In its strong effort to bridge the talents lacuna in the tech ecosystem, provide hands-on experience in software development and other technology skills to produce globally attractive technology experts, Bincom Dev Center, – a tech training and development hub has launched ‘emigr8’, a tech enabled pathway to relocation abroad. The Center’s Proservices Lead, Olayinka Isimoya…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has vowed that no offender indicted in reported cases of rape and gender-based violence will go scot free under his watch. The Governor gave the assurance on Thursday when he received a 54-page compendium on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence compiled by the Stakeholders’ Committee set up by the First Lady…
Atalanta scored twice in four minutes to deliver a surprise victory over Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday night. The visitors defeated Liverpool 0 – 2, thereby throwing qualifications from Champions’ League Group D wide open. Klopp made five changes to the side that beat Leicester City on Sunday, including Salah, who returned after his positive…
An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Olamide Sadiq, has told Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, that properties located at 17 and 17A McDonald Road, Ikoyi, Eti-Osa Local Government Area, owned by a former Senate President and ex-governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, are believed to have…
Football legend and Argentina hero Diego Maradona died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 60. The icon, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of football, died of heart attack at his home in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Diego Maradona had been suffering from health issues in…
The Lagos State Examinations Board has rescheduled the Year 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) resit test earlier fixed for Saturday, December 5, 2020, to Thursday, 3rd December, 2020. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Board explained that the shift in date became necessary due to the forthcoming by-elections in Lagos East Senatorial District…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has sought the assistance of the International Police Organisation (Interpol), on the extradition of Nigerian treasury looters and cybercrime suspects, hibernating abroad as well as the fleeing officials of Process and Industrial Developments Nigeria Limited (P&ID). The Acting Chairman of the EFCC Mohammad Umar Abba, made the appeal…
The Acting Director-General (DG) of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), a professor of Microbiology and Biotechnology, has landed in the net of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), for allegedly defrauding the Federal Government of N400 million. ICPC intelligence-led investigation revealed that the money, which the Acting DG claimed to be…
The Lagos State Government through its Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has paid a total sum of N 215,132,707.78 as death benefits to the relatives of 60 of its employees who died in active service. The Executive Chairman, LASUBEB, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King, who disclosed this during the cheque presentation ceremony at the LASUBEB office in…
The trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja continued in his absence on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 with the prosecution presenting two witnesses. Maina is facing a 12-count charge of operating fictitious bank accounts, corruption, and money laundering to the tune…