The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs, will announce the beneficiaries of the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme at the official Selection Announcement event holding in Lagos, and streaming live online, on November 12, 2021. The ground-breaking hybrid event will unveil 4,800 African entrepreneurs chosen from all 54 African countries…
Ogoni stakeholders have met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and unanimously agreed that he lead a multi-consultative forum to discuss with Federal Government on the planned resumption of oil production in OML 11. The stakeholders said the choice of the governor was aimed at preventing saboteurs who may want to adopt divide…
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has shed light on why the state joined other states in the fray to collect the Value Added Tax (VAT). According to Abiodun, his administration decided to take advantage of the VAT controversy with the view to ensure Ogun gets a fair share from the money being generated from the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command has secured the conviction of a former manager with Sterling Bank and Account Relationship Officer of OHHA Microfinance Bank. Mr Oliver Anidiobi. Anidiobi was arraigned before Justice C.O Ajah of the Enugu State High Court, Enugu on a 32-count charge bordering on forgery and stealing…
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed how the state under his watch has been tackling insecurity and making Ogun safe for investors. According to the governor, his administration has been able to create a job portal meant to dimension the number of unemployed or under employed, and match them with employers, launch the Anchor…
The Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the immediate suspension of the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr. Gbolahan Oki. The governor also said the government would find out what went wrong and punish those indicted in the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos State on Monday. According…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the assault on Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court is a renewed plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hijack the 2023 election. The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, described the attack on Justice Odili as horrendous, rascally,…
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has again led public health institutions as it successfully performed its first LASER Lithotripsy on the 28th of October, 2021. LASUTH, being the only State tertiary institution now has a full upper tract endoscopic and LASER facility which can be accessible by the residents of Lagos states and…
Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, flagged off COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Campaign, with the plan to vaccinate two million people across the state, saying all unvaccinated residents risk being barred from government offices, schools, markets and public transport. According to him evidence of full vaccination will be required for anybody who wants to do…
The Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an immediate investigation of the collapsed building which happened in the Ikoyi Area of the state on Monday. The building which was under construction collapsed in the afternoon with many people feared trapped in the rubble. The Governor, who called for calm over the collapse, assured that…