archiveJune 2022

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says it will embark on one-day nationwide protest to compel the Federal Government to find immediate resolutions to contending issues with education sector unions. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, who stated this during the opening of the Congress’ Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting...

Sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been given an additional one-year ban for doping violations on top of her existing 10-year suspension, a decision that rules Nigeria out of the sprint relay at the world championships. The Athletics Integrity Unit charged the 33-year-old with "evading sample collection, and tampering or attempted tampering...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has directed its officials to continue voter registration “pending further directives”. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, had, on Saturday, said the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise will not end on June 30 as earlier scheduled. Also, a federal high court in Abuja stopped...

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) has backed a decentralised policing system for proper grassroots security to stem the tide of insecurity in the country. ICSAN President, Mr Gbenga Owokalade, made the assertion at the institute’s news conference on Thursday in Lagos. Owokalade, who described the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Patience Oniha as the Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO) for a second term of 5 years with effect from July 1, 2022. The confirmation of the renewal of Oniha’s appointment was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the...

    Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved a flat rate increase by N100 in bus fares for all Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Standard Routes with effect from July 13. The Assistant Director, Corporate Communication, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi confirmed this in...

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Africa and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) organized a webinar tagged “Empowering Responsible Investing through Data Metrics and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Integration”, on Wednesday, 29 June 2022. Speaking at the event, Chief Executive Officer, NGX, Mr. Popoola, stated that “As...

The GoNigeria Initiative, which encourages youth participation in the electoral process, has announced the names of young Nigerians who won the top 3 prizes in the GoNigeria English Rap Challenge. The winners are Didam Jonah Duniya from Kaduna State who emerged as the Star prize winner of the competition with...

The Chairman, Planning Committee of the 30th Graduation Anniversary of the 1992 set of the Association of Mass Communication Graduates of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr. Femi Adefila, has emphasised the need for old students to play active roles in developing their alma mater. Adefila, the Founder...

  The cooperation and collaboration among people of different ethnic groups and faiths in Kuje, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is a model for the rest of the country, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Osinbajo stated this Wednesday when he received a delegation from the...