archiveApril 11, 2023

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has condemned, in strong terms, the incident that led to the death of a final year student of the institution. This is contained in a release by the institution’s spokesman, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, sent to journalists on Tuesday, in Ile-Ife. Olanrewaju did...

Unilever Nigeria Plc says it is stopping the production of its popular home care brands as it struggles to sustain its operations in Nigeria’s tough operating environment. The products affected include OMO, Sunlight and Lux The company is “exiting the Home Care and Skin Cleansing categories to concentrate on higher...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated that the Nigeria’s economic growth will see a further slow down to 3.0 per cent, one year down the road, in 2024 while maintaining its projection of 3.2 percent growth in 2023, which also indicated slower growth rate against its 2022 figure of...

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and Women at Risk Foundation (WARIF) partnered on the an outreach to women in Lagos to educate them on gender-based violence (GBV) with respect to domestic situations. The Know-Your-Community outreach held at the Community Development Association Hall, Mushin on Tuesday, 11 April 2023 saw the resident...

    The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has hailed FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, makers of Peak Milk, for apologizing over its controversial Good Friday advert. It would be recalled that the company had posted a photograph of a dented tin of Peak Milk, punctured in two places, with a...

    The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has signed a tripartite agreement to commence the re-concession of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFC). This is contained in a statement signed by BPE’s Head of Public Communications, Ms Amina Tukur, in Abuja on Monday. Tukur said the bureau signed...

INEC has fixed Saturday, April 15 to conduct elections in polling units where the exercise was suspended in Port Harcourt II and Khana/Gokana Federal Constituencies of Rivers on February 25. Its spokesperson in Rivers, Mrs Geraldine Ekelemu, quoted the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Johnson Alalibo, as saying that elections would...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said it has received 104 stranded Nigerians from N’Djamena, Chad Republic at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office of the Agency, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, stated this while receiving the returnees on Tuesday in Kano. Represented by Suleiman...

Former Governor of Anambra state, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, has passed on at the age of 78 years. This is contained in a statement issued on behalf of the Mbadinuju Family, by Cheta Chinwoke Mbadinuju made available to the press on Tuesday. He stated:”With heavy hearts but utmost gratitude to God...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thrown its weight behind the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) tightening monetary policy approach to rein in inflation and recommended the same approach for other central banks. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, announced a raise in the apex bank’s benchmark lending rate from...