archiveFebruary 2020

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday says it will soon extend the Eko Excel training to secondary school teachers in line with international best practices. The Lagos Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, made this known at a two-day induction of newly appointed principals and vice-principals in Lagos State Post...

The United States and Jersey authorities have repatriated N112.05 billion ($308 million) stolen and laundered by Abubakar Bagudu on behalf of late General Sani Abacha. Bagudu was said to have laundered a large chunk of the estimated $2.2 billion stolen from Nigeria’s coffers. The amount was described as the “largest...

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria Visa Policy 2020 is intended to attract innovation, specialized skills and knowledge from abroad to complement local capacity. In his remarks at the official public presentation of the Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) 2020, the President said “the implementation of the Nigeria Visa...

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday met with the Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja The meeting was to enable Akeredolu, who is the chairman of South West Governors, to formally brief the president on the South-west regional security outfit, Amotekun....

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for a full disclosure of the infrastructural project reportedly funded by repatriated loots. The centre, in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, also lauded the Federal Government on its efforts to repatriate Nigeria stolen asset. CISLAC Executive Director Auwal Musa-Rafsanjani,...

Chairman of the National Union of Tricycle Operators, Yaba branch, Seun Adeleke, said the union voted in favour of the current Lagos State Government and demanded support in return. He said, “We are the ones who voted for this government and we need the government to support us. Look at...

ready to defend ban to Supreme Court   Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, has  said that the government was determined to defend the ban up to the Supreme Court.   The commissioner who sympathised with residents suffering the consequences of the ban stressed that the government...

  Oyo State government, on Monday, said it would strictly control the influx of commercial motorcycles into the state and their operations. This was contained in a statement issued in Ibadan by the state Ministry of Information, quoting Mr Akin Fagbemi, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) hosted capital market stakeholders at a symposium tagged, “Finance Act 2019” at the Exchange, Lagos, on Monday, 03 February 2020. The event was held in collaboration with KPMG Nigeria to highlight the implications of Nigeria’s Finance Bill 2019 passed into law by the National...

In spite of an influx of unaudited 2019 full year results, trading on the nation’s bourse opened for February on a bearish posture, as investors’ sentiment remained weak. Consequently, the NSE All-Share Index on Monday lost 310.13 points or 1.08 per cent to close at 28,533.40 against 28,843.53 recorded on...