archiveJune 21, 2021

  *At maiden Progressive Youth Conference, VP asks APC youths to recruit other young people to join politics *Emphasizes essence of unity, urges young Nigerians to reject division Nigerian youths will play even more critical roles in shaping the country’s political and economic future by becoming more active in politics...

  Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, on Monday, inaugurated the N50 billion 2.5 megawatts Afe Babalola University independent power project, in Ado-Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project when fully operational would have a future capacity of five megawatts. Fayemi at the inauguration commended Chief Afe...

 The Nigerian equities market began trading for the week on Monday still on negative mood with 0.27 per cent loss due to renewed profit taking. Specifically, the All-Share Index which opened for the week at 38,648.91 shed 103.61 points or 0.27 per cent to close at 38,545.30. Accordingly, month-to-date gain...

The Ikeja Local Organisation of Junior Chamber International has been commended for sensitizing unit members of the Ikeja branch of the National Union of Road and Transport Workers on the global best practices of using the roads and safe driving. The commendations were given by the Unit Head of Special...

  Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday June 21, 2021, convicted the duo of Oluwole Gbenga Caleb and Ayoola Oluwafemi for fraudulent impersonation. The offence runs contrary to Section 22(2) (b) (i) and is punishable under Section 22(2) (b) (IV) of...

*AFCTA implementation in focus *Business leaders commend VP's personal devotion to MSMEs The Federal Government will continue to interact and engage with the Organised Private Sector (OPS) in the country, while improving the country’s business climate, in the full knowledge that the sector is the real engine room of growth...

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two suspected fraudsters, Konne Israel Barieeba and Osuji Miracle Obieze, for obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N768, 585, 000. 00 (Seven Hundred and Sixty-eight Million, Five Hundred and Eighty-five Thousand Naira)....

Ecobank Nigeria has announced the promotion of 682 staff effective May 1st, 2021 representing 26 per cent of its core staff despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and all the attendant impact on business performance globally. This, according to a statement signed by the Managing Director, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a take-off grant of N18 billion for the establishment of new universities of technology and health sciences. The new universities of technology will be located in Jigawa and Akwa Ibom states, while the universities of health sciences will be established in Azare, Bauchi State and...

  Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha is to be arraigned at an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday over allegations of sexual assault of a minor. Baba Ijesha who has been in custody since his arrest on April 22, is to stand trial before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo on...