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WASHINGTON — The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad. The vote came after a small group of Republicans opposed to the $60 billion for Ukraine held the Senate floor through …

•My husband means well for Nigerians — Senator Tinubu•Release grains to the people, Senate tells Govs, LG chairmen The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, yesterday urged the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to tell her husband, President Bola Tinubu that Nigerians are suffering due to the economic hardship in the country. The monarch gave the message when he received …

Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. In a notification to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Monday night, the company said the appointment of Ms. Agbede was subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. …

A deputy director with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Michael Onyeka Ogbu, on Monday narrated before Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Maitama, Abuja, how the bank released $6,230,000 for the payment of some international election observers before the 2023 general election. Ogbu was testifying in the trial of the immediate …

As Nigerians gnash their teeth over the economic downturn, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Lamido Sanusi; and former Edo State governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, have blamed the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari for the raging economic woes. Contacted yesterday, some aides of the former President declined comments, saying “please, leave Buhari out of these …

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has rolled out strategic plans to tackle the rising cost of food in the country. Permanent Secretary of  FMWRS, Shehu Aliyu in his address at the 30th meeting of the National Technical Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation, (NTCWRS) expressed concerns over issues bedevilling water resources and food security. Shehu recalled that the …

• PDP governors okay state police Governors and National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu yesterday resolved to join forces to tackle insecurity and the lingering food crisis. They agreed to beef up security nationwide. During his meeting with the governors, the NSA hinted about plans by the Federal Government to raise a committee on police reform. Also yesterday, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) …

Following the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Herbert Wigwe, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, his wife, and son, Isiokpo, his hometown in the Ikwerrre Local Government Area of Rivers State, has declared seven days of mourning to honour their illustrious son. The declaration was announced by the Nye-Nwe-Eli of Isiokpo, His Royal Majesty, Eze Blessing …

Access Holdings Plc on Monday announced the appointment of Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the holding company. The appointment follows the death of its late Group Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash in the United States on Friday. Mr Wigwe died alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman …

The Kano Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) in its effort to make foodstuff available to the common man has confiscated no fewer than ten warehouses containing hundreds of millions of Naira worth of hoarded commodities in the state. However, the chairman of the commission, Muhyi Magaji Rimingado, who paid a surprise visit to several warehouses along Dawanau International Grains Market, Singer …