BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaNigeria’s first Pioneer chartered accountant, Pa Akintola Williams is dead.He died in the early hours of Monday in Lagos at the age of 104.The doyen of accounting…
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NDLEA uncovers 399 Kaduna-bound IEDs, others
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered about 399 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) enroute Kaduna State.The 33-year-old Oluwagbenga Leke was intercepted by the officials of NDLEA while…
Niger boat mishap: 26 Farmers die, 30 rescued
At least, over 26 persons, comprising men and women lost their lives and 30 others have been rescued when a boat carrying farmers capsized at Mokwa Local Government Area (LGA)…
FG seeks collaboration with 54 Africa countries on local content in oil sector
The Federal Government has called for collaboration with 54 African Countries and cross-country development with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), to grow local capacities to drive economic growth…
2020 Olympics: Danish pair outclasses Nigerian pair in badminton men’s doubles
Nigeria’s pair of Godwin Olofua and Anuoluwapo Opeyori suffered their second defeat in the badminton men’s doubles event at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Nigerian pair were outclassed by…
Alcohol to be banned at Tokyo Games venues
Tokyo 2020 organisers on Wednesday said the consumption of alcohol at Olympic venues would be banned as part of efforts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the Kyodo news agency…
PDP governors’ forum to meet over state of the nation, other issues, says DG
Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will on Monday meet in Bauchi, to deliberate on unemployment and the state of the Nigerian economy, according to…