Month: June 2022

Customs Hands Over 3.7 Billion Naira worth of Tramadol to NDLEA

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Command led by Comptroller Malanta Yusuf has handed over One Hundred and Fifty Cartons of Tramadol tablets (120mg) worth over 3.7 Billion Naira to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos. Malanta Yusuf reiterated the resolve of the Command in fighting illicit trade and warned that the Apapa…

Sanwo-Olu, Elumelu, Officially Launch the Development of the New Falomo Towers

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and business leader and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, led other real estate stakeholders over the weekend in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Falomo Towers development in Ikoyi, Lagos. The project is being developed by joint venture partners, Afriland Properties Plc, Investee Company of the Heirs Holdings Group, and…

Woman 88, Reveals How She was Defrauded N36m after Meeting River Goddess

An 88-year-old prosecution witness, Tawakalitu Afolake Ilumoka, on Thursday, June 16, 2022, told Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja how one Olorunfemi Ayodeji duped her N36m. Ayodeji, also known as Otunba, is facing a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Sections 1 (1)(a) and 1…

No Shortage of Passport Booklet In Nigeria – Aregbesola

The Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and also Chairman, Civil Defence, Fire and Immigration Service Board, declared that there is no shortage of passport booklet anywhere in the world, hence that of Nigeria should not be different. The Minister made the declaration on Wednesday in Abuja, while decorating the newly recognized acting Comptroller General…

Heritage Bank Wins Lagos Environmental Sustainability Award, Commits to Nature Protection

For its contribution and support towards Environmental Sustainability, especially, in Lagos, the state government awarded Heritage Bank with its 2022 Environmental Sustainability Award. The bank joined other corporate organisations and schools within the State, awarded for their efforts towards protecting nature and limiting the impact of climate change on Earth. The Award was given to…

NUC Approves Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS)

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted license to Enugu State Government recognising establishment of the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo-Eno, Enugu State. The license issued to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, at NUC headquarters, Abuja, on Thursday, was sequel to the enactment of the State University of Medical and…

2023: Atiku Picks Delta State Governor, Okowa as Vice-Presidential Candidate

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has picked Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate for the 2023 election. PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said a 17-member committee had been set up by the party to pick a running mate and had submitted three names to Atiku to…

Lagos To Vaccinate 5million Children Against Measles

Lagos State Government has announced that the Y2022 Integrated Measles vaccination campaign for children aged 9 to 59 months will take place between Friday 17th and Friday 24th June, and from Monday 27th June to Monday 4th July, 2022, in all 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas of the State. The Commissioner for…

Active Mobile Lines in Nigeria Cross 200 Million Mark

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has told the global digital community that Nigeria has been witnessing phenomenal growth in its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, thus enabling socio-economic development in Nigeria and across the African continent. Pantami stated this at a tea break hosted by Nigeria on…