archiveJune 2021

*It will rebuild confidence in our youths, make the difference, says Osinbajo *Backers of the scheme include EU, Dangote, Visa, BUA, Lafarge, Microsoft and co In addition to employment opportunities created through the Economic Sustainability Plan and job schemes being implemented under the Social Investment Programme, among others, the Buhari...

  Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has inaugurated a steering committee for a 10-year development plan for the state, as part his administration’s quest to fast track the overall its development over the next decade. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Mohammed Onogu said this in a statement...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has informed members of the public that it has no relationship with a Non- Governmental Organization, Eagle Crime Awareness and Prevention Initiative, ECAPI The Commission said the clarification became necessary following the circulation of a sticker on the social media platform, WhatsApp by...

promises continuous engagement on budgets, development Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that his administration will within the next six to eight weeks launch a Task Force to implement the ban on open grazing in the state. The governor, who stated this in Ogbomoso during a Town Hall...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, heartily congratulates Mustapha Isa on his re-election as President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors(NGE). Lawan also congratulates other members of the Executive of the Guild of Editors who were newly elected or re-elected on Tuesday by their fellow editors. The Senate President...

 FMDQ Securities Exchange Ltd on Wednesday approved the quotation of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc N2.58 billion Series 8 and N32.38 billion Series 9 Commercial Papers (CPs).The Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Mr Emeka Okonkwo, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

The Lagos State government on Wednesday said it would collaborate with the Aliko Dangote Foundation to establish a technical training centre in the state for the youth. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this during the unveiling of the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF)-VDMA Technical Training Programme in Victoria Island,...

 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N9.2billion as premium to insurance companies that will manage the group life insurance for federal civil servants in the country.Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council...

  University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka,  has sacked two senior lecturers two years after they were exposed in the sex-for-grades documentary by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The embattled lecturers, Dr Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Language and Integrated Studies and Dr Samuel Oladipo of the Department of...

Trading on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) returned to  positive territory on Wednesday with the All-Share Index rising by 0.18 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the index rose by 68.15 points or 0.18 per cent to close at 38,482.52 from 38,414.37 on Tuesday, amid buying interests...