The Federal Government has extended the implementation of N30,000 grants to Nigerians operating in the transport business – including Rideshare drivers (Uber, Bolt, etc.), Taxi drivers, Bus drivers, Keke Napep riders, Okada riders, cart pushers etc., by launching the transport support track under its MSME Survival Fund schemes for artisans and transporters. This was revealed…
The Lagos state government on Friday ordered the removal of unapproved street gates in communities across the state. The communities’ have been issued a 7-day removal notice with a directive to either leave such gates open between 5 a.m and midnight or have them dismantled. The government said this is in line with its policy…
The Lagos State Police Command has once again warned against any gathering, procession or protest in the state. According to the Commissioner of Police, the protest is backed by some unpatriotic individuals and groups who are planning to embark on another destructive and violent #EndSARS protest. He disclosed that intelligence reports indicated certain individuals and…
The shareholders of GTBank Plc have approved the holding company structure for the bank, as they expressed excitement over the benefits they would derive from the new structure. At the Court ordered meeting held on Friday, the investors gave their approval to the company for the transfer of the 29,431,179,224 ordinary shares of 50 kobo…
An NGO, Real Act of Kindness (RAK) Foundation has called on employers of labour to create an environment that encourages people with disabilities to be productive. Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, the Pioneer, RAK Foundation, gave the advice during an event to mark the 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities organised by the foundation in Apa,…
Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Worldwide (MFM), the bible believing church under the anointed man of God, Dr. D.K Olukoya has concluded plans and called on the general public to get connected to the Annual ‘Anointing Service’ programme where they can watch the raw power of God in full demonstration to destroy their enemies…
Christmas Day in Nollywood is about to witness one of the biggest face-offs as Omo Ghetto directed by actor, Funke Akindele and Mimi directed by Former PR Executive, Samuel Olatunji will be hitting the cinemas on the same day. The two Nollywood Giants will be battling out at the box office starting from Christmas day…
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered that ex-chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina be remanded in prison custody till the end of his trial. The judgment by Justice Okong Abang on Friday, December 4, 2020 come barely 24hrs after Maina was extradited to Nigeria following arrest in Niger. According to Abang,…
Italian football club Napoli on Friday renamed its stadium from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. This is to honour the club’s former captain Diego Maradona who died as a result of heart failure in November at the age of 60. Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, had…
The second prosecution witness (PW2), Abdulrahman Arabo, in the ongoing trial of Paul Usoro, SAN, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, for alleged N1.4bn fraud, on Wednesday 3, 2020, told Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how the defendant received a sum of N1.1bn from the…