The House of Representatives has called for the postponement of the 2021 population and housing census being planned by the National Population Commission (NPC). It said at its plenary on Wednesday that the country was unsafe for the exercise in view of the rising insecurity in Nigeria. The House, presided over by the Speaker, Rep.…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Udochukwu Ugochukwu Simeon for allegedly creating fraudulent clones of the Commission e-mail address, and using same to defraud unsuspecting victims. EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren in a statement on Wednesday said the 26-year-old suspect created an Outlook email account of the Commission, “efccnigeria.org.ng@outlook.com” and…
Gozem, the super app already operational in several West African cities, today launches a taxi booking service in Libreville. From now on, all Gabonese citizens can download the Gozem app, available for free for Android and iOS, and take trips in the nation’s capital. Gozem’s goal is to simplify and improve quality of life for…
Dangote Cement Plc’s huge investment has been described as one of the major contributors to the development of the Senegalese economy. Besides, the Cement plant located in Pout, 60 kilometres away from Dakar, has greatly assisted in strengthening the business relationship between Senegal and Nigeria. Dangote Cement Senegal currently holds a capacity of 1.5 million…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has announced plans to hold its 9th Annual General Meeting at I.B.T.C. Place Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Thursday, 27 May 2021, at 10.00 am. The AGM would be by proxy, in line with the coronavirus safety protocols. Announcing the AGM in a…
Heritage Bank has continually fulfilled its promises to support the Nigerian Creative Industry, as millionaires emerged from the YNSPYRE product in collaboration with the CREAM Platform. The YNSPYRE account holders who subscribed to the platform by dialing *745*463# on all networks won over N12million during the second monthly raffle draw conducted in April at the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided some eateries in Jos, the Plateau state capital where freshly baked cakes made with cannabis sativa were recovered in addition to 48.726kilogrammes of assorted psychotropic substances. Some of the drug joints raided includes KNL Lounge located along Lamingo road and another branch along Mining…
Shareholders of Nigeria’s leading diversified conglomerate, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (“Transcorp”), showed their strong confidence in the Board and management, at the Group’s 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM), which took place this week at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja. The shareholders commended the company for declaring dividends, noting that despite the negative impact of the…
TradeFada Nigeria Limited, one of the nation’s prominent players in the Crypto currency ECOSYSTEM has set up a platform that provides easy operational steps for cryptocurrency beginners. Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Seun Dania explained that first, beginners need to buy Bitcoin with fiat and this can be bought with naira or over…
The much expected live performance of the exciting Nigerian Idol Season 6 kick-starts on May 9, and will culminate with a finale on July 11, where the winner will receive the grand prize of a recording contract with a leading record label and N50, 000,000 (Fifty Million Naira) worth of prizes. The very entertaining reality…