archiveJune 23, 2021

  Professor Banji Akintoye has called on Yoruba people to sign the petition for a referendum by the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination. Akintoye, who was a member of the upper legislative chamber during the Second Republic, said signing the petition would aid the agitation for Yoruba Nation before...

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Africa could tap into new sources of finance with radical transparency.Managing Director, IMF, Ms Kristalina Georgieva made the remark during a High Level Knowledge Event of the virtual 2021 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday. Georgieva said that the pandemic...

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 promised that the Commission will work with the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, FRC, in blocking budget leakages and recovering operating surpluses withheld by agencies of government. The EFCC boss made the pledge when...

.says FG will copy our ideas when we are through .charges LG boses to strengthen intelligence gathering in communities  ‘Security, economy infrastructure devt, others must be top priorities’ Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that his administration is busy working on the security architecture of the state to...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 re-arraigned Peter Hena, former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and eight other officers of the agency before Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The others are Mohammed Bello Auta (Director of...

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate International Widows’ Day, the Wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has called on all and sundry to continue to show support and care for widows who are usually marginalised and forgotten in society. Mrs Akeredolu made this call...

passes bill to establish Fed. College of Education, Gwoza   The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences in Abeokuta, Ogun State.    Also passed was a bill to establish the Federal College of Education, Gwoza in Borno State. The passage of...

“It is very impressive that somewhere in Abuja, you can have so much manufacturing going on, so many people employed and so much innovation and creativity on display”, said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, today during a visit to DLK Clothing Signatures LTD, a manufacturer of shoes, garments and other...

Contrary to the reports in the media as a fall out of the reported incident of the leaking roof of the National Assembly Complex after a heavy downpour on Tuesday, 21 June 2021, the National Assembly has said that its leadership is not responsible for the maintenance and renovation of...

Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria’s capital market infrastructure, bagged the prestigious Golisano Health Leadership Award 2020, a premium recognition of its significant contributions to Special Olympics’ Health programmes and the promotion of equal access to healthcare, wellness, and fitness for people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) in Nigeria. The...