Africa's
richest man, Aliko Dangote paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of
Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode earlier this week where he revealed that
his company is in the process of building a Gas Pipeline from Bonny to
under the sea which when done, will provide Lagos with 24hr power
supply. Speaking to the press, Dangote said "I’ve assured him that
we really love doing business here, it’s a friendly
The police in
Bauchi on Thursday declared missing, a middle-aged man who left on foot
to Abuja, to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Muhammadu
Buhari. According to a statement from DSP Haruna Mohammed,
Bauchi Police Command’s spokesperson, Nurudeen Maimako, a resident of
Dass town in Bauchi state, left his town on May 15 to Abuja, but has not
been seen since then.
The Former House of Representatives
Minority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday promised to work with
the new Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, to deliver on campaign promises.
Mr.
Gbajabiamila said this while addressing journalists in Abuja after an
emergency meeting by the National Working Committee of the All
Progressives Congress.
Zimbabwe —
Zimbabweans will start exchanging “quadrillions” of local dollars for a
few U.S. dollars next week, as President Robert Mugabe’s government
discards its virtually worthless national currency, the central bank
said on Thursday. The southern African country started using
foreign currencies like the U.S. dollar and South African rand in 2009
after the Zimbabwean dollar was ruined by hyper-inflation, which hit 500 billion percent in 2008.
There are
indications that President Muhammadu Buhari will announce his
ministerial list on Monday, June 15, 2015. It is also revealed that the
immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, will be
announced Secretary to the Federal Government same day. Sources
said, “The president is just waiting to receive the reports from the
transition committee today (Friday) and thereafter review over the
weekend.
