archiveJuly 2023

    The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has appointed Mr. Tayo Aduloju as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The private sector-led think-tank‘s board made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday. The appointment will take effect January 1, 2024, after the completion of the two-term tenure of Laoye Jaiyeola,...

Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma, a 19-year-old student from Anambra State, has written to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), asking for leniency from the Board for manipulating her 2023 Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) result. Mmesoma presented her letter of apology before the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on alleged...

  full list of commissioners & portfolios Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday swears in 25 commissioners and three permanent secretaries, charging them to be efficient and effective in moving the state forward in line with his administration’s plans and policies. While congratulating the newly appointed Commissioners, the...

  Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has slammed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) over the fresh fuel price hike, adding that it lacked constitutional powers to fix the prices of petrol. In a statement released in his capacity as the chairman of...

  The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Tajudeen Abbas; a former Minister of Information and Communication, Mr Frank Nweke Jr., are among the dignitaries expected at the Tuesday, July 25 public presentation of a book written by Omoniyi Ibietan, the...

Pan-African credit rating agency, Agusto & Co. has affirmed the ‘A’ rating assigned to Fidelity Bank Plc and assigned an ESG score of ‘2’ in reflection of the agency’s view that environmental, social and governance issues have minimal contribution to the Bank’s credit rating. According to a note on the...

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has asked Nigerians for prayers against a further increment amidst the current hike in fuel prices. The National Publicity Secretary of IPMAN, Yakubu Suleiman, noted that if the price of crude oil in the international market continues to rise, the local price...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated Muslims in Nigeria and the world over, for witnessing a new Islamic year, 1445 AH. The President in his message to Muslims, prayed that the incoming New Year would usher in peace and prosperity. He implored them to imbibe the important values of patience,...

  A civil liberty organisation, Network for Advocacy and Good Leadership Initiative (NAGLI), has kicked against the proposed 40 per cent electricity tariff hike by the Federal Government, saying the move will further plunge Nigerians deeper into suffering. Arguing that the plans were untimely, the group said Nigerians were still...

  rejects palliative, insists on reversal to N198 per litre The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has vowed to mobile Nigerian youths for a peaceful protest against the recent hike in petroleum price. COSEYL described the unilateral increase of petrol pump prices by the Federal Government as not...