archiveAugust 2023

  as residents commend govt   About a week after the collapse of the Olodo Bank Bridge due to flooding, the Oyo State government has opened an alternative route in the axis, appealing to road users not to hinder the flow of traffic on the new route. The Commissioner for...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sent a delegation to Niger on Wednesday to negotiate with the military officers who seized power in last week’s coup, as regional defence chiefs met in neighbouring Nigeria, according to Reuters on August 2, 2023 The Economic Community of West African...

      A total of 19 more ministerial nominees were unveiled bon Wednesday by the Senate President, Godwin Akpabio. The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajamiabila presented the new batch of ministerial list to the Senate during the plenary session on Wednesday, August 2. The senate suspended...

  Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has submitted President Bola Tinubu’s supplementary ministerial list to the Senate. The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives submitted the second list with the second batch of ministerial nominees to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at exactly 03:19pm...

  BudgIT, a foremost civic-tech organization leading the advocacy for accountability, transparency, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, is pleased to announce that the 2023 GovSpend Media Fellowship will run from September to November 2023. It will be recalled that in 2021, BudgIT launched govspend.ng, a visual platform that provides...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said contrary to what some people may think, it has nothing to hide regarding the conduct of the 2023 General Elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this at the Post Election Review of the 2023 General Elections with Media Stakeholders...

The Senate President, Godswil Akpabio, has dropped the hint about the plans of the National Assembly to amend the acts of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a measure to curtail what he described as ‘overbearing’ powers of the bank’s governor. Akpabio gave this information on Tuesday, August 1,...

  One of Africa’s fastest-growing companies and Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Sterling Bank, has joined forces with the Lagos State Government to expand the reach of its health care provision with the launch of the Ilera Eko Virtual Booth, designed to bring healthcare closer to the people and expand the...

Mouka's range of quality pillows, with over six decades of high standards, have been certified for use for a good night's sleep to safeguard health and wellbeing. This was the recommendation by Dr. Onigbinde Ayodele Teslim, President of the National Association of Orthopaedic Manual Therapists (NAOMT), and Dr. Nnenna Chigbo,...

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ecobank Group, Jeremy Awori, has attributed the group’s profitability in the second quarter of 2023 to its strategic roadmap which demonstrated the benefits of its diversified business model, resilient balance sheet and commitment to serving its customers. Awori stated this while reacting to the...