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Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed dismay that the N100 billion annual allocation to constituency projects has yet to achieve Federal Government’s objective. Owasanoye made the remark on Thursday in Abuja during a special town hall meeting on fight against...

The Lagos State Government has begun enumeration of the affected traders at Martins Street, Lagos, following inferno that gutted some high-rise buildings housing shops and residential homes at the Balogun Market on Tuesday. The Director General Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made the disclosure in an...

Nigeria’s e-commerce giant, Jumia has disclosed that its 2019 Black Friday campaign will attract a surge of new shoppers during the campaign period scheduled for November 8th through 29th. The company’s Head of Growth, Ayobami Martins who stated this in a press statement to journalists in Lagos, said over 12,000...

  The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has suspended all cash payment plans within the establishments of Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) nationwide. Pantami directed the Postmaster-General (PMG), Adebisi Adegbuyi, to ensure that all its offices revert to Point of Sales (PoS) and bank teller transactions immediately....

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday expressed the administration’s readiness to continue to open up business opportunities, attract investments and create more wealth for the state. Oyetola spoke at the 2019 Osun State Facts Behind the Economy at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos. He said that the...

      We are developing a hybrid development agenda—Makinde The government of Oyo State, on Thursday, launched the inclusive budget initiative where views are being collated from residents and indigenes of the three senatorial districts ahead of the 2020 budget. The initiative, which Governor Seyi Makinde said would enhance...

The Federal Government on Thursday, stressed the need for mobilisation of domestic savings and foreign capital to finance the country’s needs in infrastructure, agriculture, housing SMEs and other services. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President, who stated this in a keynote address delivered at the 2019 FMDQ Nigerian Capital Markets...

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed declared on Thursday that the war against corruption is a war of survival for Nigeria. The minister stated this in Abuja at the Special Town Hall Meeting on the Fight Against Corruption hosted by his ministry in collaboration with National...

charges parents to train their children.   Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday eulogised his mother, Madam Abigail Omojolagbe Makinde, who turned 80, declaring that parents should train their children for the betterment of society. Governor Makinde, who also stated that he took a bot from his mother’s...

The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) had urged government and people of Bayelsa to provide maximum security for corps members that would serve as ad hoc staff during the Nov. 16 governorship election in the state. NYSC DG, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, made the plea during a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday...