archiveMay 12, 2021

 Three persons including an infant on Wednesday died in a gas explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident occurred around 3pm at Oke-Egunya, along NTA Road in Abeokuta South Local Government Area. According to an eyewitness account, the incident occurred when...

  Marriot International group is set to extend its premium hospitality service into Nigeria with the opening of a 250-bed five-star hotel complex in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seven storey hotel facility, which is located at Ikeja GRA, is co-owned by Sifax Group. Its...

 The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR), appointed by World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday urged bold action to end the COVID-19 pandemic.WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, in his opening remarks at the launch of the IPPPR Report at the world health body’s headquarters in Geneva welcomed the...

A social critic and an ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has slammed the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for saying that the Federal Government and its security agencies know the whereabouts of kidnappers and bandits but only being careful. According to Omokri, the government...

  The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has disclosed that the commission has recovered $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who has been living in Britain since leaving office. He also said the anti-graft agency recovered no fewer than 80 choice property...

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)   have arrested 11 suspected illegal oil bunkerers in Port Harcourt,  Rivers State. Six of the suspects: Adinadu Chinonso;  Chinedu Okoh;  Paul Ejiofo;  Christian Nweke,  Nnaji  Chidinma and Donatus Nnamani were arrested on May 7,  2021,...

as gov says 'I never interfered in appointments of judges, appointments based on merit, capacity' Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, said he never interfered with the appointments of judges in the state, adding that he only ensured that due process was followed to the letter in the appointments....

Ecobank Nigeria and Vanguard Economic Forum Series have announced that they are convening an MSME virtual summit to promote and encourage lending  support for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the face of changing operating environment in the country. The virtual summit with the theme: Unlocking Credit Growth in...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, heartily felicitates with the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria on the completion of this year's Ramadan fast. Lawan also wishes all the faithful a happy Eid-el Fitr. "Every true Muslim feels joy at participating in the Ramadan fast, which is a key obligation in...

    VP tours world-class smart card facility in Lagos says FG is democratizing broadband connectivity   It's the first in sub-Saharan Africa and one of the three such cutting-edge facilities on the continent, with top prime global certifications for smart card manufacturing and it is based in Lagos, Vice...