archiveOctober 13, 2019

Says govt in talks with FAAN for upgrade of Ibadan Airport Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde said at the weekend that the people of Oyo State should get prepared for unprecedented development with him at the helm of affairs in the state. Governor Makinde, who stated this while addressing...

The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has discountenanced a statement credited to the state's chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) in which it criticised the state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, for seeking the nod of the State House of Assembly to access the N7.6 billion loan...

An estimated 90 per cent of Nigerians and 2.3 billion people globally lack access to safe and efficient electricity, according to Schneider Electric. The company’s Managing Director, Anglophone West Africa, Mr Christophe Begat, said access to reliable power in Africa remained a challenge. “About 90 per cent of Nigerians do...

Amnesty International has identified 119 Nigerians among a total of 1,281 persons sentenced to death in Malaysia. AI gave the figure in its report titled, “Fatally flawed: Why Malaysia must abolish the death penalty.” It said the 1,281 death row inmates were being kept in 26 detention facilities across Malaysia....

  A turnover of 1.409 billion shares worth N31.959 billion in 13,616 deals were traded on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last week in contrast to a total of 660.654 million shares valued at N9.189 billion that exchanged hands last week in 12,032 deals. The Financial Services industry (measured by...

Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI), an NGO, says it is partnering with the Ford Foundation to develop anti-sexual harassment policy and mobile application for confidential reporting and data generation. GMI Executive Director, Ms Omowumi Ogunrotimi, who made this known in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said that the development of...

Military retirees in the country have urged the Federal Government to upgrade the Veterans Affairs Division in the Ministry of Defence to a full fledge ministry to cater for their welfare. The retirees made the call in a communiqué issued to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja at the end of...

Says APC out to inflict more pains through taxation Raises alarm over plot to rig Kogi, Bayelsa elections   The 2020 Appropriation Bill presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to a joint sitting of the National Assembly on Tuesday is full of unrealistic and ill-advised assumptions as well as false data...

  Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigerian president has denied there was any rancour between her and President Muhammadu Buhari, which forced her to stay away from the country for an unusually long period. Mrs Buhari told the government-owned Nigerian Television Authority shortly after she returned to Abuja around 5...