archiveNovember 2021

  Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, today Wednesday November 3, 2021 reserved ruling on the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, asking for the final forfeiture of the sum of $899,600 (Eight Hundred Ninety-nine Thousand, Six Hundred Dollars), till January 31, 2022 Justice...

dedicates award to Oyo's resilient, innovative youths Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has hailed the resilience and innovative spirit of Oyo State youths, noting that his administration's efforts in tackling youth unemployment and insecurity had been yielding positive results. Governor Makinde, who stated this while receiving the 2021 Governor of...

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has backed the call that the Federal Government should declare bandits as terrorists. NEF said the government should declare bandits as terrorists, if it would solve insecurity challenges in the country. NEF took the decision during its meeting under the leadership of its convener, Ango...

releases the list of survivors Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the Ikoyi building collapse where over 20 persons have reportedly died so far as a national disaster, and lamented that “mistakes were made from all angles.” “This is an event that could be described clearly as a national disaster. Mistakes...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has remitted N3.51 billion to the Federal Government of Nigeria as operating surplus for 2021. A statement issued by the examination body and signed by its Head of Public Affairs and Protocol Unit, Dr.Fabian Benjamin, noted that the remittance “is in...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved contracts worth N47 billion for various projects in the ministries of Works and Housing, Aviation and some departments and agencies. Other benefitting parastatals include Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja and the University of Abuja. Briefing newsmen at the end...

The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Lamido Yuguda, has called for more innovative financial products to deepen the nation's capital market and sustain the current growth in the industry, especially in the non-interest segment. Yuguda nade the call at a one-day webinar with the theme,...

  Heritage Bank Plc has launched a robust innovative and advanced digital banking experience, “Octiplus”. Octiplus as a bank-agnostic, all-in-one digital banking application, which grants users access to a bouquet of financial, lifestyle and social networking features with the added convenience of converging card based payments within one application irrespective...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari makes a national statement on the second day of the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on November 2, 2021. World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday directed the indefinite suspension of the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Mr. Gbolahan Oki. His suspension comes about 24 hours after a high-rise building collapsed in the Ikoyi area of the state. The Governor, in a statement signed by...