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5 Feb
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, wants the construction of the 4th Mainland Bridge to commence in March 2024.
11 Nov
The Senate President , Godswill Akpabio, has said, the National Assembly members will pay their last respects to the late Kalabari Monarch, King Professor Theophilus Jacob Tom Princewill on the floor of the Chambers.
20 Oct 2023
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26 Sep 2023
Barely two days in office as the new helmsman of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Olayemi Cardoso charged the leadership team of the apex bank with the responsibility of reviewing key policies of the bank, especially those that have to do with foreign exchange management...
22 Aug 2023
Pupils under the EKOEXCEL programme, a Lagos State Government initiative aimed at improving primary school education have achieved outstanding success at the 2023 National Common Entrance Examination. The highest performing EKOEXCEL pupil scored 199, just 4 points lower than the best performing pupil nationally who scored 203. Over half of other tracked EKOEXCEL pupils who…
21 Aug 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it recovered illicit drugs worth N4.8 billion after carrying out a raid in a warehouse at the International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos on Saturday.
11 Aug 2023
The former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi, has revealed his battle with the much-dreaded cancer disease.
14 Jun 2023
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that they have nothing to do with so-called past questions being sold by a faceless group of persons.
8 Jun 2023
The Kano State Government has revealed plans to work with the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in their effort to improve the welfare of civil servants, especially after the removal of subsidy payment on petrol.
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Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being…
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Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
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Dangote Oil and Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the prices of diesel and aviation fuel. Dangote on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre respectively. This latest round of reductions is coming about two weeks after the company slashed the price…
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Flutterwave is ready for an initial public offering (IPO), says CEO, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola (Right)[/caption] Nigeria’s top company in the financial technology sector, Flutterwave, has rolled out plans for an initial public offering (IPO). This was disclosed by the chief executive of Flutterwave, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington D.C. on…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi Pinheiro,…
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The Nigerian government has said that every Nigerian borrower who goes for made-in-Nigeria product would get better terms on their credit facility. This was revealed by President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale during in an interview on TVC. "The president has put in a stipulation that we are going to be giving through the Consumer…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request made by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, that his order of arrest should be discharged. The court rejected the request on Tuesday after Bello who was absent at his arraignment said he is ready to make an appearance but he is afraid…
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Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate the arrest warrant order issued to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him on April 17. Bello, through his lawyer Adeola Adedipe, SAN, made the application following an order by Justice Emeka Nwite, directing the EFCC…
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The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun states over the recent power disruption. Mr Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, made the appeal in a statement in Lagos. Lasaki said the problem was caused by a fault on Badagry Express…
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced another significant reduction in the prices of diesel and aviation fuel to ₦940 and ₦980 per litre, respectively. This follows an earlier reduction to ₦1,000 per litre. The new pricing is designed to help mitigate the effects of economic hardship in Nigeria and comes just a week after the company,…