archiveAugust 2020

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LSEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, says an empty 40-feet container has killed two persons in an accident at Ijesha area of Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. He said the LASEMA management...

Big Dreams Nigeria,  a  reality show geared toward discovering and developing young talents in acting and music, has premiered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that budding talents selected from across the country were unveiled  on Friday night as  contestants  for the maiden...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that the fierce political tension brewing in Edo ahead of the September 19 governorship poll may lead to a declaration of a state of emergency in the state, if not carefully managed. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, branch has commended the Federal Government for suspending from their official duties both the chairman of the governing council, Dr Wale Babalakin and the embattled Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Okuwatoyin Ogundipe. It said the decision was...

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development disclosed on Friday that over nine million school pupils were currently benefiting from the federal government’s homegrown school feeding programme. The pupils who are in 34 states of the country and the FCT are said to be fed by over 100,000...

  The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) has gone into partnership with five frontline professional bodies to float an umbrella body known as the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment of Nigeria (CISI) for capital market growth. Mr Olatunde Amolegbe, President, CIS, said this in a statement made available to...

  By Pedro Azuogu Both the American Heritage Dictionary (1981) and the Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary (2010) described corruption as an act of being corrupt. Corruption derives it’s meaning from the Latin word corruptus which in itself means tainted, decomposed, putrid, perverted, depraved, deteriorated, debased, dishonest, contaminated, corroded, impure, degenerated, polluted...

The Nigerian Senate Joint Committee on Finance and National Planning currently discussing 2021-2023 MTEF-FSP said it has discovered financial fraud running into billions of Naira in the Joint Venture arrangement between State-owned television, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and a Chinese Satellite Pay TV, StarTimes. The fraud came to the...

The Port Harcourt zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Kingsley Odum before Justice I. M. Sani of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State for land fraud. He was docked on one-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence to the tune...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday moved 158.62 million shares worth N1.75 billion exchanged in 3,194 deals. This was in contrast with 179.55 million shares valued at N2.53 billion achieved in 3,055 deals on Thursday. An analysis of the activity chart indicates that Zenith Bank was the toast...