Mr Babajide Odusolu, former Managing Director, Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC) …We remitted N1.9bn in six years …In conjunction with other agencies, we turned around the Gateway Mortgage Bank. Mr Babajide Odusolu, former Managing Director, Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC) has given insights into how he turned around the affairs of the …
The Executive Director, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative, PLSI, Mr. Olusegin Elemo (r) and the Administrative Officer, Ms. Mosunmola Akinsanya during a Press Conference to address the current state of public audit in Nigeria ahead of stakeholders sensitization workshop on 2017 audit report of the federation of Nigeria at Bolton White Hotel, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida 15/10/2020 Over N9bn Not …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to repeal Section 4(1) of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2019. The PDP governors made the call in a communique by the forum on Wednesday in Abuja. It was issued after the forum’s meeting by its Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, …
Eagleserve Consulting, an Abuja based brand building and marketing communication has established its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm christened The Hedge Foundation to mark its four years of existence. The Hedge Foundation, according to the company, is to assist the less privileged individuals in the society to achieve their goals and to help accomplish ideas that they believe could …
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved $2 million which is Nigeria’s annual contribution to the West African Power Pool, WAPP. The West African Power Pool was created in 1999 by Authorities of the West African Heads of State and every country has its own section. The approval was disclosed by the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, while …
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, yesterday, commended Total Exploration and Production Nigeria, TEPNG, and Pipe Coaters Nigeria, PCN, Limited for the local content strides being recorded on the Total Ikike Line Pipe Coating Project being executed at PCN facility in Onne Free Trade Zone, River State. According to a statement in Abuja, Executive Secretary of NCDMB, …
By Henry Umoru, Abuja The Senate has begun a probe into the massive gas explosion occurred at Cele Bus Stop, Iju-Ishaga in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State. Consequently, the Senate has mandated its Senator Sabo Muhammed, APC, Jigawa South West led Committee on Petroleum Downstream and Senator James Manager, PDP, Delta South led Senate Committee …
The House of Representatives has slated the Petroleum Industry Bill, 2020 for a second reading on Tuesday next week, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has disclosed. The Speaker made the disclosure on Wednesday in plenary, while calling for all motions concerning floods across the country, to be consolidated by the Rules and Business Committee. President Muhammadu Buhari had three weeks ago, returned …
ENDSARS protesters mimicking police brutality in Port Harcourt Rivers State, Tuesday. PHOTO: Nwankpa Chijioke. By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA-AN international non-profit making organization, Global Rights Nigeria, Wednesday, disclosed 82 cases of brutality by the disbanded Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, F-SARS, as EndSARS protests continue to rage across the country. This was made known by the Country Director, Global Rights Nigeria, Abiodun …
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday warned security agents against the killing of Nigerians as protests against brutality and extortion by police, particularly the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), rage in many parts of the country. The ex-president, who made the call on his Facebook page, said no life must be lost as youths continued to call for reform of …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 164 new COVID-19 infections in FCT and 14 States across the country. NCDC announced this in a tweet via its official Twitter handle on Monday night. The health agency said that the 164 new infections brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infections to 60,430. NCDC tweeted, “164 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-64 …
The Nigerian government has said it considers it disrespectful to the Sovereignty of the country for any outside country to apply punitive measures such as visas restriction on its citizens. The Nigerian government made this known in a statement issued by Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday in Abuja. …
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Saturday followed the prescribed electoral process by standing on the queue to be accredited, before casting his vote. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obaseki arrived his Oredo Ward 4 Polling Unit at Emokpae Model Primary School, Benin City at about 10:25 am. Also read: …
Three gunmen attacked Royal Garden Relaxation Spot in Egume, Dekina Local Government of Kogi on Friday, killing one person and injuring many others, the police said on Saturday. Accordding to state police command, the armed men shot sporadically into the premises of the relaxation spot at about 7:45 pm on Friday. A statement by the …
Rotary club members, standing by the Zero Polio bll board erected at the head of Udu bridge BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME ROTARY club of Ovwian, Udu local government area has appealed to residents of Delta state to observe measures in place that will continue to keep Nigeria at zero polio level Speaking after erecting a sensitization bill …
By Bose Adelaja A three-storey building has, on Saturday, collapsed in Ejigbo area of Lagos State. The sad incident occurred at 15, Ansarudeen Street, Ile-Epo Bus-Stop, at about 8.15 am. So far, there are no reports of casualties recorded. Also read: BREAKING: Unspecified number of persons feared dead, two vehicles burnt in Friday night tanker …
Dr. Kazeem Obafemi Hamzat and Ogunsan … Says “you are technocrat par excellence” The Chairman of Executive Group, Dr Ayo Ogunsan, has congratulated the Deputy Governor of Lagos, Dr. Kazeem Obafemi Hamzat, who clocks 56 today. In the statement issued Saturday, Ogunsan, who is also a Board Member, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), described …
Some Presiding Officers in the Sept.19, governorship election in Edo and an international Observer team, Centre for Strategic Conflict Management, have commended the peaceful electoral process in Oredo Ward 4. They gave the commendation at the on-going governorship election on Saturday in Benin. Also read: Elections, not a do or die affair, INEC tells politicians …
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has shed light on the “drug integrity test” for intending couples. The Head of Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mr Jonah Achema in a statement on Saturday in Abuja said that what the agency proposed was totally different from what was reported. Achema said …
