archiveNovember 2023

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to work toward meeting its December deadline for the operation of refineries in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu, during a recent meeting with the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)...

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has warned that there will be no room for internal sabotage in the renewed war against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country. Marwa gave the warning in his remarks at...

The N27.5 trillion 2024 budget presented by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday was on Thursday passed by the House of Representatives for second reading. House Leader Julius Ihonvbere, who led the discussion on the overall budgetary principles, said that national security and education, which received large funding in the budget...

  FirstBank Group has appointed Olukorede Adenowo as MD/Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank UK. “The appointment is effective from November 16, 2023, subject to regulatory approvals,” said Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank of Nigeria Limited. She said: “Olukorede Adenowo who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic...

Fidelity Bank Plc has become an official signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) – a single framework for a sustainable banking industry developed through a collaboration between banks worldwide and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). The Principles are the leading framework for ensuring...

The House of Representatives has invited the Acting Executive Secretary, National University Commission (NUC), Director General, Council of Legal Education over termination of law programme at the National Open University Commission (NOUN). Others invited included heads of the Nigeria Law School, the Chairman of the Board of Benchers and the...

The Ondo State House of Assembly and its Speaker have withdrawn its appeal filed before the Court of Appeal, Abuja, against the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which stopped the planned impeachment of the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Ondo State House of Assembly and its...

The Federal Government has directed Chevron Nigeria Limited to resolve disagreements over the composition and designation of the Host Communities Trust Fund between the oil corporation and communities in the company’s Warri exploration and production area in Delta State. It also urged both parties in the disagreement to keep the...

President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the appointment of Wura-Ola Adepoju as the substantive Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Adepoju, who has been serving as the acting CG since May 29, 2023, disclosed the development to staffs of the NIS during the Comptroller General’s parade on Wednesday....

  Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has condemned the demolition of properties in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and other cities in the country. In a statement on his X account on Thursday, Obi expressed worry over the mass destruction of properties across the country....