archiveNovember 9, 2021

  The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has commended the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) for launching the country into a new phase of scientific research through its programmes. Mustapha gave the commendation on Tuesday, at the ongoing Conference on Health Advances, Innovation and...

The founder and Senior Pastor of the Fountain of Life Bible Church, Taiwo Odukoya, has lost his second wife, Pastor Nomthi Rosemary Odukoya. Pastor Odukoya’s first wife, Pastor Bimbo, died on December 10, 2005 in a plane crash in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Pastor Bimbo flew on Sosoliso Airline, from...

  The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 8, 2021 re-arraigned a former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Abdu Bulama before Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, on a seven count charge of...

    An Executive bill seeking to establish the National Centre for the Coordination and Control of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons on Tuesday scaled Second Reading in the Senate.   The bill was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North).   Leading debate...

The Nigerian Exchange Limited says it remains committed to promoting and supporting gender equality as well as creating and maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of discrimination. The Chief Executive Officer, NGX, Temi Popoola, CFA stated this during the launch of Hofstede Insight's Nigeria Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...

Nigerians have been advised to beware of Android malware that has been discovered. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in a statement on Friday informed telecom consumers and the general public “that a new malware, named ‘AbstractEmu’, can gain access to smartphones, take complete control of infected smartphones and silently modify...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has given a one-week ultimatum to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government yet to appear before relevant Committees to defend their budget proposal for 2022, to do so or risk zero allocation in the coming year. Lawan gave the ultimatum in an announcement...

Thieves have stolen 541 kilogrammes of cocaine worth around 13 million dollars from the police in South Africa. The drugs were held inside the office of the Hawks special unit in the town of Port Shepstone in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend, the police announced on Tuesday....

As the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) plans to review the current revenue allocation formula in the country, the Federal Government has proposed a 3.13 per cent increase in local government allocations as well as marginal cuts in state and federal allocations. The Secretary to the Government of...

 The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advised governments to shore up efforts at repositioning Nigeria as a global and prime investment destination.The President of LCCI, Mrs Toki Mabogunje, gave the advice on Tuesday at the 2021 virtual Lagos International Investment Conference with the theme: “Repositioning Nigeria as...