archiveMarch 2023

As part of its eco-friendly initiative, Rite Foods Limited, the market leader in the food and beverage sector of the Nigerian economy, has powered the innovation scheme for start-up recyclers on how to use modern technology and creativeness in mopping plastics from the environment for recycling purposes, and by further...

  By Segun Adeleye Education and ASSU Strike Schooling in Nigeria could be very frustrating with the incessant strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which kept students at home, with many spending extra years to complete their academic programmes. According to a report that documented the issue,...

The Group Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Olakunle Alake has expressed delight upon the completion of the listing of the firm’s N200bn series 1 and 2 Bonds on Nigerian Exchange Limited, commending the depth of capital market. This was said at the Closing Gong Ceremony commemorating the listing...

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 922 suspected cases of cholera, including 32 deaths, so far in 2023. The NCDC disclosed this in its latest Cholera Situation weekly epidemiological report for week nine posted on its official website on Tuesday. The report revealed that...

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has commended the Chairman, Geregu Power Plc, Mr Femi Otedola, CON, and the firm’s Board for instituting best practices in corporate governance and playing a leading role in the country’s power sector. This was at the Closing Gong Ceremony commemorating the first Annual General Meeting of...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, urged Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos to dismiss the application by Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, seeking to vacate the forfeiture order in respect of 14 properties and the sum...

      The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians not to use unapproved cosmetics stressing that the dangers were largely irreversible. The Director-General NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning during the media sensitisation workshop on dangers of bleaching creams and regulatory...

  The Senate has extended the implementation of the capital component of the 2022 budget from March 31 to June 30, 2023. The extension followed a request by President Muhammadu Buhari for the Senate to amend the time for implementation of the capital component of the 2022 Appropriation Act moved...

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that Nigeria can build a climate-resilient economy by adopting climate-smart agricultural practices. The bank said this in its “Country Focus Report 2022 Nigeria: Supporting Climate Resilience and a Just Energy Transition’’, a copy of which was made available to newsmen in Abuja...

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has directed the Legal Department of the Corps  to set in motion processes for the immediate prosecution of reckless drivers who were involved in the Liba and Bunza fatal crashes in order to protect the rights of passengers and...