The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced the payment of N46.6 billion from liquidation dividends to depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank. In a statement, acting head of communication and public affairs at the corporation, Hawwau Gambo, said the funds were realised from the sale of Heritage Bank’s assets and the recovery of debts…
The remains of Pope Francis was on Saturday laid to rest in Rome. According to agency reports, he was buried outside the Vatican at the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the main Basilicas in Rome, altering a 100-year-old tradition of the church. Pope Francis had said he wished to be buried at Santa…
The Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), the alumni body of Government College, Keffi in Nasarawa State, will hold its annual general meeting this Saturday at the school premises. According to a statement by the planning committee, the meeting will be chaired by Ambassador Umaru Suleiman Azores, Vice Chairman of association’s Board of Trustees. Nasarawa State…
The federal government has ordered the release of N50 billion to academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities to settle all pending allowances. Tunji Alausa, the minister of education, said it is part of the government’s commitment to strategic investments in education. Alausa, in the statement on Wednesday, said the government is laying the…
Residents of Barga, Awon ward in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have commended the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, for approving the establishment of a Military Forward Operations Base (FOB) to address the security challenges in the area. Leader of the community, Zanko Adamu, made the commendation during a tour of the project…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu has said that the federal government is committed to ending insecurity in Benue state. Ribadu spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi, the Benue state capital following the killing of over 72 people in Ukum and Logo LGAs on Good Friday. The NSA said President Bola Tinubu had…
