Day: May 16, 2016

Kachikwu Throws Reps Into Confusion

The floor of the House of Representatives was thrown into commotion on Monday, May 16, 2016, when Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, was prevented from being questioned on the recent hike in pump price of petrol. Kachikwu was directed to appear before the House on Monday, which he honoured, but as soon…

Heritage Bank MD, Others Parley On Corporate Governance

Managing Director of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo recently spoke alongside others on corporate governance in Nigeria. The occasion, organised by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, ISCAN, took place at the Civic Centre in Lagos. The Heritage Bank boss was at the institute’s Roundtable on Corporate Governance as Chairman of the occasion.…

Lagos Assembly To Establish Lobby Law

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has disclosed of the intention of the House to introduce a Lobby Law aimed at legalising lobbying to influence government policies. Obasa stated this at the awards night organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, to reward corporate organisations which have excelled…

I’m Disappointed In Ghanaians—Juliet Ibrahim

**Donates Novelty Match Proceeds To Patients Proceeds from the Juliet Ibrahim Celebrity Soccer Match which held on May 1, 2016, between female Ghanaian and Nigerian celebrities at the Lizzy Sports Complex have been donated to four out of the seven patients initially targeted to benefit from it. The donation was made on May 12, 2016…

Omisore Ejects Osun PDP From Secretariat

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State led by Soji Adagunodo has been sacked from the party’s secretariat located along Osogbo-Gbongan Road. This action was taken by the former Deputy Governor of the state, Iyiola Omisore, whose faction led by Dr Bayo Faforiji, stayed away from the congress held recently. It…

Banire Stages 6th ‘Walk For Life’ Campaign

Wife of former Lagos Commissioner and now National Legal Adviser of APC, Muiz Banire, Funmilayo, on Sunday held the 6th edition of ‘Walk For Life’ awareness campaign to sensitize the populace about the causes and prevention of stillbirth among pregnant women. The program which was put together under the auspices of a non-governmental organization, Rhesus…