archiveAugust 2022

The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) has announced its change of name to the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria. This is as the council also said it has banned the use of foreign models and voice-over artists on Nigerian advertising media. Its Director General, Dr Olalekan Fadolapo, made this...

The Election Petition Tribunal hearing the petition arising from the July 16 governorship election in Osun State has granted an order allowing the petitioners, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC), to serve the Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, through a substituted means. The petitioners had approached the tribunal, alleging...

  A civil society organisation, Vanguard for Transparency and Accountability, has described the recently launched Whistle-Blower Initiative of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, as an exemplary boost to the anti-corruption crusade, as it lauded the Ayodele Subair-led LIRS management for sustaining its pace-setting records in tax management reforms in...

  Mouka, Nigeria's leading manufacturer of mattresses, pillows, and other bedding products has unveiled new products of high standards for maximum comfort, as well as physical and mental well-being, after a healthy sleep that will keep them rejuvenated. The products which are additions to the company's existing brand portfolio include...

Meta, today, announced that applications for the AR/VR Africa Metathon in partnership with Imisi 3D and BlackRhino VR are now open. The AR/VR Africa Metathon is a series of programmes and activations under the Meta global XR fund aimed at supporting African XR talents to build innovative solutions that demonstrate...

*VP to board composed of Ministers of Finance, Power, others: Protect interests of our society, particularly ordinary citizens *National Council on Privatisation gets update on takeover of Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Ibadan, Benin DISCOs The inauguration of a board for the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) will enhance ongoing...

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was absent at the 62nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which was held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The theme of this year’s NBA AGM tagged “BOLD Transitions”...

The former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against underestimating the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Obidients as the LP’s candidate supporters are affectionately called have grown in leaps and bounds in the...

  The total transactions done by domestic investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) grew by N1.490 trillion as against N273.16 billion recorded by foreign investors in the first seven months of 2022. According to the Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) July 2022 report which captured...

Following the intervention of the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of the operating licenses of 52 broadcast stations owing various sums in licensing fees. The NBC has now given the affected stations up to 6PM on Tuesday, August 23,...