archiveAugust 2023

The Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has approved the deployment of additional 16 new luxury buses to Saki, Iseyin, Ogbomoso, Oyo, and Ibarapa areas of the state to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal on the citizens. This is in addition to the already 30 buses that were...

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has refuted claims making the rounds that the institution has slammed additional unauthorised charges to its earlier increments. The spokesperson of UNILAG, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, on Friday in a statement said the claims are ‘unsubstantiated’. “These completely untrue and misleading claims misrepresent the facts, and aim...

  The Federal Government has inaugurated a solar powered electric vehicles charging station at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The Director- General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Jelani Aliyu, on Friday, at the inauguration, said the organisation was committed to technological advancement in the automotive industry....

  A popular Lagos State socialite, Farida Abdulkabir popularly known as Farida Sobowale, has explained why she wanted to plunge into a lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. Abdulkabir who is also the owner of House of Phreedah cited frustrations, a failed marriage, and many others as what propelled...

The Financial Services Regulation and Coordinating Committee (FSRCC) and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) have asked the public to report illegal financial operators (IFOs) offering “extraordinary” return on investment (ROI)  to law enforcement agencies. The announcement was contained in an advisory issued on Thursday. Established by the Central Bank of...

  First Lady Remi Tinubu has charged Nigerians not to wait for the government to do everything for them. “We cannot wait for the government to do everything,” Mrs Tinubu said in a statement after hosting the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) in her office at the State House,...

  oppose military intervention in Niger   The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have said that any government that fails to represent the interest of its people well in a democracy has compromised its own legitimacy. They also opposed the use of force by the Economic Community of West...

  applauds aid workers for selfless service in Nigeria The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHADMSD) says over 3million internally displaced Nigerians are in need of humanitarian aide. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Nasir Sani Gwarzo mni. NPOM, said this while addressing journalists...

A Lagos socialite, Mrs Farida Sobowale, was rescued by passersby at the extension of the Third Mainland Bridge as she attempted to plunge to her death in Lagos Lagoon on Thursday. The owner of House of Phareedah Bodycare and Spa reportedly parked her Lexus SUV close to the edge of...

Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Enugu. The suspects are: Godwin Ogbonna, Bright Chidozie, Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Ifesi Isaac, Collins Nnachi, Micheal Nnamdi, Ikechukwu Derrick Anya, Nneji Onyebuchi,...