Committee of Unions of Tertiary institutions (CUTI),Kwara state chapter has suspended its 7-day ultimatum to the state government to meet its demands. The committee at a meeting with the Special Adviser Labour to Governor, Comrade Bisi Fakayode and the Senior Special Assistant Media, Dr Muyideen Akorede promised to shelve their plan out of respect for the Executive Governor of Kwara ... Read More »
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NIGERIA WILL NOT DISINTEGRATE, SAYS UDUAGHAN AS SOUTHERN NIGERIA SET TONE FOR NATIONAL CONFAB
DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has assured Nigerians that the country would not disintegrate in spite of the challenges and ravaging fire of ethnic nationalism in the country. Governor Uduaghan who gave this assurance Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly [SNPA] 4th General Conference in Asaba said that the national conference sanctioned by President ... Read More »
PDP Denies Bribing Defecting Legislators
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied offering bribes of $1m, $2m and $10m to different categories of federal legislators to induce their decampment to the ruling party, as alleged on Tuesday by the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, the allegation is merely an attempt by the opposition ... Read More »
Osun denies N413bn debt says we just want to borrow 60b
The Commissioner for Finance in Osun, Mr Wale Bolorunduro, on Wednesday denied that the state government had obtained N413 billion loan from banks. Bolorunduro denied the insinuation while defending his Ministry’s 2014 budget before the State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation in Osogbo. The Commissioner said it was impossible for the state government to obtain such “huge ... Read More »
Union bank big girl Grace Akpojiyouwi faces N450 mn fraud charge
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, today charged a female banker with negligence, leading to the loss of hundreds of millions of Naira. The accused, Grace Akpojiyouwi, a former staff of Union bank was accused of complicity in the mega scam that rocked the bank early this year when some fraudsters hacked into its data base and pulled ... Read More »
Diamond and heritage bank may acquire Enterprise Bank
As the deadline for submission and opening of bid documents submitted by investors for the acquisition of the defunct Spring Bank, which was rescued by the federal government in 2011 and managed by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) draws near, interested investors in the rescued bank, now known as Enterprise Bank Plc are employing every available means to ... Read More »
Delta gets cargo airline terminal
Determined to upgrade the standard of the budding Asaba Airport to international model, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the airport’s cargo section. So far, over N17 billion has been expended on the airport, which began operation barely two years ago. At hand to witness the ceremony was the Minister of Aviation, Princess ... Read More »
CAMEROUN CLAIMS OBUDU RANCH RESORT
The Republic of Cameroon along with officials of the United Nations are carrying out a demarcation of its border with Nigeria and have allegedly annexed the Obudu Ranch Resort along with 20 other Cross River villages. The team which is currently carrying out the demarcation exercise has no official from the Cross River State Government and has allegedly shifted some of the ... Read More »
Documents confirm Governor Fayemi plans to sell state hospital after winning election
Except more pressures are mounted by the residents of Ekiti State, they may have to bid goodbye to two departments in the State owned hospital, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH). The departments which documents was made exclusively available to Elombah.com reveals that the State governor, Kayode Fayemi has concluded plan with a South African company based in 14 Fricker Road ... Read More »
PDP Reclaims House of Reps Majority as 5 APC Members Defect
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday reclaimed the majority leadership of the House of Representatives following the defection of 5 legislators from the All Progressives Congress. It will be recalled that the APC became the majority party last December after the defection of 37 PDP members into its fold, giving it a total of 172 legislators. With the latest development ... Read More »