archiveOctober 6, 2023

    Justice Malami Dogondaji of the Sokoto State High Court  has convicted and sentenced  Ahmad Abubakar Ahmad to 87 years imprisonment,  for criminal breach of trust and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N325, 800,000  (Three Hundred and Twenty Five Million,  Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). He was...

  Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has lauded the teachers of Oyo State extraction, who won awards in different categories at the 2023 Presidential Teachers and School Excellence Award. The governor commended the award-winning teachers, describing them as worthy examples of the state’s pacesetter identity. Governor Makinde hailed the...

  Rite Foods Limited, Nigeria's leading company in the Food and Beverage industry, celebrates this year's Customer Service Week (CSW) with a renewed commitment to delivering effective customer service and recognising its personnel who have performed excellently in contributing to the organisation's growth. The consumer-centric company, known for its award-winning...

  Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday , October 5, 2023, issued a production warrant against  Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley. Naira Marley is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 11-count charges bordering...

  Participants in Oyo State’s Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project (YEAP) are to benefit from the N500 Million loan the government is rolling out to support agribusiness as part of its Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery (SAfER). YEAP is an Oyo State programme targeted at training young people in modern...

    You would recall that the unfortunate death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (a.ka. Mohbad) on 12th September, 2023 triggered widely-held suspicions on the circumstances of his death and allegations of complicity of some personalities in the process. In consequence, I inaugurated a Special Investigation Team with the main task...

Participants in Oyo State’s Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project (YEAP) are to benefit from the N500 Million loan the government is rolling out to support agribusiness as part of its Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery (SAfER). YEAP is an Oyo State programme targeted at training young people in modern technology-driven...

The first local currency-denominated infrastructure investment trust fund in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIBF) has been listed on Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The listed, which took place on Thursday 5 October, was commemorated with a Closing Gong Ceremony where the management of the Funds engaged market...

VFD Group Plc, a sector-agnostic proprietary investment company, has been listed on the Main Board of Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). On Friday, October 6, 2023, the official listing was celebrated with a Closing Gong ceremony and a Fact Behind the Listing Presentation, marking a key milestone in the company's history....

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) National Judicial Institute (NJI) and other stakeholders in the anti-graft war, have called for  a robust,  globally-acceptable  legislation to tackle the issue of unexplained wealth in Nigeria. This call came out of a Communique issued on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at the end...