UgamatvWHY SENATE :MUST REJECT CBN DEMAND FOR SWEEPING POWERS
A new bill to replace the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) of 2004 has reportedly passed second reading, meaning that it could soon become law. And such a…
SHAIBU ACCUSES DEPUTY SPEAKER OF COLLECTING N40M FROM APC
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr Philip Shaibu, has accused the deputy speaker of the state House of Assembly, Yekini Idiaye, of collecting N40m from the former National Chairman…
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- August 4, 2020
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NDDC: Akpabio’s list linking lawmakers to contracts authentic
The Niger Delta Development Commission has said the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, stands by the list of contractors he released in which he named some lawmakers, including…
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- August 4, 2020
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HATE SPEECH: FG RAISES FINE TO N5m FROM N500,000
The Federal Government on Tuesday raised the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to 5 million naira, ugamatv has learnt. The government also mandated broadcast stations to devote airtime for public…
BUHARI CONGRATULATES PROF UJAH ON ELECTION AS NMA PRESIDENT
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, congratulated Prof Innocent Ujah on his election as the President of the Nigerian Medical Association. His congratulatory message was contained in…
EDO: 2020 WIKE TASKS INEC SECURITY AGENCIES ON NEUTRALITY
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to be apolitical in the September 19, 2020, governorship election in Edo State. Wike,…
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- August 4, 2020
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SHOPRITE REFUTES RUMOURS OF EXIT FROM THE NIGERIAN MARKET
Shoprite Nigeria has debunked the story making the rounds that it intends to close shop in Nigeria. The Country Director for Chastex Consult, Ini Archibong, in a telephone conversation with…
stamp duties: account illegal, FIRS attacks NIPOST
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has alleged that the Nigerian Postal Services was collecting stamp duties illegally. The Director of Communication and Liaison, FIRS, Abdullahi Ahmad, made the claim in…
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- August 4, 2020
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BREAKING: NDDC INVITES BUHARI TO LAUNCH A N24BN BAYELSA PROJECT
The Niger Delta Development Commission has invited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to inaugurate a 29-kilometre Ogbia-Nembe Road in Bayelsa State. The commission, in a statement on Tuesday,…
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- August 4, 2020
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BREAKING: BUHARI COMMANDS NDDC TO PAY ABANDONED SCHOLARS ABROAD
The President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has ordered the Niger Delta Development Commission to pay its scholarship beneficiaries studying abroad. This was contained in a statement titled ‘NDDC invites President Buhari…
