HOSTCOM backs Omo-Agege on N-Delta devt
Chairman, Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas, HOSTCOM, Bishop Mike Emuh, has commended the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, for giving qualitative representation to the people of oil-producing communities and Niger Delta.
TUC backs govs’ call for review of revenue sharing formula
LAGOS—THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to review the revenue sharing formula to financially empower the states and local governments to undertake projects that will impact on the lives of Nigerians, insisting that the current sharing formula renders the state financially impotent.
Old men, women get help to fight malaria, hepatitis in Imo
Hundreds of aged people comprising men and women in Umuchima, Ideato South local government area, have been given treatment to save them from deadly malaria, hepatitis ailments militating against their health.
New medicine to counter drug-resistant Tuberculosis debuts
The Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has approved a medication for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis infection.
H1’19: Zenith Bank grows profit to N111.7bn, declares 30k dividend
Zenith Bank Plc has announced profit before tax (PBT) of N111.7billion and proposed interim dividend of 30 kobo per share for the half year ended June 2019 (H1’19).
Money laundering, terrorist financing pose threat to economy, security — ABCON boss
The President of Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, has said that money laundering and terrorist financing pose serious threat to the economy and security of the country.
Ekweremadu’s attack, evidence that Nigeria is safer than other places – Lauretta Onochie
Following the attack on the deputy senate president, Dr Ike Ekweremadu, by the proscribed People of Biafra, IPOB, the social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Lauretta Onochie on Monday said that Ekweremadu’s attack has shown how safe Nigeria is compared to other countries.
1st Lagos State Inter-Club Boxing Challenge begins
The maiden edition of the Lagos State Inter-Club Boxing Challenge kicks off today at the Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Lagos, and ends on Thursday.
#RevolutionNow Symposium: Police arrest, detain 3
LAGOS — ATTEMPTS by armed Policemen of the Lagos State Command to stop the planned symposium being convened by Coalition for Revolution, CORE, yesterday, was aborted following the intervention of the Human Rights Lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, who drew the attention of the security agency to the citizens’ constitutional right to peaceful assemblage.
Gov. Yahaya visits flood-ravaged communities in Gombe, pledges support
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has visited flood-ravaged communities in Nafada and Dukku Local Government Areas as a result of over flow of River Gongola, following heavy downpour on Friday.
El-Rufai approves appointment of seven new Permanent Secretaries, others
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai has approved the appointments of seven new Permanent Secretaries and senior officials for five agencies.
