The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the promotion and redeployment of some staff to fill key vacant positions in the corporation. In a statement released by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru on Monday, the management said the appointments and redeployments would strengthen and…
The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Professor Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo, and other professors from the institution have been inducted as Fellows of the prestigious Academy of Medicine Specialties in Nigeria. The event took place in Lagos, Nigeria recently. Professor Adetokunbo Fabamwo, a renowned Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the…
Justice Taiwo of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja has ordered the forfeiture of cash and properties belonging to two Nigerian fraudsters, Tobilola Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru to the Federal Government. This followed the arrest and successful prosecution of the fraudsters by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Wilson Uwujaren Head, Media…
Oyo State Government has announced Tuesday, August 10, 2021 as public holiday to commemorate and celebrate the new Islamic calendar year, 1st muharram (Hijrah) 1443 AH. The announcement by the state government came after the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, who is also the President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic…
The Lagos State Chapter, flagship branch of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has announced that the Eighth Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference will address Healthcare and Wellness in Nigeria. The conference is slated for Thursday, August 26, 2021 at the MUSON Centre, Lagos. The Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference is a bridge-building initiative…
The Ogun state government has revealed that about 40,000 farmers across the state will be benefiting from various agricultural intervention programmes of Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP), a World Bank-Assisted programme. The initiative is aimed at increasing private sector participation in boosting the State’s economy. Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina stated this during…
The Federal Government has approved the change of name of Federal Ministry of Science and Technology to the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The name change was announced on Friday, by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu at a press conference in Abuja, saying the name change is to…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, swore-in the seven commissioner nominees who were reappointed into the cabinet, charging them to keep raising the bar of governance. The governor, while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan, stated that names of the remaining commissioners would…
Some economists and oil and gas expert have backed the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval of the acquisition of 20 per cent minority stakes by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the Dangote Petroleum and Petrochemical Refinery. They made their views known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has resolved to slashed the pension benefits of former governors and other affected officials by 50 percent. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Eromosele Ebhomele, the decision was taken by the House on Thursday at Plenary after adopting the…