Category: National/Politics

Lagos Seals Off Chinese Firm Over Teenage Worker’s Death

The Lagos State Government has sealed the Mingy Trading Company Limited, located at No 11, Ila Orangun Street, Ijegun-Egba, Satellite Town, for violating the State’s safety rules. According to the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola, the action was as a result of the death of a teenage factory worker who was reportedly…

Heritage Bank Partners Silverbird to Empower Young Creative Nigerians

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria most innovative banking service provider has joined forces with Silverbird Group to empower and deepen its supports to young entrepreneurs in the Nigeria creative and entertainment industry. This, the bank said, is in line with its culture as timeless wealth partners, which would impact positively on the nation’s socio-economic development, as…

EFCC Arrests Niger Politician for Employment Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one Mohammed Umar, a Bida, Niger State based politician and businessman, for alleged employment scam. A statement by the commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said operatives from the Cybercrime section at the EFCC headquarters, Abuja arrested Umar on May 18, 2021 following a petition from a victim…

Again, Hoodlums Attack INEC Offices in Three States

Hoodlums again launched a series of coordinated attacks on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) facilities in Anambra, Enugu and Imo States on Sunday, prompting the Commission to declare the recurrent invasions as a national emergency. All three incidents have been reported to the Police for investigation. Although no lives were lost, the Commission said…

Dangote Assures Tanzania Govt. of Increased Investment

President of Dangote group, Aliko Dangote on Monday assured the new President of Tanzania, Samia Suhulu that Dangote group will increase its investment in the country and inform investors all over the world, that Tanzania is now a place to invest. Dangote currently has invested about $770million in Tanzania. He lauded the new President investors’…

EFCC Chairman Decries Procurement Frauds in Public Service

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has described as alarming the rate of procurement frauds in public service in Nigeria. He stated this in his goodwill message at the opening ceremony of the Year 2021 First Batch Conversion Training Programme to Procurement Cadre for Federal Parastatals and Agencies organized…

Sanwo-Olu Dissolves LASU Council, Orders Fresh Appointment Process

The Governor of Lagos State and the Visitor to the Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the immediate dissolution of the Lagos State University Governing Council and a fresh process for the selection of the ninth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University. The Lagos State Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotoso, made this known…

National Assembly Urges FG to Suspend Planned Tariff Increase In June

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend a fresh increase in electricity tariff proposed to take off next month. It said the majority of Nigerians could not afford the additional burden of a fresh tariff hike amid the hardship they already faced. In a resolution passed in plenary…

Lagos to Replace Burnt Igbosere High Court with New Ikoyi Court

The Lagos state government has revealed that property at Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, for the relocation of Igbosere High Court, will be ready by end of May 2021. This was disclosed by the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN at the Ministry’s Ministerial Press Briefing tagged ‘Our journey between April 2020…