According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, Soyannwo died on Wednesday at the age of 55 after a brief illness. The statement said that Governor Sanwo-Olu, on behalf of the Government and people of Lagos, sent his condolences to the Soyannwo family. “I have lost a brother and…
President Bola Tinubu has received the Senegalese President, Bassirou Faye, at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Faye, who arrived at 3:09 p.m. was received at the forecourt of the Villa on Thursday, marking his first visit to Nigeria since assuming office last month.Faye, 44, the youngest president in Senegalese history, secured victory in a delayed…
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi to one year imprisonment for offences bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licences. The duo were arraigned on Monday, April 22, 2024, alongside their company, Ebuy…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi and Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Thursday, May 16, 2024, bared their minds on the menace of fake news, stressing that all efforts should be geared towards fighting it. They made the disclosures in Abuja at the official commissioning of EFCC’s…
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has charged Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, across the country to distance themselves from corrupt elements who advance the cause of bad governance with no consideration for the plight of Nigerians bearing the brunt of corrupt practices. He gave this charge in Abuja on…
In the first quarter of 2024, FCMB Group’s earnings before taxes increased by 192.6 percent to N31.3 billion. Every business segment within the group showed notable growth, according to FCMB’s Q1 financial results, which were submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited. Investment banking led the group growth, improving by 228.1 per cent, followed by consumer…
“The National Health Insurance (NHI) is a commitment to eradicate the stark inequalities that have long determined… who receives adequate healthcare and who suffers from neglect,” Ramaphosa said at a televised signing ceremony in Pretoria. The fund established under the law will provide healthcare for all at rates to be determined by the government, in…
Those who resigned are Chinedu Mmom (from the Ministry of Education), Gift Worlu (from the Ministry of Housing) and Jacobson Nbina (from the Ministry of Transport). Inime Aguma resigned as the Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation saying “there is no room for progressional development in the workplace”. Austin Ben-Chioma also resigned as the Commissioner…
Police spokesperson for the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the singer was taken into custody on Tuesday in the Abule Egba neighborhood of Lagos. “Portable was arrested in the Abule Egba area of Lagos on Tuesday,” Hundeyin said. The ‘Zazoo Zeh’ crooner was reported to have bought the vehicle worth ₦27 million but paid only…
