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HILLARY ESSIEN

Hillary Essien is a reporter with Peoples Gazette focusing on special reports and critical national news. She is a lawyer with 2 years of writing and reporting. Prior to working with The Gazette, Hillary served as an administrative assistant at a non-profit organisation focused on food security for children of low income households.She is on Twitter @Hillary_essien
January 6, 2021

FG to acquire unclaimed dividends, funds in dormant bank accounts

Bank accounts owned by all tiers of government, or any of their ministries, departments or agencies are exempt from the acquisitions.

Finance minister Zainab Ahmed (Credit: Twitter)
January 6, 2021

Nigerians to pay to correct NIN details: NIMC

For the date of birth correction, the processing fee is N15,000. For card renewal or card replacement, there is a processing fee of N5,000,” a NIMC official said.

Isa Pantami
January 2, 2021

Another American mistress exposes Dangote’s buttocks in viral video

The private side of Africa’s richest man is being laundered across the Internet in a successive but uncoordinated manner.

Dangote and Courtney
December 31, 2020

Buhari signs 2021 budget

The budget, set at N13.5 trillion, is the highest in the nation’s history after it had been increased by about N505 billion by lawmakers.

President Muhammadu Buhari
December 31, 2020

Buhari, Ganduje’s aides bicker over competent leadership

Ironically, both Messrs. Buhari and Ganduje have long been seen by a plurality of Nigerians as the most corrupt and incompetent leaders the country ever had.

Buhari and Ganduje
December 25, 2020

Filmmaker, Chico Ejiro is dead

Ejiro is best known for his movies, popular among which is ‘Silent Night.’

Prolific Nollywood filmmaker, Chico Ejiro.
December 25, 2020

Abacha Loot: Federal government appoints CSO to monitor spendings

It is not immediately clear if the move was part of the loot repatriation deal with the U.S.

Nigeria's Attorney General, Abubakar Malami [Photo Credit: BusinessDay]
December 22, 2020

Third Mainland Bridge to be closed on Christmas day

This closure is to allow the workers cast concrete on three additional expansion joints.

Third Mainland Bridge
December 21, 2020

2021 Budget: N3.3 trillion to be spent on debt servicing

The 2021 budget, at N13.5trillion became the highest in the country’s history.

December 17, 2020

Abike Dabiri circulates fake news claiming release of abducted Katsina schoolboys

Rather than retract, the senior foreign affairs official doubles down on her falsehood, claiming a cyber breach.

Abike Dabiri, a former aide of President Buhari and Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.