The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said that it recovered N53 billion from a real estate developer for the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. Chairman of ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye who made the disclosure during a meeting with the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee Investigating the Operations of Real Estate…
Dangote’s $2 billion Petrochemical Plant located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, is designed to produce 77 different high-performance grades of polypropylene in the country. With a turnover of $1.2 billion, the 900,000 metric tonnes per annum capacity Dangote Petrochemical plant, situated alongside the Dangote Refinery, has been strategically positioned to cater to the demands of…
The organizers of the annual Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference on Thursday, recorgnised the contributions of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to healthcare in Lagos State as part of the activities marking the eight edition of conference. The award was received by the Lagos State commissioner for health, Prof Akin Abayomi on behalf of the governor. Corporate…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the classification of Nigerians as ‘indigenes’ and ‘non-indigenes’ as a form of apartheid that contradicts the nations’ declared aspirations towards equality and unity. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday at the National Social Cohesion Dialogue organized by the Africa Polling Institute, which held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre,…
The Lagos State Government may not sell forms to intending Pilgrims planning to embark on the Hajj 2022 Holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi, disclosed the development at a Press Conference organised to formally react to the cancellation of the year 2021 Hajj exercise…
Nigeria’s domestic gas penetration aspirations have received a major boost as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kaduna State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for utilisation and expansion of gas supply in the state. Speaking at the MoU Execution Ceremony which held Thursday at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House in…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has warned celebrities and social media influencers to stop promoting fraudulent businesses or face arrest. Speaking during an engagement at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, the EFCC boss urged them to use their platforms and crafts to educate Nigerians and promote the fight…
Lagos State Government will be delivering a new hub of commerce at Cappa in Oshodi area to provide subsidised workspaces for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) operating in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, disclosed that the construction of the Cappa hub would be completed in the first quarter of next year and…
Fifteen officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have been arrested through a joint security operation led by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for allegedly extorting monies from motorists on highways across the country. The officials were arrested on the 12th of August 2021, simultaneously in Adamawa, Gombe, Ondo…
i The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says his recent trip to the United State of America was fruitful and successful despite deliberate and sponsored fake news by detractors. The minister said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) before he departed Washington, DC, for Lagos. NAN reports that…