archiveOctober 17, 2023

Two Bus Rapid Transport, known as BRT, were involved in a head-on collision on Tuesday in the Dopemu area of Lagos. Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) disclosed this in an online video on its official X handle, confirming several persons were injured. According to the agency, the incident had...

Rite Foods Limited, a leading Nigerian Fast Moving Consumer Goods company, is proud to join the global community in celebrating World Food Day 2023 with the theme "Water is Life, Water is Food”. Rite Foods continues to highlight its unwavering dedication to sustainability with a special emphasis on Bigi Premium...

Justice Tijani Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, October 16, 2023, adjourned till November 21, 2023 further proceedings in the trial of a former Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Haruna Baba Jauro, and two others. Jauro, alongside Dr. Dauda...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun announced at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday that President Bola Tinubu's administration has secured $1.5bn zero-interest World Bank loan. The Minister disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting in Abuja on...

The Management of Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited, publishers of Realnews Magazine Online, has announced that Edwin W. Harris Jr, Director General of the ECOWAS Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Senegal will deliver the Realnews 11th Anniversary Lecture. The lecture on “Threats of Illict Funds...

Presidential aspirant of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has described the new Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and one-time presidential aspirant, Kingsley Moghalu, has recommended a 50 per cent cut in the salaries and allowances of...

  The Business Journal 15th Anniversary Lecture/Awards scheduled for Friday, October 27, 2023 at Radisson Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos under the theme: ‘Nigeria: The Economic Outlook Today & Tomorrow.’ has continued to attract immense corporate support from key federal government agencies and operators in the Organised Private Sector (OPS). At...

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, yesterday, asked the United Nations to publish monies collected from donors for the benefits of Nigerians in 30 days or risk a legal action by the ministry. The minister stated this in an interview with AIT. Kennedy-Ohanenye claimed that the United Nations had...

The Chief Spokesman for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Yunusa Tanko, has debunked speculation that its flag bearer, Peter Obi, is going about with his brother’s University of Nigeria academic certificate. Tanko also took a swipe at the Lamidi Apapa faction of Labour Party, saying they are desperately trying to...

  The West Africa Specialty Coffee Association (WASCA) has concluded plans to present awards to Coffee-promoting institutions and those it has identified as Coffee Ambassadors in the country. Institutions like the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) have been at the forefront of...