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Kogi State Government has sealed Dangote Cement Factory located in Obajana in the aftermath of protest by Kogi indigenes concerning illegal circumstances surrounding the acquisition of the company. Recall that the Kogi State House of Assembly ordered the closure of the company after its investigation into the cement factory’s operation allegedly revealed that the acquisition did not follow due process. SPY Reporters gathered that jubilant youths had trooped to the company on hearing the news of the closure. The youths chased workers away but were stopped by security personnel who acted swiftly to avoid loss of lives and properties. The…
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has welcome his first great grandchild. His first great grandchild was born by his granddaughter, Aisha Mukhtar, who married Khalid Wambai in 2021. Mukhtar is the daughter of Buhari’s second daughter, Hajiya Fatima, who was born in his first marriage to Safinatu. Source: Daily Trust
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday formally present the 2023 budget estimates before the joint session of the National Assembly. According to Tribune Online the key assumptions for 2023 in the documents presented to the House of Representatives and the oil benchmark is estimated at $70, crude oil production – 1.69mbpd, exchange rate – N435.57/$; Inflation rate – 17.16 per cent, while the Growth rate was pegged at 3.75 per cent from a revised projection of 3.55% for the year 2022. “Growth is expected to moderate to 3.30% in 2024 before picking up to 3.46% in 2025. “The inflation rate…
Over sales of shares to Dangote Kogi State House of Assembly has summoned former Governor Ibrahim Idris. SPY Reporters gathered that the invite is linked to the signing of an agreement that allegedly sold the State 10% Equity share to Dangote Cement Plc. The Assembly is also not happy with the change of name of the Company from its initial Obajana Cement Company to Dangote Cement Plc. This followed the adoption of a Report by the House Ad hoc Committee on Probing the Revenue Generation in the State. The Speaker, Matthew Kolawole while reading the resolution at an emergency…
Winner of the just concluded Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, level up edition, has received her N50 million cheque. According to DAILY POST Phyna received her cheque and a car from the show organizers on Tuesday. The presentation was done live on the BBNaija channel on DStv and GOtv. The grand prize includes ₦50 million cash prize, a supply of Pepsi, a bitcoin from Quidax, soap and other goods from Unik, electronics from Nexus, dairy products from Dano, packs of Munch, and cartons of waw detergent. She also received a Tecno Camon 19, Innoson G5T from Innoson vehicles, and an all-expense…
The Executive Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a salary increment for civil servants in the state. Sanwo-Olu made this announcement on Tuesday during his courtesy visit to the Head, Office of Public Service in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. Details shortly…..
All is not well in the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra State following the decision of the Bishop, Most Reverend Jonas Benson Okoye to sack Holy Ghost Fathers residing at St Martin’s de Poures Catholic Church, Ihiala. The Holy Ghost Fathers have been in charge of the St Martin’s Church for over 100 years, during which they established many churches and schools, including the popular Holy Ghost Juniorate Seminary, Ihiala and some universities in parts of the country. It was gathered that the Bishop, at a recent meeting with priests in the Diocese, announced postings during which his Diocesan priests…
The Nigerian military authorities said it has reclaimed all territories seized by Boko Haram Terrorists in the country’s North East. The government further confirmed that military firepower was hitting the insurgents hard forcing the terrorists to seek refuge in the forests and other ungoverned spaces including the Lake Chad area. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa Service, the Theater Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Major Gen. Christopher Musa, said the superior firepower of the military was unleashed on the insurgents resulting in the death of many of them. “Periodically, those, who managed to escape the firepower come out from hiding…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has procured 37 fighter jets and attack helicopters from United States and Italy, in a renewed bid to boost the fighting capacity of the air component of the military establishment. Beyond the 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter planes earlier procured from the United States in 2021, the State Department had in April 2022, also approved the sale of 14 attack helicopters to replenish the arsenal of the Nigerian Air Force. This comes as military authorities said at the weekend that no Nigerian territory was under the control of terror group, Boko Haram or any other…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has debunked the list of nominees for the 2022 National Honours that has been trending on some social and traditional media channels. Spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Julie Osagie-Jacobs, said such lists were not just fake, but doctored by mischievous persons to cause national disharmony. She said the authentic list is presently undergoing compilation by the Ministry for the National Honours and it has not been made public yet. Osagie Jacobs said: “The attention of the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs has been drawn to a…