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Justice E. Okpe of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya, Abuja on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 convicted and sentenced a property owner, Mercy Yusuf and her company, T.M Properties Limited to 24 years in prison for fraudulently obtaining the sum of $298,000 (Two Hundred and Ninety Eight Thousand United...

  Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sympathised with victims of the train accident that occurred on Thursday morning. Two women were confirmed dead and several others injured after a train collided with a Lagos State Government staff Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) blue line on its way from Ikotun enroute Alausa,...

    The Managing Director, of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Mr Fidet Okhiria, on Thursday, gave an account of the brief he got on the accident involving a train and a bus earlier in the day. The NRC train was involved in an accident with a Lagos State Government staff...

The national headquarters of Accord Party in Abuja, has dissolved all its executive members in Oyo State, for endorsing the incumbent governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, who is also the candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming gubernatorial election. Some members of the party in Oyo, earlier...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given approval for the operation of Open Banking in Nigeria. Open Banking in Nigeria refers to data sharing across the banking and payment systems in the country. According to the guideline establishing Open Banking, the idea behind the initiative “is to promote...

The Pan-Yoruba Socio-cultural Group, Afenifere and the Committee of Indigenes of Lagos State on Wednesday declared support for the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos state,  Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. The groups officially declared support for Rhodes-Vivour at a news conference in Ikeja. Speaking on behalf of the groups, Chief Supo...

  Dangote Cement has received approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the establishment of a new share buy-back programme. The company said in a Corporate Disclosure to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Wednesday that the  programme would expire on Dec.12, which means months from the date...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to explain the reason necessitated the shifting in the date of the scheduled governorship and state houses of assembly election from March 11 to March 18, 2023. The press statement signed on Wednesday evening by Barr. Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner...

Nigerian Exchange Group of Companies and its partners, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, United Nations (UN) Women, United Nations Global Compact and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have called on private and public sector stakeholders to close the gender gap by creating more opportunities for...

    *"my wife & I will ensure you get the best," VP tells the children *VP told, "you will always be remembered, first to respond to plight of the children” *ambushed at airport by joyous aides, Abuja Choir, others   Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) set out to mark...