archiveApril 28, 2023

The Oyo State government under Governor Seyi Makinde in the past four years has paid different tranches of over N7 billion in a backlog of gratuity to state government retirees. This was revealed on Friday by the Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Mr. Siju Lawal, who revealed that the Makinde’s...

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked former minister of Niger Delta Affairs and senator-elect for Akwa Ibom North-West District, Mr Godswill Akpabio, to report at its headquarters in Abuja for interrogation over a corruption investigation against him. Akpabio is one of the contenders for the...

declares per share dividend of 50K Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution released its 2022 Audited Financial Statements on the Nigerian bourse today. The results showed a 34.4 per cent growth in Gross Earnings YoY to N337.1 billion year-on-year, driven by 45.2 per cent growth in interest and similar...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday demanded an international travel ban on President Muhammadu Buhari after the May 29 inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. PDP’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, made the call in reaction to Buhari’s comment that PDP and the Labour Party, LP, lost the presidential election due...

Chairman of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Richard Sharp, has announced his resignation after an inquiry found he had breached rules for failing to declare his involvement in arranging a loan for former British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. The controversy surrounding the appointment of Sharp to one of Britain’s most high-profile...

History was made on Thursday as the newly constructed Ebonyi International Airport in Onueke, Ezza South Local Government Area (LGA) had its first flight operation. The landing of the first two sets of flights served as a test operation to signal the commencement of full aviation activities at the airport....

The Federal Government, on Friday, said it has not suspended the removal of fuel subsidy. On Thursday, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had said the government had suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Speaking at...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has created 11 centres for Persons With Disability (PWDs) in the ongoing 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). Mr. Sunday Ododo, the Chairman of the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) for the board’s Abuja centre, spoke on Friday. Ododo said creating...

In a dramatic move Tony Elumelu has regained control of Transcorp from Femi Otedola, whose  acquisition of a 5.52 per cent stake in Transcorp barely two weeks back came as a huge surprise, as he overtook Elumelu, who owned a 2.06 per cent stake in the company. In a strategic...

The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 1, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, on Friday,...