The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has described as alarming the rate of procurement frauds in public service in Nigeria. He stated this in his goodwill message at the opening ceremony of the Year 2021 First Batch Conversion Training Programme to Procurement Cadre for Federal Parastatals and Agencies organized…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi was full of praises for Prophet Joshua Iginla, the General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly on Sunday, 23rd Of May, 2021 as he celebrated his birthday along with his delectable wife, Prophetess Stella Iginla, dedicated 80,000 capacity church and launched 30 books to the glory of God. The…
United Bank for Africa (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services institution, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Caroline Anyanwu to its Board of Directors, effective May 19, 2021. Caroline Anyanwu holds a First-Class degree in Statistics from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria and has worked extensively in the fields of accounting, taxation, credit risk…
The Governor of Lagos State and the Visitor to the Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the immediate dissolution of the Lagos State University Governing Council and a fresh process for the selection of the ninth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University. The Lagos State Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotoso, made this known…
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend a fresh increase in electricity tariff proposed to take off next month. It said the majority of Nigerians could not afford the additional burden of a fresh tariff hike amid the hardship they already faced. In a resolution passed in plenary…
The Federal Government has set up a committee to come up with a work plan on how to resolve the dispute between the Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated that this is part of the Memorandum of Understanding reached at the end of…
West African Student’s Union (WASU) has commended the aggressive employment generation drive of the Aliko Dangote led companies, urging other wealthy West African leaders to invest in industries that will rid the region of high unemployment rate. President of WASU, Comrade Romans Pillah in a press briefing, held in Abuja on Thursday, described Aliko Dangote…
Last weekend witnessed the first eviction of two contestants, Dotun Deloye and Faith Mark, from Season Six of the popular music talent show, Nigerian Idol, as others performed on the stage to impress the judges, Obi Asika, Seyi Shay and Dj Sose as well as fans at home. The show continues till the grand finale…
The Lagos state government has revealed that property at Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, for the relocation of Igbosere High Court, will be ready by end of May 2021. This was disclosed by the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN at the Ministry’s Ministerial Press Briefing tagged ‘Our journey between April 2020…
Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Health and in partnership with a non-governmental Organisation, Evidence Action, on Tuesday, commenced mass deworming for the treatment and prevention of Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) in 10 Local Government Areas of the State. Speaking during the official flag-off of the exercise held at St. Peters Anglican Primary School, Alausa,…