The Urgent Need for a Population Census in Nigeria
The Urgent Need for a Population Census in Nigeria Firstly what is a population? According to dictionary.com, it is the total number of persons inhabiting a country, state, or district. The population census is the official counting of a population in the territory of a country and the collection of information on selected demographics and socio-economic characteristics of the population. Almost all countries conduct a population census at least once every 10 years. Without gathering statistics about the number of people living in a place at a…
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Police Arraigns Celebrity Kidnapper John Lyon
Police Arraigns Celebrity Kidnapper John Lyon Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arraigned celebrity kidnapper, John Ewa popularly known on social media as John Lyon, on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 (today). The Bayelsa police force revealed this in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Asinim Butswat, adding that the Lyon and his cohort will be arraigned in High Court 6, Yenogoa. Two months ago, the 30-year-old social media celebrity confessed to be involved in two kidnap incidents. Lyon, who confe…
UBA Foundation Rings in The Yuletide Season, Lights Up the Lagos Marina
UBA Foundation Rings in The Yuletide Season, Lights Up the Lagos Marina L-R: Executive Director, Risk & Finance, United Bank for Africa Plc, Ugo Nwaghodoh; MD/CEO UBA Foundation, Bola Atta; Group Managing Director/CEO, United Bank for Africa Plc, Oliver Alawuba; Deputy Managing Director, Muyiwa Akinyemi and Executive Director/Group Chief Operating Officer, Alex Alozie during the 2022 Christmas Lighting Ceremony of the UBA Foundation Gardens on the Marina, Lagos on Tuesday Africa’s Global bank, United Bank for Africa, through its Corpor…
‘He May Never Get His Money Back’, Says UBA After N399,907 Disappeared From Customer’s Account
‘He May Never Get His Money Back’, Says UBA After N399,907 Disappeared From Customer’s Account Ademola Abolaji, an Abuja-based civil servant, has detailed how N399,907 disappeared from his United Bank of Africa (UBA) account without performing any transaction. Abolaji told FIJ that he had shockingly received the two unauthorised debit alerts totalling N399,907 on August 17 and that all the attempts he subsequently made to get the bank to reverse the sum had proved futile. The civil servant said he later reported the case to the Central Ban…
Sterling Bank Sponsors Training For 1,000 youths
Sterling Bank Sponsors Training For 1,000 youths Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has partnered with Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) to sponsor 1,000 fellows during this year’s training programme. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman said, at the launch of the programme in Lagos, that the bank is supporting NJFP because of its interest in the education sector as one of five sectors it is presently concentrating investments in under its HEARTs of St…
Adeleke dethrones three Osun monarchs
Adeleke dethrones three Osun monarchs * Suspends OSIEC chair, members Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dethroned three monarchs appointed by his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola. Recall Oyetola appointed several monarchs few weeks before handing over government to Adeleke. Among the newly appointed monarchs include, Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Yinusa Akadiri, Aree of Iree, Oba Ademola Oluponle and Owa of Igbajo, Oba Adegboyega Famodun. The former governor also approved the appointment of 30 Permanent Secretaries into the various ministries. H…
Man commits suicide on Bayelsa flyover
Man commits suicide on Bayelsa flyover A yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself at the flyover near NNPC Filling Station on the Sanni Abacha Expressway in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital over the weekend. According to residents of the area, they woke up on Sunday morning November 27, to find his body dangling on the rail of the flyover. While some residents believed that the deceased was insane, others suggested that he committed suicide because he was frustrated about life. Confirming the incident, the spo…
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