Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Sunday blew hot over suggestions by some lawmakers in the country that the accumulated pension funds supposedly meant for workers be deployed for infrastructure development. The TUC said it condemns such suggestion and that it has repeatedly made its position on the issue very clear and this is that “the pension scheme was informed ...
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Lagos-Kano, Lagos-Calabar Rails To Generate 250,000 Job Openings – Minister
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Friday that the Lagos-Kano Rail project would be completed in the next two years. Mr. Amaechi, who said this while inspecting the Abuja-Kaduna rail project in Kaduna, added that it would generate employment for 250,000 Nigerians. He said the ongoing rail project from Lagos-Kano and Lagos-Calabar would generate more employment than the ...
Read More »EFCC Accuses Abba Moro, Others of Using N676m on Houses
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday filed an 11-count charge of fraud, money laundering and others against former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, and three others- a former Permanent Secretary, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia, F. O. Alayebami, Mahmood Ahmadu and Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd. According to the count charge by EFCC, Abba Moro and the three others used the N676.675 ...
Read More »PHOTOS: Rob Kardashian Acquires $2.28m Home In Calabasas
According to reports Robert Kardashian bought a 4,256 sq. ft 4 bedroom home for $2.285 million in Calabasas within the gated Oaks neighborhood with the help of his mum, Kris Jenner who helped out with the purchase, which is under the family trust, and it closed a week ago The Kardashians have quite the compound going — Rob, Khloe, Kourtney, ...
Read More »Ruggedman Bags Land Worth N50m In New Endorsement Deal
Veteran Nigerian rapper and CEO of Rugged Records, Michael Stephen popularly knows as RuggedMan has landed an endorsement deal with a real estate company, Numatville Megacity. The deal will see the rapper go home with a plot of land worth N50 million. The endorsement is an initiative of Akin Olowookere, former Board Chairman of Ondo State Land & Housing Corporation, ...
Read More »FUGGEREI: The Village Where Rent Has Never Increased Since 1520
Unbelievable but true! The Fuggerei is the world’s oldest social housing complex still in use. In this truly magical place, rent hasn’t been raised since the year 1520. After minting coins for the Vatican and making a name for himself as one of Europe’s greatest early entrepreneurs, Jakob Fugger (aka “Jakob the Rich”) turned his eye toward those in need. What emerged from this vision ...
Read More »Senate Gives Area Councils 3weeks Deadline To Clean Up Abuja
The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, has given the Area Councils in the capital 21 days to clean up parks, markets and the entire FCT or face sanction. The Chairman of the Committee, Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West), gave the directive when the committee met with the chairmen of the six area councils in the territory. Mr. Melaye said ...
Read More »$24bn Contracts: Reps Summon Diezani, To Appear March 2
The House of Representatives on Monday despatched a letter to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, asking her to explain how she extended contracts for crude oil worth $24bn without valid agreements. The Chairman of the House Ad hoc Committee on Crude Oil Swap, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, confirmed on Monday that a letter had been sent to Alison-Madueke ...
Read More »Nigeria To Host UN Conference On Housing, Sustainable Urban Development
Nigeria will host the Third Regional Meeting for the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) from Feb. 24 to 26 in Abuja. Mr. Oluseyi Soremekun, UN National Information Officer, who confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the conference would commence with a high-level Ministerial segment on February 24 at the International Conference ...
Read More »Chika Ike Delves Into Real Estate Business
Chika Ike’s manager and friend took to her Instagram Page to congratulate the actress on her new real estate business venture saying she is one of the few people she knows who is a goal getter. She posted the photo below and wrote: “Congratulations to my bae @chikaike on your new Real Estate business venture. After successfully completing another home ...
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