The screening of the ministerial nominees sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari will commence of Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Aproko247 has learnt. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who eventually read the list to his colleagues on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, disclosed the screening will begin next Tuesday. Names of 21 Nigerians…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, unveiled the much-awaited partial list of ministerial nominees sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari. The list was forwarded to the Senate as required by the Nigerian Constitution. The Senate is expected to screen the nominees and sent names of those confirmed by the red…
A suspected financial of the Boko Haram sect has been arrested by troops fighting the terrorist organisation in Bama, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Defence Headquarters disclosed on Tuesday that the suspect, Mohammed Maina, who doubles as a stimulant dealer for the insurgents, was intercepted and arrested by the troops. Maina is…
The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State capital, has upheld the victory of former Senate President, David Mark, in the senatorial district poll held in March 2015. The Tribunal struck out a petition filed by Comrade Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress, APC, challenging the victory of Mark. Mark contested the election…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, finally read out names of the ministerial nominees sent to him by President Muhammadu Buhari. Saraki unveiled the list to his colleague on the floor during plenary on Tuesday. The list was delivered to the Senate President by Buhari last Wednesday evening on September 30, 2015…
As part of its commitment towards rewarding customer loyalty, Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Plc has rewarded 80 of its customers in the first batch of the UBA Remittance Awoof Promo. The draws, which was well attended by customers of the bank, journalists and regulators from the National Lottery, is part of…
***Named 2015 Bank of the Year, Most Innovative Company Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc has been named the 2015 Bank of the Year and Most Innovative Ai SRI 30 Company by leading international investment and communications group, Africa Investor (Ai), at the prestigious Ai Institutional Investment and Capital Market Awards 2015, which…