President Muhammadu Buhari was on Friday, April 8, 2016, not present at the emergency Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Reason for his absence was not disclosed to State House correspondents. Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, took his place and presided over the meeting. It was learnt that details…
Authorities of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, have closed the institution following a protest by students over poor electricity and water supplies. The school ordered students to vacate their hostels latest on Friday morning and urged parents to recall their wards home. On Thursday, April 7, 2016, students of the school expressed their grievances…
One of the highly diversified financial services providers in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, which is determined to provide cutting-edge, round-the-clock banking services to its teeming customers, has announced the upgrade of its mobile-based banking application, Fidelity Online Banking app. This was made known in a statement from the bank recently. The much improved software application…
Funeral rites for the former governor of Bayelsa State kicked off on Thursday, April 7, 2016, with Youth Student activities in Yenagoa by 9am. This was followed by a public lecture on Federalism and Development in Nigeria by Prof G.G. Darah at the Banquet Hall in Yenagoa by 12noon and was attended by several prominent…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to rescind its planned warning strike over the new electricity tariff in the overall interest of the nation, and as an earnest of the commitment of the organised labour to the supremacy of the rule of law which the Buhari…
Are you a movie freak who is also a tech geek? Technology has invaded the movie industry as there are movies out there that employ incredible technologies to tell great stories. Besides, these movies enable the tech geek to appreciate technology more and also watch the role it plays in the movie industry. Of course,…
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, says it will on April 11, 2016, rule on whether it has the jurisdiction to entertain a case brought before it by the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki. This information was contained in a statement issued by the court in Abuja on Thursday. The case filed with…
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, on Thursday cleared the air on an issue surrounding Special Adviser to the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Library, Barrister Kingsley Esiso. “Barrister Kingsley Esiso is an indigene of Okpara Inland. I can tell you this for sure. His father was buried in Okpara Inland. I…
Lagos is set to be treated to gastronomic delights as foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, announces the first GTBank Food and Drink Weekend. Scheduled for May 1 and 2, 2016, the 2-day event, which takes place at Oniru in Victoria Island, Lagos from 10am to 7pm daily, is designed to showcase Nigeria’s emerging…
Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, has been remanded in prison for an alleged fraud close to N7 billion. Abdulsalam was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, April 7, 2016 along with four other staff of the agency. They were brought before Justice Kuewumi Babs…