FCTA ISSUES WARNING TO ABUJA PROPERTY OWNERS
The FCT Administration has called on all property owners in the Federal Capital Territory to pay all their outstanding ground rents and sundry bills...
DPR SEALS TWO ILLEGAL GAS STATIONS IN UYO
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed up two illegal gas facilities in Uyo, the state capital.
The gas stations, which are located in...
5000 SHOPS CAPACITY EKET INTERNATIONAL MARKET READY DECEMBER –CONTRACTOR
The contractors handling the International Market (Urua Nka) in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Yiwu International Trade City of Nigeria, has...
NNPC SPEAKS ON FG’S PLAN TO INCREASE FUEL PUMP PRICE
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has debunked the report making the rounds online of an impending review of pump prices of petroleum products, especially,...
SENATE MOVES AGAINST ILLICIT, EXCESSIVE BANK CHARGES, SUMMONS CBN GOVERNOR, EMEFIELE
Senate has resolved to probe the alleged illicit and excessive charges by the commercial banks imposed on their customers.
The upper chamber also mandated committees...
A’IBOM HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OKAYS UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AGENCY BILL
Speaking today after the bill was passed into law, Speaker Onofiok Luke said the law will “establish a well-structured management system for sustainability, efficiency...
FG TO SELL POLARIS BANK IN TWO YEARS – AMCON
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says it plans to sell Polaris Bank within two years.
Ahmed Kuru, Chief Executive Officer, AMCON, said this...
A’IBOM POLICE COMMISSIONER VISITS AKEES INDUSTRIES
Coming few days after Senior Officers and Men of the National Defence College, led by Air Marshal Dahiru Sandra visited AKEES Mini-Industrial Park as...
AGRICULTURE: UDOM EMMANUEL TAKING AKWA IBOM ON THE PATH OF SUSTAINABLE...
In the last 41 months and counting, Governor Emmanuel’s agenda of ensuring food sufficiency and security as well as diversification from petro-dollar to an...
CBN WITHDRAWS SKYE BANK LICENSE, SECURE CUSTOMERS’ DEPOSIT WITH BRIDGE BANK
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn the license of Skye Bank Plc after two years of providing life line to the bank.
CBN...
BANKS NOT AVERSE TO INVESTING IN MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE – HERITAGE BANK...
The Managing Director/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Mr. Ifie Sekibo, has said Nigerian banks are willing to provide financing for building critical maritime infrastructures...
GUIDE PUBLISHER THRILLS A’IBOM NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTORS TO BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP DINNER
The Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Newspapers Distribution Association, Obong Bright Ewoh, have described the Guide newspaper as an outstanding and unique brand that has...
A’IBOM TO GET N40 MILLION SOAP MANUFACTURING PLANT FROM TOTAL
Francois Le-Cocq, Deputy Managing Director, Total Exploration and Production, Port Harcourt, says the company is to spend N40 million to build a soap manufacturing...
NIGERIA’S EXTERNAL DEBT RISES BY $11.77BN IN THREE YEARS – DMO
Nigeria’s external debt commitment rose by $11.77bn in the last three years, investigation has shown.
According to debt statistics obtained from the Debt Management Office,...
NIGER SIGNS MoU FOR OPEN ACCESS FIBER OPTIC TELECOM NETWORK
Niger state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Broad-Based Communications Limited for the provision of Open Access Fiber Optic Telecommunication Network...
UBA GROWS EARNINGS BY 16% IN 2018 HALF YEAR RESULT
United Bank for Africa Plc has announced its audited 2018 half year financial results, showing strong growth across key performance metrics as well as...
AS EGINA SAILS TO OFFSHORE FIELD, CONCERNS NOT OVER
The $3.3 billion Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) unit built by Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea (SHI) for the 200,000 barrels per day capacity...
STAKEHOLDERS FAULT FG’S STANCE ON POWER SUPPLY
Stakeholders in the Nigeria’s power sector have faulted the Federal Government’s claims regarding regular power supply in the country. According to them, the increase...
KIDNAPPERS DEMAND RANSOM IN BITCOIN TO FREE TEENAGER
A criminal gang in South Africa which kidnapped a teenage boy on Sunday is demanding a ransom in bitcoin cryptocurrency of nearly 120,000, dollars...
TOTAL, MOBIL OIL TOP LOSERS’ CHART ON STOCK EXCHANGE
Total Nigeria Plc on Friday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) topped the losers’ chart, dropping by N9.80 to close at N212 per...
WHY WE DELAYED IN PASSING 2018 BUDGET – SENATE
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/05/delayed-passing-2018-budget-senate/
SIX months after President Muhammadu Buhari presented the draft copy of the N8.612 trillion 2018 budget estimates to a joint session...
PECULIAR PEOPLE MPCS INAUGURATED
Sammy Charles.
The official inauguration of Peculiar People Afaha Ikot Obio Nkan Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited was held on the 11th of May this May.
The...
WORLD BANK PRESIDENT UNOPPOSED FOR SECOND TERM
American president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim stands unopposed for a second term, with an invaluable endorsement by the US Treasury...
NIGERIAN GOVT PAYS 14 WHISTLE BLOWERS N439M REWARD
Fourteen persons who gave useful tips that led to the recovery of several billions of Naira and some millions in hard currency from some...
UDOM IS MAKING AKWA IBOM INVESTOR FRIENDLY – UFOT EBONG
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Technical Matters and Due Process, Elder Ufot Ebong, said the state governor has ensured a...
UDOM’S ‘POWER FOR ALL’ WILL RELOCATE INDUSTRIES TO A’IBOM – ETIDO...
Governor Udom Emmanuel's monumental strides in the power sector have been lauded for the umpteenth time with a strong assertion that industries in other...
IMF WORRIED ABOUT NIGERIA’S ABILITY TO SERVICE EXTERNAL LOANS
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern over Nigeria’s ability to service its external loans estimated at over $18.9billion, given its mono-product economy...
UBA, ACCESS BANK, LAFARGE, SEPLAT MEET NSE’s RATING ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Seplat Oil, Access Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Lafarge and Splat Oil, have satisfied the corporate governance standard set by the Nigerian Stock...
ADEOSUN, EMEFIELE JOIN ECONOMIC EXPERTS TO DISCUSS GLOBAL ISSUES AT IMF/WORLD...
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, left Nigeria for Washington DC on Sunday to...
KACHIKWU NAMED AMONG 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL AFRICNS IN 2017
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has been named among 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017 by a London-based magazine,...
NPA, ICRC PARTNER ON DEEP SEAPORTS
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has pledged to support the completion of all deep seaport projects across the...
‘AMG TAILORS’ LAUNCHES OUTLET IN UYO
In what could be described as a welcome development in the city of Uyo, a new tailoring outlet known as AMG Tailor's Outlet has...
EXXONMOBIL GETS NEW VICE CHAIRMAN
The efforts of Governor Udom Emmanuel in ensuring that Akwa Ibom people are recognized and given prominence in the country has yielded more positive...