archiveJune 2023

A former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Adegboyega Dosunmu, has said that the suggested merger of the Agency with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) would spell doom for both the maritime industry and the nation’s economy....

  Trading on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed positive on Tuesday as investors on the Exchange went home with N51 billion gains. The market capitalization of the Exchange which is the summation value of the market opened thee day trading at N32.134 trillion closed the day trading activities at N32.185...

The Federal Government has immortalised the late Mrs Maryam Babangida by renaming the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) after her. This is in recognition of the impacts of her projects on women, especially those in rural areas. Mrs Monilola Udoh, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, disclosed...

The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry and Convener, Global Crusade with Kumuyi, Pastor William Kumuyi, storm Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State with a six-day global crusade. Kumuyi will be in that state with other ministers of the gospel for the Global Crusade starting from Thursday, June 22 to...

President Bola Tinubu has granted approval for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to be placed under the supervision of the Office of the Vice President. The decision was announced in a statement issued by Olusola Abiola, the Director of Information at...

The operations manager of a branch of Sterling Bank in Bayelsa State, Nneka Ugonochie has been kidnapped. According to the police, Ugonochie was taken captive on June 16 near the PDP Junction of Sanni Abacha Expressway in Yenagoa, the capital. Daily Trust gathered from security operatives sources that the victim...

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulkarim Chukkol, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, called for strong partnership and cooperation among law enforcement agencies across Africa. Chukkol made the call while declaring open a Peer Exchange Programme organized by the EFCC for Ghana’s Economic and Organized...

  Sanwo-Olu, Others, commend companies for promoting women’s participation in leadership, employment, and entrepreneurship Many private sector companies have been recognised in the recent Gender Leader Awards (GLA) ceremony organised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in partnership with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) for their efforts in promoting women’s...

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest. The dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third...

A Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered the remand of seven people who claimed to be Yoruba Nation agitators at the Abolongo correctional facility in Oyo. The accused, dragged to court due to their involvement in the invasion of a radio station in Ibadan last month, were...