayodele Olawande before the Senate. Dr. Jamila Bio…

The United Kingdom and Ireland’s combined candidature to host Euro 2028 currently has no competitors after Turkey withdrew from the bidding process, UEFA announced on Wednesday. Britain and Ireland abandoned plans to bid for the 2030 World Cup in order to focus on hosting the European Championship, despite the fact that their candidature was already the favourite for the 2028 tournament. The hosts of the 2028 and 2032 Euros will be announced by European football’s governing body at a meeting of its executive committee next Tuesday, October 10. Turkey, which has unsuccessfully tried to host every Euro since 2008, was…

Balarabe Abbas Lawal, a ministerial nominee, slumped while being screened by the Senate on Wednesday, causing frenzied scenes in the Chamber. The Kaduna State nominee had talked for several minutes during his screening before collapsing on the floor, prompting the lawmakers to rush to his aid. Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim of Kwara State and Mr. Ayodele Olawande of Ondo State are the other two new ministerial candidates being vetted by the Senate. Senate amends rules, prohibits first timers from becoming president, deputy He was the second nominee to be screened after Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele moved to extend the…

Police in Benue State have arrested four people in connection with the murder of Late Justice Margaret Igbetar, a former President of the Customary Court of Appeal, whose decomposing body was discovered on August 24, 2023. Mr Audu Joseph, the prime suspect and nephew of the late Justice, orchestrated the murder, according to the Commissioner of Police in Benue, Bartholomew Onyeka, who revealed this while briefing journalists in Makurdi. According to him, Joseph hired Dzungwenen Ukor, who collaborated with the Late Justice’s chauffeur and gateman to obtain access to her and stabbed her numerous times in the chest. Ade-John: Police…

Five female students from Katsina State’s Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) have been abducted by suspected terrorists, with authorities reporting the arrest of one suspect in connection with the crime. The victims were allegedly taken from their home behind Mariamoh Ajiri Memorial International School on Tsaskiya Road. An eyewitness informed Chronicle NG that the students were abducted around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday. “The terrorists invaded the students’ residential quarters which is located behind Mariamoh Ajiri International School in the early hours of today, resulting in the hoodlums abducting five female students of the University,” he stated. NAF air strikes kill several…

By Mustapha Olatunji Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has been hailed for overseeing the clearance of passport backlog in the Ministry of Interior, with multiple reports citing a total of 204, 322 outstanding passports delivered to citizens. This action by Tunji-Ojo has earned him the sobriquet ‘minister talk and do’ for getting the job done. His consistent passion for the alleviation of the pains of Nigerians has made a number of them applaud President Bola Tinubu for appointing Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to the ministry as he makes everyone believe that the Renewed Hope agenda of the president can be realized. Prominent Instagram…

The Ondo House of Assembly has asked the State Chief Judge, Olusegun Odusola, to form a panel of inquiry to probe charges of gross misconduct lodged against the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. This followed the Deputy Governor’s refusal to react to the letter of gross misconduct served on him on 25 September through his chief protocol officer. Recall the House of Assembly began the impeachment process against Aiyedatiwa last week, issuing him with a notice containing 14 allegations touching on gross misconduct. The Deputy Governor was unavailable to receive the letter of gross misconduct when it was first issued, causing…