archiveJuly 9, 2021

A digital hospitality platform would not only provide a major avenue for other small businesses in the value chain to grow, but would help revive Nigeria’s hospitality industry in general, especially in the aftermath of COVID-19 global pandemic. This was the summation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Thursday...

 The time for obtaining provisional building approval based on the presentation of proof of land ownership documents and presentation of registered statutory documents for approval has been reduced from two years to nine months in Lagos State.This is according to the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA). Mr Kehinde...

The Society for Quality Healthcare In Nigeria (SQHN) has started accreditation of healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure quality healthcare service delivery in the country. Dr Olujimi Coker, Chairman of the Accreditation Committee, made the disclosure during the official virtual launch of SQHN standards and standards guidebook for health facilities recently...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 90-year-old man for selling drugs to youths in Rimi Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...

  The executive board, International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the proposal for a new general Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation of $650 billion, the largest allocation in the IMF’s history.This allocation is to help members recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, said on Friday. “I...

  FMDQ Securities Exchange Ltd has approved the quotation of the FBNQuest Merchant Bank Ltd N7.34 billion series 19 Commercial Paper (CP) on its platform.This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. The statement explained that the quotation was...

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday, July 8, 2021 sentenced Giwa Nurudeen, a 25-year-old final year student of the University of Ilorin, to three years imprisonment having found him guilty of offences bordering on internet scam. He was arraigned today by the...