archiveJanuary 27, 2020

  trial fixed for Feb 24 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail at N10 million to a former Senator, Shehu Sani after he was arraigned on a two-count charge of fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Inyang Ekwo, who...

  Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has sought the approval of the Kano State House of Assembly  to borrow N15 billion from Guaranty Trust Bank (GT Bank) to fund the State’s free education programme. The governor disclosed that if the loan is approved, each of the 44 local government...

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has assured that the Southwest geopolitical zone has no plans to secede from Nigeria in the heat of the controversy generated by the launch of Western Nigeria Security Network code-named “Operation Amotekun”. Fayemi said the Southwest region remains part of Nigeria, will continue to...

says sacked chairmen’s destruction of councils criminal Govt’ll await Appeal Court judgment’   The government of Oyo State declared on Monday that it will bring the full weight of the law to bear on the criminal and violent takeover of some Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas' secretariats by...

  The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Babajide  Omoworare, has called for the development of  “night economy” in an effort to boost economy and recreation. He said this has become imperative because from a global perspective many developed countries have made boosting of...

The Federal Government says the speculated plan by the U.S. to add Nigeria to its existing list of visa travel ban countries is ill conceived. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Monday in London during an interview session with Reuters News Agency. News Agency...

Zenith Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to support local Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) with the introduction of the ‘Zenith Bank SME Digital Workshop’ to provide free digital training for business owners. The initiative, which is being organized in partnership with social media giant Facebook, will provide free...

The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Internal Revenue Service (OYSIRS), Aremo John Adeleke, has said that the State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde is determined to take Oyo State from poverty to prosperity by boosting the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Aremo Adeleke, who stated this while speaking to newsmen in Ibadan ahead...

As the Federal Government of Nigeria sets to commence the implementation of the Finance Act 2019, the Chairwoman of Jumia Nigeria, Mrs Juliet Anammah will be joining the Finance Minister, Hajia Zainab Ahmed and other experts on Tuesday January 28 to lead a panel discussion on the implications of the...

  With the 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon fast approaching, the headline sponsor and Africa’s largest Bank in terms of retail size, Access Bank Plc has reiterated that its sponsorship of the race is geared towards improving the economic and social outlook of the state. While speaking about the...