archiveOctober 11, 2024

  Participants at the 6th Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC- National Judicial Institute, NJI’s Capacity Building Workshop for Justices and Judges have called on judges   handling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption across the country, to exercise more caution in the granting of restraining orders. This...

  Nestlé Nigeria has announced the call for entries for the 2024 Media Awards, an annual event to recognize and reward journalistic professionalism and excellence across Nigeria. Now in its fourth edition, the awards continue to honor media professionals whose exceptional storytelling brings critical attention to key issues in the...

Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, has been summoned to appear before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja over allegations of criminal breach of trust and possession of unlawfully acquired property. The summons, issued by Justice Maryann E. Anenih, alleges that Bello committed the offences between...

  Petroleum marketers can now directly lift petrol from Dangote Refinery without the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) acting as an intermediary. This shift marks a significant change in fuel distribution, confirming speculations that NNPC is no longer the sole off-taker of Dangote Refinery products. In a statement on...

  The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says the total revenue collected by all  Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos)  in quarter two hit N431.16 billion. The commission made this known on its Website in its second quarter 2024 report in Abuja on Thursday. The report said that the N431.16 billion collected...

Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has stated that it is illegal for the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to control petrol prices. Falana in a statement on Thursday shared that the petroleum company’s actions violated the terms of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The human rights lawyer noted...

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has opened on its far reaching, ongoing agenda to introduce and implement multi sectoral green economy and climate initiatives as tolls of state development. The State's consultant on climate change and renewable energy, Prof Chinwe Obuaku who represented Governor Ademola Adeleke made the disclosure...

    The Lagos Red Rail line will begin full passenger operations on October 15th, 2024. The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) Abimbola Akinajo said this on Thursday. “Full passenger operations on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line will commence on Tuesday, 15th...

  A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Taiwo Oduguwa, has canvassed the need for the corporate organisations to prioritise mental health plans in the workplaces. Oduguwa, made the assertion at a lecture organised the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, to commemorate the  2024 World Mental Health Day (WMHD) on Thursday in Lagos. The...

  ...Set to sign MOU towards transforming Nigeria’s Agricultural Productivity.   In a bold step towards consolidating its quest for revolutionizing large-scale mechanized agriculture in Nigeria, the Greener Hope Large Scale Mechanisation Programme’s team paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA),...