archiveMarch 2024

  The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has called on Nigerians to have faith in the administration of President Bola Tinubu as it is making efforts to address the nation’s challenges. He said the nation’s economy was gradually reviving under Tinubu. Idris spoke on Wednesday during an...

  The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for expansion of local fertilizer production capacity to reduce dependency on imports, enhance long-term sustainability, and curb rising inflationary trends. The Chamber, in a statement signed by its Director General, Dr Chinyere Almona, on Wednesday, expressed grave concerns over...

    Access Bank Plc has signed a binding agreement with KCB Group Plc (KCB) to acquire 10 cent shareholding in National Bank of Kenya Limited (NBK). The successful completion of the transaction is subject to conditions that are customary for transactions of this nature including receipt of all regulatory...

  President Bola Tinubu has declared that the 16 soldiers killed in Delta State deserve a befitting burial and national honours. Tinubu made the declaration at the breaking of Ramadan fast with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and the leadership of the House on Wednesday in...

    The  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has declined to approve proposal by PZ Cussons (Holdings) Limited, the foreign majority core investor in PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, to acquire entire shareholdings of Nigerian minority shareholders in the Nigerian subsidiary. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, the board of PZ...

  Rite Foods Limited, a leading Nigerian FMCG company known for its award-winning Sausage Rolls brand, celebrated Valentine's Day with a creative social media campaign called the "Sausage Rolls Bouquet of Love." The digital activation invited online users to nominate friends and loved ones who deserved a special Valentine's Day...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, March 18, 2024, arrested one Kayode Cole for issuing a death threat against the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede. Cole was arrested at the Lugbe axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. The suspect made the...

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has reiterated its commitment towards utilizing Nigeria’s abundant gas resources to trigger Nigeria’s industrialisation and economic development. NNPC Ltd’s Executive Vice President, Upstream, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan disclosed this during a Panel Session at the ongoing 2024 CERAWeek Conference in Houston, the United...

  The Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority, (LASRERA) has called for greater collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to check fraudulent malpractices in the real estate sector in the state. This call was made in Lagos on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 by the Special Adviser on...

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) on March 17, 2024 arraigned one Olukeye Olalekan, before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on an 18-count charge bordering on transmission of child pornography, fraudulent impersonation, and sextortion to the tune...