archiveDecember 2021

A Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit over the failure of the plaintiff to comply with the...

Oyo State Government, on Friday, approved the award of the contract for the construction of the 76.7km Iseyin/Fapote/Ogbomoso road at the cost of N43.1billion. The Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Daud Sangodoyin, who made this announcement,  while briefing journalists after the executive council meeting held at the...

It’s another season of a refreshing and rousing musical contest for singers, up-and-coming music talents and entertainment lovers as physical auditions for season 7 of the most anticipated music reality show in Nigeria, Nigerian Idol, holds on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Colossus Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos. Bigi, Naija’s favourite range of...

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have drummed support for the 2021 edition of the ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue scheduled to hold at Adam’s Hall, Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Ikeja, Lagos by 9am next Thursday. Just as experts from...

  The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IIITA) Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) has recorded significant progress in the rapid multiplication of yam seedlings. The leader of the Project, Dr Norbert Maroya said this on Friday at the Yam Field Day to celebrate the...

Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, The Federal Government has reviewed the international travel protocol to reduce the risk of importing and exporting the Omicron variant. In a statement on Friday by the Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, and...

  Meta, today announced the launch of the ‘Good Ideas Deserve To Be Found' campaign to spotlight the inspiring stories of the people behind the businesses who are using Meta technologies to achieve a social purpose and do impactful things across several industries. Through this campaign, Meta aims to fuel...

  The Lagos State Government has commiserated with the parents of Master Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr), the 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, who died recently. Speaking on the incident, the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, said the incident was very shocking and the State was indeed sad about...

The Lagos State Government on Friday ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, Lekki, following the investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of the school. This was contained in a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, Ganiu Lawal....

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, on Friday, December 3, 2021, adjourned till January 20, 2022 for adoption of written addresses in relation to the no-case submission filed by one Ayodeji Ibrahim Oluokun, a self-acclaimed Lagos-based pastor. Oluokun was arraigned alongside his company, Peak Petroleum...