archiveMay 8, 2020

  The Federal Government has evacuated some Nigerians who were stranded in the United Kingdom as a result of the coronavirus. Some of the Nigerians were said to arrived the country through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Friday about 1.43 pm. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa,...

Lafarge Africa on Friday announced the retirement of Mr Mobolaji Balogun as the chairman of the company effective June 4. The company said this in a statement by Mrs Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, Director, Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainable Development, posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) website. It said Balogun had...

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) says farmers across the country have lost between 35 and 40 per cent of their resources due to restriction of movement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim, the President of the association, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News...

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, ordered final forefeiture to the Federal Government, of N426.7 million belonging to a retired Brigadier-General in the Nigerian Army, John Ozigi. Justice Muslim Hassan gave the order, following a motion on notice seeking final forfeiture of the sum. The application was filed...

  Airtel Nigeria says it is collaborating with the Federal Government to offer free qualitative education for students across the country during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Its Director of Corporate Communications and CSR, Mr Emeka Oparah, said this on Friday in Lagos. Oparah said the company had decided to waive...

  Describes Supreme Court ruling as technical ambush The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that Senator Orji Kalu, whose conviction and 12-imprisonment for stealing N7.1 billion from Abia State treasury when he  was governor in the state, quashed by the Supreme Court on Friday, will face immediate...

Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, whose 12-year jail term was voided by the Supreme Court on Friday has reacted to the verdict saying “the apex court has Apex court of our dear country affirmed my right to fair hearing and equal protection of the law.” The...

The South West Governors’ Forum on Friday said it had inaugurated the board of O’dua Investment Limited. This was contained in a statement issued in Akure by Mr Donald Ojogo, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo State, on behalf of the Chairman of the Forum, Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu...

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Friday urged  Northern Governors to postpone the expulsion of students of the ‘Almajiri’ educational system in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. NAN reports that on April 21, governors under the aegis of the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) issued a statement where they “discussed the...

Supreme Court on Friday nullified the conviction of former Abia State governor Orji Uzor Kalu and quashed the 12-year term imposed on him. Senator Kalu was convicted of N7.65 billion fraud perpetuated when he was Abia State governor between 1999 and 2007. He was convicted alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria...