archiveJanuary 2020

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...

  says Constitution Review Committee to be set up soon President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Monday that issues of security in the country, Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and electoral reforms are topmost on the agenda of the Senate as the upper chamber reconvenes on Tuesday. Lawan said...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) commenced trading for the week on a negative posture with the market indices down by 0.26 per cent. Specifically, the All Share Index (ASI) shed 75.85 points or 0.26 per cent to close lower at 29,552.99 compared with 29,628.84 achieved on Friday. In the...

  The Lagos State Government has banned commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada, and tricycles, also known as Keke Marwa, from operation on specified routes in six local government areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement on Monday....

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) drafted its manifesto in 2014 with focus on social investments. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the vice president revealed this at the 5th edition of the Airtel Touching Lives event held...

  The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) management said the institution has been nominated for the prestigious “Top 100 Achievements 2020” award by the United Kingdom-based International Achievements Forum. According to Unilorim Bulletin issued on Monday, the award was contained in a letter conveyed to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, dated...

  The dissolved local government chairmen and councillors in Oyo State, under the aegis of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), on Monday, resumed in their respective offices. Prince Ayodeji Abass-Alesinloye, the state ALGON Chairman, told newsmen on Monday in Ibadan, that their members were fully back in their...

    Mr Peter Aghahowa, the Head of Corporate Communication of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), has advised retirees to visit their Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) in order to ascertain their level of qualification for the pension enhancement. Aghahowa in a interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...