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.Beneficiaries hail govt Property owners affected by the construction of the Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road have lauded the Oyo State Government as it commenced payment of the first tranche of compensation to landowners in Ajota to Alaago axis of the project. Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr Williams Akin-Funmilayo,...

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commiserated with the family of the National Director of Administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Rauf Adekunle Adeniji (Congo) who recently passed away. Governor Adeleke who expressed his deep pain over the void that his loss represents for...

In a bold move that resets the rules of engagement in the Nigerian banking sector, Sterling Bank has removed transfer fees on its digital banking platform, OneBank. This decisive move makes Sterling the first major Nigerian bank to forgo earning a cut from customer transactions on its own app. The...

L–R: Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group); Mr. Emmanuel Ikhazoboh, former Interim Administrator, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Mr. Abayomi Oluyomi, Honourable Commissioner for Finance, Lagos State, representing the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Mr. Temi Popoola, Group Managing Director/CEO,...

The Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, Suleiman Oluwadare Ishola in the ongoing trial of the former governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, has corroborated the testimonies of earlier witnesses that the Ahmed’s administration borrowed the funds of Kwara State’s Universal Basic Education Commission,...

The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Barrister Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobodo before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State on a five-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune...

Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) held its 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Nigerian Exchange Group House. During the meeting, the Group reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to delivering long-term, sustainable value, emphasizing innovation, operational excellence, and stakeholder engagement as key drivers of growth...

As the rainy season in the country commences, many communities in Nigeria will most likely experience the yearly flooding cycle which destroys life and property and devastates the environment. It is reported that no fewer than 176 local government areas (LGAs), comprising 1,249 in 30 states and the Federal Capital...

.says loan facilities, other support available As part of its efforts to support smallholder farmers in the state in the 2025 Farming Season, the Oyo State Government has announced the commencement of the second phase of the 50 per cent land ploughing subsidy also known as the Tractorisation Policy. Commissioner...

The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, continued on Thursday, April 10, 2025, before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the prosecution presenting further evidence in a trial-within-trial to justify the admissibility of the extra-judicial statements of the defendant, who claimed that he volunteered...