archiveJune 9, 2021

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Office, has commenced investigation into an alleged case of conspiracy, computer-related fraud, obtaining by false pretense and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities levelled against one Malik Giles Bakare. He was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police, Force CID, Alagbon, Lagos...

  ...resuscitates Ilaju Garri Processing Factory built by Awo ...donates N7.5m as take-off grant Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, said that his administration will continue to resuscitate moribund industries in the state and create value for the people from such assets. The governor stated this while commissioning the...

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) sustained the bullish momentum on Wednesday with N150 billion growth, following interest in Dangote Cement and 24 others. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N20.266 trillion inched higher by N150 billion or 0.74 per cent to close at N20.416 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index rose...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) may conduct a second 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for candidates with genuine registration challenges. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Lagos while monitoring profiling of candidates with 2021 UTME registration challenges. “So far, we...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has congratulated the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE)), Mr. Mustapha Isa, on his re-election as the president of the Guild. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, in a congratulatory letter he personally signed, stated that Mr. Isa’s re-election...

Prof. Peter Okebukola, a former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, has urged Lagos State University staff members to acquire additional skills to prepare  well for retirement.   Okebukola, who is the Director, Lagos State University Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education (LASU-ACEITSE), gave the advice in...

  President Muhammadu Buhari is expected in Lagos on Thursday for the inauguration of the 157 kilometre Lagos-Ibadan standard rail project at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station in Ebutte Metta. Thereafter, the President is expected to proceed to the Energy Nature Light Terminal of the Apapa Port to further commission...

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has canvassed the need for the construction of hotels for passengers convenience at stations along the new Lagos-Ibadan railway corridors. Amaechi made call during an inspection of the new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway project on Wednesday. The minister, who stressed the need for...

The Oyo State COVID-19  Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) says one person was reported with serious side effects from COVID-19 vaccination in the state. “Also, 398 others had mild symptoms such as slight headache and pain at the injection site, while 75,000 people were vaccinated against the infection in the first round...

 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday said Nigerians would fair better staying together than break up. Obasanjo stated this in Abeokuta at his  investiture as a Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyor (NIS) organised by the Ogun chapter of the  Body of Fellows of the NIS. The elder statesman...