Nigeria: How ‘Supercop’ Kyari Retained Loyalty of Elite Squad, Called the Shots Despite Suspension

More details have emerged on how suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari earned the undying loyalty of operatives of the elite police group, the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), a relationship he was said to have built way back. It has been revealed that despite his suspension, Kyari still had his hold on the…

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Nigeria: NDLEA Reveals More Details on Kyari Drug Deal, Says No Reason to Shield Anyone

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that it has no reason to shield anyone who may be indicted in the course of the ongoing investigation of a 25kg cocaine deal involving a gang headed by suspended “supercop” DCP Abba Kyari. The Agency in a statement by it’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi said…

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Again, NNPC Apologises to Nigerians, Reveals Five Vessels of Substandard Fuel Rejected

Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, on Wednesday apologised to Nigerians for damages caused by the importation of substandard fuel into the country. Kyari assured Nigerians that normalcy would return to petrol stations by next week, saying the national oil company has taken necessary…

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FG begins certificate, license verification for community health practitioners

The Federal Ministry of Health has begun three weeks certificate and license verification for community health practitioners The ceremony was performed by the Minister of State for health, Dr Adeleke Mamora on Monday, in Abuja. ”The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has zero tolerance for corruption; presenting oneself without being trained, certified and licensed is…

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Dangote Refinery Won’t Guarantee Nigeria Cheaper Petrol, Says Renowned Economist Rewane

The Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC), Mr. Bismarck Rewane, has advised Nigerians not to entertain the illusion that the Dangote Refinery would guarantee them cheaper supply of refined petroleum products.Rewane said the most the Dangote refinery would guarantee was improved supply of petrol in Nigeria’s domestic market, but would not affect…

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EU Announces N21bn Fund for Graduate Employment Scheme in Nigeria

The European Union (EU) on Monday announced funding of €44 million (N21billion) for the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) aimed at employing graduates who recently concluded the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Executive Vice-President of the EU, Margrethe Vestager, who is currently on a working visit to Nigeria, made the announcement during an…

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With New $250m Funding, Flutterwave Now Highest-Valued African Startup at Over $3bn

Flutterwave, a leading technology company, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $250 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at over $3 billion as the brand continues to transform the way Africans transact on the continent and worldwide. Flutterwave has become the highest valued African startup with this investment. It is a validation…

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Nigeria: Buhari Accuses Parliament of Inserting N887bn into 2022 budget

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday criticised the National Assembly for removing crucial projects from the 2022 budget estimates sent to it by the executive and inserting the lawmakers’ projects to the tune of N887 billion in the fiscal document before it was signed into law. He also accused the federal lawmakers of making unnecessary incursion into…

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