Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to cut the N26 billion presidency budget for the construction of the presidential wing at the state house medical center, local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, ‘sitting allowance’, and ‘welfare package’, and to use some of the savings to address the growing level…
As October 20 draws nearer in anticipation of the one year anniversary of popular ENDSARs protest that shook the country, the Lagos state Police command has warned against any form of protest in the state. The Commissioner of police Lagos State Command, Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday announced that the police will use all legitimate means…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the certificate of incorporation of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited. The president while receiving the documents said the country expects nothing less from the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, and the Chief Finance Officer than “the realization of a global national oil company that this nation…
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) won the ‘Excellence in Cardiovascular Care’ Award at the 50th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of The Nigeria Cardiac Society (NCS) held in Lagos last week. This award was given on the premises the hospital is renowned for her contribution to the growth and development of Cardiovascular…
Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again rewarded its loyal customers in its Bumper Savings Promo in line with its unwavering commitment towards prioritising its customers’ financial well-being as well as boosting savings culture in Nigeria. Since the bank commenced the promo in 2020, over 200 winners have emerged from…
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, reiterated that his administration has never tampered with the monthly allocation of the 20 local governments in the state from the federal government. The governor said rather than shortchanging the LGs, the state government has been assisting them by augmenting their allocations to enable them perform their…
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, is set to celebrate Nigeria’s Independence with the “Eko on Show” festival slated for Friday, 15th October 2021, at Muri-Okunola Park, Victoria Island. The event is one of the strategies adopted to showcase and revive the entertainment scene in Lagos. Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture,…
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, Thursday, October 7, 2021, convicted and sentenced the son of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Maina, Faisal, to 14 years imprisonment. The Court found Faisal guilty on a three-count charge of money laundering brought against him by…
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday met with members of the Bankers Forum in Ijebu Ode, Sagamu and Ijebu Igbo to allay their fears over robbery attacks. The governor assured them of its administration’s determination towards strengthening and fortifying the existing security network across the State, with a view to ensuring uninterrupted operations of…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly would mount more pressure on revenue generating agencies to ensure that they remit N1 trillion naira in revenues annually, to enable the federal government fund its budget. Lawan stated this on Wednesday in his remarks after the chamber approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s submission…