Shoprite workers at Lugbe, Abuja, on Friday, embarked on another round of protest, shutting down the company over a row with the management. Cherish Ogenyi, the unit chairman and coordinator of the northern region of the National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees (NUSDE), an affiliate of the Nigerian Labour Congress, described the action as “picketing”….
In its bid to boost agribusiness, connect farms to major cities, the federal government has commenced rehabilitation of major roads in Benue linking Nasarawa, Plateau, Gombe, Borno, Adamawa, Taraba States to the Eastern part of the country, to ease transportation of agricultural products. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, while accompanying the Minister…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori misappropriated $200 million but only returned $15 million out of the money. The incident happened when both Obasanjo and Ibori were in government between 1999 and 2007. Obasanjo gave the revelation while addressing accusations levelled against him by the late former Governor…
17 Abia State LGAs received ₦46.5bn, on the average, each LGA received ₦2.74bn 21 ADAMAWA LGAs: ₦62.3bn | ₦2.97bn 31 AKWA IBOM LGAs: ₦83.6bn | ₦2.70bn 21 ANAMBRA LGAs: ₦66.5bn | ₦3.17bn 20 BAUCHI LGAs: ₦69.6bn | ₦3.48bn 8 BAYELSA LGAs: ₦30.5bn | ₦3.82bn 23 BENUE LGAs: ₦73.5bn | ₦3.2bn 27 BORNO LGAs: ₦82.4bn |…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has been charged to plead with the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, over the crisis in the party. A chieftain of the party in Delta State, James Onwordi Endurance made this call in a statement released on Thursday. He noted that despite the…
The All Progressives Congress APC in the South South has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, demanding the dismissal of its Akwa Ibom state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, within 48 hours. The petition which was received on July 3 by the office of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu was signed by APC…
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is a 46 year old Academician, Businessman and Nigerian politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007, and was elected Senator for Kaduna North, in Kaduna State, Nigeria in April 2011 running on the Congress for Progressive Change ticket, with a remarkable record of the credit…
…Says Governor Ugwuanyi is a product of unimpeachable character, integrity, disciplines By Prince Ejeh Josh The convener of the Nkanu East Leadership Consultative Forum and three-time member of the Federal House of Representatives in Nkanu West/East Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Anayo Edeh, has appealed to the people of Enugu state and teeming members of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari is in the process of declaring a state of emergency across the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Peoples Gazette can report based on a secret memo and official accounts, as the administration scrambles to waggle its way out of acute insecurity and the encumbrances of constitutional provisions. Attorney-General Abubakar Malami has already written…
JUMIA WANTS TO DELIVER MORE FOOD Last week Jumia released its 2020 financial reports and they suggest that it’s making significant progress towards profitability. Its operating loss reduced by 34% from €227 million in 2019 to €149 million in 2020. In its quest to continue on this path it’s going to focus more on food…
