archiveMay 26, 2021

Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has called on corps members across the country to embrace whistle blowing as a potent means of enlisting in the fight against economic and financial crimes, including corruption. He made the call on Wednesday,  May 26,  2021...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has demanded a special economic status for Lagos, saying the progress and prosperity of Nigeria is inextricably linked to the progress and prosperity of Lagos State. The Governor who also demanded for a State Police and entrenchment of true fiscal federalism in Nigeria, made...

  By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D Interrogating the role played by southern leaders in the making of the 1979 and 1999 Nigerian constitutions that have decapacitated the south with dimmed prospects for its young teeming generations, is imperative at this point of Nigeria’s history.  These two constitutions laid the groundwork for...

Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu – Akeredolu through her foundation ‘BAAF’ will on Friday engage her plethora of social media audience on the need for menstrual hygiene among the women folk, particularly teenagers who have just arrived the threshold of indulging the monthly menstrual cycle. Every 28th of May has been globally...

Travellers arriving from the United Kingdom (UK) would be subjected to compulsory self-quarantine due to the spread of the virus variant first detected in India, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced on Wednesday. Details on the new measure would be unveiled in the coming hours, Attal told a news briefing...

 A nonpartisan organisation, To Build A Nation (TBAN) has advocated restructuring of the country to enable the constitution recognise two tiers of government- federal and regional governments. The Executive Director, TBAN, Mr Jide Akintunde, made the call on Wednesday in a memorandum submitted to the 1999 Constitution Review Committee in...

All is now set for the 2nd edition of the Ecobank Agribusiness and Food Security Summit organized in association with Vanguard Economic Forum Series. The primary content objective of summit is to discuss the role of technology and digitisation across the agricultural value chain. The virtual summit with the theme:...

  Troops of Operation ”Hadin Kai” in conjunction with local vigilantes, on Tuesday, raided a suspected Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Kurkareta town, Yobe. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Yerima said that the items recovered during the raid...

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that Africa needed more fiscal stimulus to engender economic growth and recovery. Okonjo-Iweala spoke at the UBA Africa Conversations 2021 on Tuesday with the theme: “Africa to the World,” held virtually to commemorate Africa Day in Lagos. She...

  The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide foreign exchange for manufacturers to boost their productivity. Dr Wale Adegbite, a former Chairman of MAN, Ogun Chapter, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota,Ogun...