archiveJuly 2021

  The Gombe Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 5, 2021 secured the conviction of two former staff of Gombe State Ministry of Lands and Survey, Yahaya Umaru Waja and Muhammed Manga, who were sentenced to nine years imprisonment each on four of the...

 AIICO Insurance Plc has notified the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd of the completion of the sale of AIICO Insurance’s 33.9 per cent shareholding in AIICO Pensions Managers Ltd to FCMB Pensions Ltd.The Company Secretary of AIICO Insurance, Mr Donald Kanu, said this in a notice posted on the NGX website...

Supporters of wanted Yoruba Nation argitator, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, on Wednesday, stormed the streets of Ibadan, the capital Oyo State, demanding, amongst other things, the release of 13 of Igboho’s guards and close associates who were arrested last Thursday when the Department of State Services...

  Former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun has spoken about the court’s judgment that she was ineligible for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), basis for which she resigned her appointment as minister. A Federal High Court in Abuja had on Wednesday ruled that Adeosun was ineligible for national...

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has declared that the prohibition of cattle herders from grazing openly in the Southern part of the country will not work. The Southern Governors had gathered in Lagos State to review the situation in the country and focus on the current security situation, constitutional amendment,...

  Billions of people all over the world expectedly await the upcoming ‘Healing Streams With Pastor Chris’ with heightened expectations as they look forward to what has become the pre-eminent healing programme globally. A statement from the Believer's Incorporated states that the 3-day program which kick-starts Friday July 9 will...

The Senate on Wednesday approved the request of President Muhammadu to borrow N2,343,387,942,848, to part-finance the 2021 federal budget size of N13 trillion. The Senate resolution follows the approval of its Committee on Local and Foreign Loans as presented by the Chairman, Clifford Ordia. The Committee recommended that the Senate...

The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N982.729 billion as supplementary budget for the 2021 fiscal year. The approved sum represents an upward review of N86.9 billion from the initial amount of N895.842 billion transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari about two weeks ago.  The passage...

The Council of Legal Education on Wednesday released the result of the Bar Final Examinations conducted in March 2021. Director-General, Nigeria Law School, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN disclosed this in a terse statement indicating that a total of 5,770 students participated in the examination. According to Prof Chiroma, a...

  The Nigerian Council of Registered Brokers (NCRIB) on Tuesday endorsed Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance Limited (HLA) as reliable partners for brokers to collaborate with. The Council’s President, Dr Bola Onigbogi, announced this at the bi-monthly members’ evening of the council, hosted by Heirs Insurance and...