The Lagos State Government has given assurances that COVID-19 vaccine will be administered on every Intending Pilgrim from the State before embarking on the Y2021 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi, gave the assurance on Thursday while delivering his opening remarks at a training programme organised by…
In an attempt to prevent cases of overcrowding in COVID-19 vaccination centres across the state, the Lagos state government has clarified that the first phase of the ongoing exercise is strictly for health workers, frontline staff and essential duty personnel. According to the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state had been…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) decision on Wednesday in approving the sum of $1.5 billion for spending on the modernisation of the Port Harcourt oil refinery has received backlash from former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. The former vice president in a statement criticized the Federal Government’s approval, saying budgeting such huge amount to renovate or…
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its Audited Financial Results for the year ended December 31, 2020 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the result shows improved performance across all key financial metrics in the face of the unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting the quality of past…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, for allegedly misappropriating N900 million. A statement posted on the commission’s website on Wednesday said Mr Ojerinde who was arrested on 15th March, 2021, in…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, will close applications for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) on March 31. This year’s intervention prioritises the economic recovery of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and young African entrepreneurs, following the Covid-19 disruption to economic…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has introduced an insurance subsidiary – Stanbic IBTC Insurance, thereby adding to its ever-growing bouquet of financial services available to the public. The addition of the insurance subsidiary followed regulatory approvals as well as the issuance of a license from the National Insurance Commission…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday reassured Lagos State residents that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe. The Governor stated that he did not feel any side effects as claimed by some persons. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who received the AstraZeneca vaccine alongside his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi,…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed the bill for the Prohibition of Unlawful Societies and Cultism of 2021 into law, approving 21-year jail term for convicted cultists in the State. The State’s House of Assembly, in February, passed the anti-cultism bill, which also stipulates 15-year jail term for anyone found guilty of abetting…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated music stars Burna Boy and Whizkid over their Grammy Award victories. The Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid, on Sunday night, won their first-ever Grammy Awards. Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, a nominee for a second consecutive year bagged the much-coveted Grammy…