Ten years after the passing of the co-founder and former Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank, Mr Tayo Aderinokun MFR, the leading financial institution has opened its new Training Complex in his name. The Complex was commissioned on Thursday, June 24, 2021, and will be known as “Tayo’s Plaza.” Mr Tayo Aderinokun MFR was one…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will resume on Monday 28th June. In order to ensure a successful rollout, the Commission said it has acquired all the required equipment and updated its registration software. This announcement was disclosed by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a…
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has received the highest civilian honour in Cameroon – the Commander of the National Order of Valour – from the President of the Republic, Paul Biya. According to President Paul Biya, the landmark honour was conferred on Dangote in recognition of his efforts in infrastructural development of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 re-arraigned Peter Hena, former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and eight other officers of the agency before Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The others are Mohammed Bello Auta (Director of Finance), Amina Sidi (Finance and…
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has commenced the refund of payment for the year 2020/2021 hajj fare deposit by intending pilgrims who could not perform the holy pilgrimage to Mecca and Medinah in line with the directives of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). This follows the cancellation of the 2021 Islamic pilgrimage…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Tuesday vowed that smugglers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country will face the full wrath of the law. Bawa issued this stern warning in a remark at a stakeholders’ engagement on high PMS evacuation, code named “Operation White 2“at the…
No fewer than 45 residential and commercial buildings on Omorinre Johnson Street and Hunponu Wusu Road, Off Admiralty Way, Lekki, were over the weekend sealed by the officials of Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, for illegal extension of development to canal setbacks along the axis. The issuance of contravention notices was carried out by…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. It was disclosed in a statement from the office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday. The team…
The Federal Government has announced the development of a National Humanitarian Development Peace Framework. The soon to be launched framework is geared towards making humanitarian interventions in Nigeria timely, effective and coordinated between government, humanitarian and security agencies. This was disclosed by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq during a…
A Nigerian returning from Pakistan, Ezenyeche Kingsley Ebuka has been arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airpirt, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos with five pellets of heroin weighing 250grams discovered in his anus. The suspect arrived at the D arrival hall of the airport on 14th June on Turkish…