archiveMay 2018

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has begun the process of a nationwide recruitment following recent approval by the Federal Government. The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, said in a statement on Monday that the agency’s recruitment portal (www.recruitment.frsc.gov.ng) has been opened to receive applications. He did not...

Anti-corruption group Transparency International said on Monday Nigeria's government has in the run-up to elections expanded the use of opaque $670 million-a-year funds that fuel graft. The funds, known as "security votes", are a relic of military rule, mainly disbursed in hard cash and nominally released for dealing with unexpected...

  Review of the Performance of the Federal Ministry of Finance between 2015 and 2018   With the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in May, 2015, and subsequent assumption of duties as the Honourable Minister of Finance in November, 2015, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has focused her attention on the...

  …Commends Falaye’s gesture   The Governor of Ondo State, Arakurin Olurotimi Akeredolu has commissioned a state-of-the-art digital resource centre at Owo High School, Owo, Ondo State. The Digital Resource Centre which was donated by Mr.Foluso Falaye, President and Managing Director, CBC Emea Group of Companies and an alumnus of...

The wife of former Minster of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, Precious, has delivered a set of triplets on Friday, same day she is marking her birthday. Fani-Kayode announced the good news on his twitter handle. He said: “I give thanks to God for the birth of my three beautiful sons, Ragnar,...

The second stage of the Madonna University (Okija campus) 2017/2018 inter-departmental students debate has ended, with Mass Communication, Law, Philosophy and Accountancy departments qualifying for the final round of the competition. The last of the second stage of the competition ended Thursday, with Mass Communication Department and Law Faculty qualifying...

Footbal legend Ronaldinho is to marry two women at the same time, Mirror.co.uk reports. The Samba ace will reportedly tie the knot in August with his pair of “fiancées”, Priscilla Coelho and Beatriz Souza. The two women have been living “harmoniously” with the former Barcelona star since December at his...

  Launches Kano MSMEs Clinics & interacts with SIP beneficiaries Commends state government’s programme for artisans.   Following the recent launch of the Federal Government solar power initiative for markets and production clusters tagged “Light up the markets” project at Ariaria and Isinkan markets in Abia and Ondo states respectively,...

  Majority of women in Zimbabwe may be lying about the paternity of their children if the new DNA results in the country are anything to go by, reports say. As many as 70 per cent of men in the country are probably not the biological fathers of children they...

President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr. Babatunde Paul Ruwase, has lauded the passage of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) Act amendment Bill by the Senate, stressing that it will greatly boost and increase the viability of small businesses in the country. Ruwase gave...