archiveNovember 2021

The Senate on Tuesday mandated the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to, as a matter of urgency, direct a special investigation into the circumstances surrounding the whereabout of the missing Journalist, Mr. Tordue Salem. The chamber made the call amid a resolution after a point of order raised by...

Some subscribers to the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos State, signed contracts ranging from over $500,000 (N206.5m) to over $3m (N1.24bn) for the purchase of luxury apartments in the high-rise from Fourscore Heights Limited, findings by The Punch correspondent have revealed. Documents obtained by The Punch showed that after...

  urges IGP to make findings of investigation public   The Senate on Tuesday condemned the invasion of the Abuja home of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Peter-Odili, by operatives of security agencies. The upper chamber also commended the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, for making arrests and constituting a...

Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a retired Airforce officer, Air Vice Marshal Muhammed Maisaka and his grandson in the state. Maisaka and his grandson were killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The command’s Public...

mandate Service Chiefs, security agencies to locate him The House of Representatives has passed a resolution directing the nation’s Service Chiefs and other heads of security agencies to locate and rescue the missing journalist, Mr Tordue Salem of Vanguard Newspaper. The resolution was reached following the adoption of a motion...

  Transactions on the Nigerian stock market closed on a positive note with the market capitalisation gaining N644 billion to hit N22 trillion mark, amid gains by telecommunication companies.Specifically, the market capitalisation inched higher by N644 billion to close at N22.569 trillion from N21.925 trillion recorded on Friday. Similarly, the...

 The FMDQ Group on Monday launched Africa’s first green exchange known as the FMDQ Green Exchange to promote economic development through green and sustainable financing.The Chief Executive Officer, FMDQ Group, Mr Bola Onadele, described the launch as a milestone at the hybrid launch ceremony held on Monday in Lagos. Onadele...

Ikeja, Nov. 8, 2021 (NAN) Lagos House of Assembly has called on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to compensate families of the victims of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi. The lawmakers also urged the governor to direct relevant agencies to ensure that all requirements for buildings, as stipulated in the extant laws...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Monday described plans by Federal Government to deduct $418 million Paris Club from the Federation Account as unlawful and contrary to public policy and morality. The position of the Forum was contained in a statement titled: ‘Re: Paris Club refund: FG counters states, insists...

  Following the suspension of collation of results in respect of the 2021 Anambra State Governorship election as announced yesterday, November 7, 2021 by the State Collation/Returning Officer and the decision of the Commission to hold election in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, November 9, the Commission in line...