archiveFebruary 12, 2021

The remains of the first Lagos civilian Governor, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, who died on Thursday at 91, have finally been buried. Jakande who was a Minister of Works and Housing and renowned journalist was buried at the Ikoyi Vaults and Garden shortly after a Janazal prayer at his residence,...

The Federal Government has stated that the meeting it held on Thursday with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non- Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions yielded fruits. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said agreements were reached by both parties with...

The Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West zone has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop “shedding crocodile tears” over the death of respected elder statesman and father of modern Lagos, Alhaji Lateef Jakande. Buhari and APC had paid glowing tribute to...

  Dr Gambo Aliyu, the Director-General of the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) says condoms are integral components in the preventive interventions essential for HIV response, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and unplanned pregnancies. Aliyu made this disclosure at a press conference to commemorate the International Condom Day, in...

  The market indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed in red on Friday, dropping by 1.40 per cent due to Dangote Cement price drop. Specifically, the market capitalisation dipped N301 billion or 1.40 per cent to close at N21.155 trillion from N21.456 trillion posted on Thursday. Also, the...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Alhaji Ahmadu Abdullahi before Justice Darius Khobo of State High Court sitting in Kaduna. The convict was arraigned on 26th September, 2018 on one count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust to the...

 The Police Command in Yobe on Friday said it arrested one Sani Sale, a vulcanizer, for allegedly raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in Gadaka town, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu. He said the incident occurred...

With the season of love already here, Nigeria's leading innovative bank, Wema Bank, has set out to creatively offer her customers a means of gifting their loved ones with something remarkable this season - A prepaid gift card. The bank, in encouraging customers not to hold back from showing love...

The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) says it collated 16.74 billion dollars as investment announcements for the year 2020. The NIPC investment report released on Friday stated that the 2020 collated investment was 44 per cent less than the value collated in 2019 (US$29.91 billion). The report said that the...

The United States will next week begin the reopening of southern border to asylum-seekers who the Trump administration forced to remain in Mexico while awaiting immigration court hearings. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement on Friday. “Beginning on Feb. 19, the Department of Homeland Security will...