archiveDecember 3, 2019

  The Lagos State Government says it is currently reviewing the security architecture of the state to ensure safety of lives and property. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known during the 13th Annual Town Hall Meeting on Security, organised by the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF). LSSTF was established...

  The crucial market indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dropped further on Tuesday with a decline of 0.17 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation shed N22 billion or 0.17 per cent to close at N13.005 trillion against N13.027 trillion on Monday....

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday renamed Onikan Stadium after Late Brig. Gen. Mobolaji Johnson (Rtd) in recognition of his illustrious service as the first military administrator of Lagos. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State announced the change of name during the Day of Tribute for Late Johnson at Onikan...

The Nigerian Army has achieved its objective of a cutting edge force in 2019 through innovations, inventions and professionalism. Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai disclosed this at the opening of the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference 2019 on Tuesday in Kaduna. The theme of the conference is...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its unconventional monetary policies have supported the creation of over 2.5 million jobs across the agricultural value chain. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele made this known in a keynote address he delivered at the 28th Annual Seminar for Finance Correspondents and...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday unveiled locally produced mine resistant ambush protected vehicles named Ezugwu and other armoured vehicles designed to carry out insertion and extraction of troops, assault, counter-terrorism, delivery of high fire power and urban warfare. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the vehicles were unveiled during...

  Sterling Bank Plc has won the Local Content Bank of the Year 2019 Award of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the growth of indigenous companies in the oil and gas industry. PETAN is an association of indigenous technical oilfield service...

  Says media reports on legislation misleading, hysterical Wants NASS to engage NGOs, CSOs   Political Officer of the Embassy of the United States of America, Jerry Howard, on Tuesday described the Hate Speech bill before the National Assembly as an “impressive” piece of legislation needed to address issues of...

  An Oyo State-based Socio-political Organisation, the Oyo Kajola Group (OKG) has advised the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some purported members of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state to stop its relentless and meaningless attacks on Governor Seyi Makinde....

to have 130 centers of excellence across the continent in 10 years The African Development Bank and technology firm have launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform (https://Coding4Employment.org/), an online tool to provide digital skills to African youth, wherever they are across the continent. The platform, launched at the...