Day: October 8, 2022

Obajana: Dangote Plans Attack On Govt Officials, Kogi Vows to Release Video

Aliyu Aliyu

Kogi State Government says it has uncovered plans by the Dangote Group to cause chaos across the state in counter-attack against its decision to get its own legally supported equity from the Obajana Cement Company. Platforms Africa reports that Kogi government and Dangote Group have been fighting dirty over Obajana Cement Company. The state government in a statement by the Commisioner for Information, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, alleged that the latest strategy stems from frustrations occasioned by the failure of the Dangote Group to misinform the general public and its shareholders.…

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BIG FALL: Naira Plunges To All-time Low Against U.S. Dollar

Abibat Babalola

Naira, Nigeria’s unit of exchange, has fallen to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar on Friday, depreciating 0.58 per cent at the official market. The currency had recorded a slight gain in the previous session on Thursday. The local unit which opened trading at N437.00, closed at N439.17 to a dollar at the close of business on Friday, data published by FMDQ, where forex is officially traded, revealed. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Call off Strike Now, Court of Appeal Orders ASUU Fuel Queues Rock Abuja, NNPC Gives Reason N10m, Houses,…

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PDP Ex-National Chairman, Vincent Ogbulafor, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

How the 73 year-old Ogbulafor, First national secretary of PDP, died in Canada – family source Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vincent Ogbulafor is dead. Ogbulafor reportedly died on Thursday in Canada at the age of 73 years. “He died in Canada after a brief illness,” a family source said. Recall deceased was the PDP’s first National Secretary. He hails from Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government of Abia State. Ogbulafor, who was born on May 24, 1949, was the first PDP’s National Secretary before he…

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Prof. Folasade Ogunsola Is First Female VC In UNILAG 60 Year-History

ADEOLA YUSUF

First female Provost of the College of Medicine, and popularly called FAS, here is what to know about 64 year-old Ogunsola, once a student of 60 year-old UNILAG, now the Vice-Chancellor of same institution that prides itself as the university of first choice   The Council of the University of Lagos,(UNILAG) has appointed Professor Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola as the 13th Vice Chancellor. She is the first female to be so appointed in the history of UNILAG, an institution founded in 1962. The tenure of the current Vice Chancellor, Prof Oluwatoyin…

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