Category: National/Politics

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FG Highlights Benefits of Designating Major International Airports Special Economic Zones

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika recently announced the designation of four international Airports as special economic zones following an approval granted by President Muhammadu Buhari. The four Airports comprised of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Port-Harcourt international Airport, and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.…

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EFCC Boss Seeks Help of Nigerian Mission in Tackling Cybercrime

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has called on the Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations to assist the Commission in sensitizing Nigerian youths in Diaspora against cybercrime. The EFCC boss made the appeal when he met with officials of the Mission in company with his chief…

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NDPHC, Eko Disco, Address Electricity Supply Shortfall In Lekki And Agbara

In order to improve electricity supply around Ibeju-Lekki area in Lagos and Agbara Industrial area in Ogun State, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) and Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (Eko Disco), have signed a bilateral agreement for the sale of up to 300MW of power from NDPHC’s power plants to customers in these…

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Cotton Production: Ogun Partners CBN, Set To Create 14,000 New Jobs

Determined to increase cotton production and revive textile industry in the country, Ogun State has commenced cultivation of cotton on 4,500 hectares of land and entered into a partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Prime Anchor. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Ogun State governor, Kunle Somorin, on…

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Ogun To Revoke Title Hold On Abandoned Lands

The Ogun State Government says it will revoke title hold on all abandoned land spaces used as illegal dumpsites across the State for security reasons. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA, Mr Ola Oresanya, the state…

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Lagos Screens Intending Christian Pilgrims To Jordan

The Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (LSCPWB) has held the second phase of its statutory administrative and medical screening programme for intending pilgrims to the Kingdom of Jordan. Addressing the intending pilgrims at the Chapel of Christ, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs. Adebunmi Elizabeth Adekanye stated that…

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SMW Fashion Beats Record, Hit Massive Sales in First Month

The management of SMW Fashion has announced that the fashion label has received over twenty-five thousand (25,000) orders of its various merchandises in its first month of business commencement in Nigeria. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the brand, Mr. Philip Ikezahu, he said the requests for their products have been overwhelming and it’s…

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Finally, Dangote Fertiliser Commences Production Of Urea

To the admiration of key financial sector operators present, the Dangote Fertilizer Limited announced over the weekend the formal commencement of production of Urea in commercial quantity and the plan to hit the Nigerian market on Monday. In what industry watchers have described as a potent step to liberalize of the fertilizer market and further…

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Job Creation: Makinde Urges FG to Reverse Twitter Suspension

As Twitter users across the country woke up on Saturday encountering difficulty in accessing the micro blogging platform, the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Federal Government to reverse the ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria, saying that the platform has created a source of livelihood for thousands of Nigerian youths. Makinde…

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