Tag: compensation

Rann IDPs bombing: Five victims still hospitalised

by Azeez Adeniyi Families of victims of the Rann IDPs bombing have said they are yet to receive any compensation for their losses, Punch reports. A Nigerian Air Force fighter…

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Kano Pillars to get N441m from Ahmed Musa’s move to Leicester

Nigeria club side, Kano Pillars will be getting N441m from Ahmed Musa’s transfer to Premier League champions, Leicester City. According to African Football, Pillars are to get part of the…

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Opinion: Why Marafa must accept Saraki’s appointment

by Audu O Audu Nigerians who believed in the doggedness of the Senate Unity Forum, SUF, are resolute that the Forum’s Spokesman, Kabiru Marafa should hold the Chairmanship of the…

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Peter Thiel confirms it – yes, he wants to completely destroy Gawker

by Chi Ibe Tech investor, PayPal co-founder and Donald Trump delegate to the Republican convention, Peter Thiel has confirmed that he has been secretly funding the lawsuit of wrestling champion,…

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N45m in compensation for family of electrocuted UNILAG student

Oluchi Anekwe was the 300-level student of Accounting in the University of Lagos, who was electrocuted by a live wire on the school premises. New development on the case reveals…

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Ungrateful Stephen Keshi demands N1 billion compensation

Former President Goodluck Jonathan's good luck juice that Stephen Keshi drank, ran out after he left office. And now, the sacked former Super Eagles coach is demanding N1 billion compensation…

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Army presents cheques to families of soldiers killed by Boko Haram

62 next of kin of soldiers who died in battle against Boko Haram, have been compensated by the Nigerian Army. On Friday, June 26, the Chief of Army Administration, Major…

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Ogoni community to get N16.6 billion from Shell

by Iyobosa Omoregie The Bodo community in Ogoniland, Rivers state, will get £55 million (N16.6 billion) from Shell Petroleum Development Company. On Tuesday, January 6, the company disclosed that it has reached…

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Ex-ASUU president’s death: Iyayi’s kinsmen demand N50 billion compensation from Kogi

by Adeola Balogun The death of the former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Festus Iyayi, has continued to cause outcry in the country and his kinsmen…

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Terrible: Monarch kidnapped in Akwa Ibom as 30 gunmen invade palace

by Adeola Balogun Panic hit the Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in the early hours of yesterday as unidentified gunmen laid siege to the palace and…

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Emotions swell as 12 widows of slain soldiers get N1million compensation each

by 'Jola Sotubo It was an emotional time yesterday for the widows and children of some soldiers killed in Maiduguri, Borno State, last month. The families of the deceased received…

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Hezbollah terrorist cell: Lebanese suspects sue SSS, AGF for N50 billion compensation

by Rachel Ogbu Director-General of the SSS, Ekpeyong Ita (Photo: Punch) A twist in the Hezbolla terror cell case where co-owner of Amigo Supermarket, Mustapha Fawaz, and three Lebanese –…

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We were paid N200, N240 as compensation – Adamawa flood victims

Archive photo by Akan Ido Victims of the flood which ravaged many parts of Adamawa state last year have complained over not being properly compensated despite the release of N500…

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Nigeria never remembers its weakest – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Like other people in the story, which by the way focuses mainly on the ground victims, Ogbonaya is one of the vulnerable in a society where might…

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#DanaAnniversary: One year after, what has changed?

by Mark Amaza and Ikemesit Effiong The Anyaenes How could we forget the Anyene family, who came from the US, and lost nine of its members - almost 2 generations…

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#DanaAnniversary: 23 families receive full compensation

Mr Jackie Hathiramani, the Managing Director of Dana Air, said on Monday that 23 families had  been paid full compensation of $100,000 each as at last Friday. Hathiramani disclosed this…

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Residents give Total Petroleum 14-day ultimatum to pay N750million as damages for tanker explosion

by Rachel Ogbu It's been over a month since a tanker containing fuel lost control and exploded in Omitowoju, Ibadan, Oyo State. Now some residents have given a 14-day ultimatum…

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9 states receive N5.7 billion for 2011 post-presidential election victims

by Rachel Ogbu The sum of N5.7 billion was approved as compensation for victims of the 2011 post-presidential election violence that disturbed some states of the country. President Goodluck Jonathan on…

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2 years on: Baba Suwe still battling NDLEA for N25 million compensation

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Punch Two years on and the Yoruba actor, Babatunde Omidina, better known as Baba Suwe is still battling with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency to…

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Heartless? FG committee withdraws compensation for victims of Boko Haram attacks

by Rachel Ogbu Victims of Boko Haram attacks hoping to receive payment as compensation from the government might have their hopes shattered as The White Paper on the report of the…

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Dana crash: Ground victims protest non-payment of compensation

Daniel Anozie Some residents of Lagos State whose property and buildings were affected by the June 3, 2012 Dana Airline crash, on Wednesday, embarked on a peaceful protest over non-payment…

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No jokes: Pay compensation to unemployed graduates – Lemo

Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun State, last week graduated 253 students with dignitaries including the Deputy Governor of  the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Tunde Lemo, calling on the Federal Government…

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They’re back: Dana Air gets new operation licence 6 months after Lagos crash

by Akan Ido Dana Airways has received a new operating licence from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) exactly six months and two days after its aircraft crashed on the…

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TICKER: Nothern Muslims demand N105bn from FG as compensation for failing to protect them

Muslims members of Southern Kaduna community in Kaduna State has asked the ECOWAS Court of Justice sitting in Abuja to order the Federal Government to pay them the sum of…

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TICKER: Worker who was tied up and forced to watch porn wins $25,000 compensation

SAO PAULO -- Latin America's biggest beverage company Ambev must pay $25,000 to a worker who was forced to attend prostitute parties as part of a manager's incentive program, Brazil's…

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30 Days: House of Reps gives Dana deadline to pay compensation

by Tolu Orekoya The House of Representatives has directed Dana Air to pay at least the 30 percent compensation that was supposed to occur within 30 days of the crash, in…

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Police fined N1 million for assaulting a female student

by Tolu Orekoya Two years after Abigail Ige was beaten by police officers in Ado Ekiti, the High Court has ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay a N1 million compensation to the…

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