The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa over the weekend reiterated the Commission’s commitment to fighting corruption within the ambits of the law. The anti-graft boss, who spoke in Kano, during his maiden visit to the Kano Zonal Office of the EFCC, recalled that, what distinguished the Commission at…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has approved further easing of restrictions on social centres across the State with immediate effect. The Governor gave the approval after due consultations and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDAs including the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Lagos State Safety Commission. The Commissioner…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of one officer and 10 soldiers who were on routine operational task operation in Benue State by some criminal gangs. The Director, Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to Yerima, the troops were initially declared missing which prompted…
The Lagos State Government is set to divert the traffic on Adegbola Street, Ikeja for 15 months, commencing from Sunday 11th April, 2021, in readiness for the construction of Ikeja Overpass, Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line Project. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said the diversion is in continuation…
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi has inaugurated the Police Public Complaints Committee (PPCC) as a permanent structure that will help to effectively nip in the bud civil unrests and serve as opportunities for Nigerians to channel their grievances on the misconduct of police personnel. He made this known during the inauguration…
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has again demonstrated the State Government’s commitment to zero tolerance for building collapse in all parts of the State with the demolition of a distressed and partially disintegrated building at 21, Ayoola Lawal Street, Ilaje Odo-Eran Bariga, Lagos. The General Manager of LASBCA, Arc. Gbolahan Oki, spoke during…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied hiring individuals or groups as consultants for staff recruitment. This was made known by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in a statement in Abuja. Okoye urged members of the public to report to security agencies, individuals or group claiming to…
Rite Foods Limited, a Nigerian Foods and Beverages Company, has filed an application of committal against the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) and its Managing Director at a Federal High Court in Lagos, for contempt of court. The Rite Foods’ application for committal states that the contemnors, the NBC and its Managing Director (MD), Mathieu Seguin,…
As part of its measures to curb Road Traffic Crashes (RTC), the Dangote Cement Plc has launched a Drivers’ Training Centre located at the Dangote Cement Plant (DCP), Obajana, Kogi State. The new Centre is charged with the responsibility of attending to all training needs of the Dangote Cement Plc’s drivers. Meanwhile, the new centre…
– Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman of United Bank for Africa, Heirs Holdings and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation speaks to 21,000 youth at the Joshua Generation International Youth Conference at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu, has stressed the need to unlock…