A retired Chief Superintendent of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Imam Aminu, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), over alleged forgery of academic certificates. The Commission, in a 4-count charge brought before Honourable Justice A.O. Abong of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 18, sitting in Gwagwalada,…
The Delta State House of Assembly has passed the Prohibiting Open Grazing, indiscriminate Breeding, Rearing and Marketing of Livestock in Delta State, otherwise known as Anti-Open grazing bill. The Bill was passed following a motion by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon Ferguson Onwo, and adopted during Tuesday resumed plenary of the State Legislature,…
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari, to amend the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 passed by the National Assembly over two months ago. The request was contained in a letter dated September 16, 2021, and read during plenary on Tuesday by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. President Buhari in the letter explained…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria’s resolve to remain as one indivisible entity is unshakable, in spite of the various challenges facing the nation. The Minister made the remarks in Abuja on Monday at the opening of ‘Nigeria at 60 Photo Exhibition’ with the theme “60 Years of Our…
Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote has said that the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) when executed as designed could fetch the nation foreign exchange in excess of $700million yearly from the Backward Integration component of the plan. Dangote made this disclosure recently while receiving in his office some businessmen who were on…
Unity Bank Plc has denied claims by the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) in Ogun State that its funds domiciled in the bank were mismanaged. The bank made this clarification in a statement released on Tuesday, stating that it has conducted an investigation into the transactions, which completely absolved it of any…
HealthPlus Limited, the largest and fastest-growing pharmacy chain across West Africa is set to revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry with the launch of Nigeria’s first ever e-Pharmacy. Nigerians can also now access a doctor or pharmacist instantly at a click. Through the digitization of the Pharmacy and retail services, HealthPlus will now be transformed into a…
An industrialist and Chief Executive Officer of Caesar Engineering and Construction Limited, Dr. Caesar Osaheni Iyayi has appealed to the President of Nigeria to use his powers and office to encourage Nigerians to focus their collective efforts into a programme of industrial and manufacturing revolution. According to Dr. Iyayi, ‘We must develop the industrial capacity…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ifeanyi Ararume as Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s Board of Directors and Management. The President also named Mele Kolo Kyari and Umar I. Ajiya as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer respectively. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving Kwara as the host state for the federal neuropsychiatric hospital for the north central zone. In a statement on Sunday, the Governor said the approval is dream come true for the administration and the three senators from Kwara, especially Senator Yahya Oloriegbe (Kwara…