Lagos Free Zone Company floats N10.5bn corporate infrastructure bonds

Lagos Free Zone Company floats N10.5bn corporate infrastructure bonds

By Nkiruka Nnorom Lagos Free Zone Company (LFZC), the first free zone in Nigeria with a fully integrated deep seaport, has announced the successful issuance of a N10.5 billion corporate infrastructure bond under its N50 billion debt issuance programme. The bonds is a 20-year, series 1 senior guaranteed fixed rate corporate infrastructure bonds due in […]
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B.A.D Music Records has come to stay, founder, Gregory Agbiriogu says

B.A.D Music Records has come to stay, founder, Gregory Agbiriogu says

South Africa-based record label, B.A.D Music Records has said the label has come to stay even as it insisted that no label would come close when it comes to quality music delivery and promotion of artists. This was the submission of its chairman and founder, Gregory Agbiriogu, who said that while the many record labels […]

Workers, students speak on new LASU VC

Workers, students speak on new LASU VC

Workers and students’ union leaders in Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo on Saturday expresed their views on the appointment of Prof. Ibironke Olatunji-Bello as the new Vice Chancellor by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Governor had in a statement on Thursday in Lagos announced the approval of the […]

The real trouble with Nigeria (1)

The real trouble with Nigeria (1)

By Douglas Anele In 1983, Africa’s greatest novelist, Prof. Chinua Achebe, published a little book entitled The Trouble with Nigeria. In that book, after dissecting and lamenting the inability of the country to live up to the high expectations at independence given her expansive human and natural resources, located the problem squarely at the feet of […]

Gombe APC stakeholders pass vote of confidence on Gov Yahaya

Gombe APC stakeholders pass vote of confidence on Gov Yahaya

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Gombe State, on Saturday, passed a vote of confidence on Governor Inuwa Yahaya, for his style of leadership in the past two years. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the stakeholders’ meeting of the Gombe South Senatorial District, in Kaltungo town, Kaltungo […]

Marwa cautions tricyclists against transporting drugs and traffickers

Marwa cautions tricyclists against transporting drugs and traffickers

NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, on Saturday in Abuja, warned tricycle operators, popularly known as “Keke Marwa’’ or “Keke NAPEP’’ against carrying drug traffickers. Marwa said that they would lose their investments if they were caught using their tricycles to transport drug traffickers or illicit substances in any part of the country. The NDLEA […]

3 Judges to face NJC Probe panel over alleged conflicting ex-parte orders

3 Judges to face NJC Probe panel over alleged conflicting ex-parte orders

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up a probe panel to investigate three High Court Judges who issued conflicting ex-parte orders on the same subject matter. NJC, saddled with the power to discipline judicial officers directed the three judges who granted ex-parte orders over the same case with the same subject matter to appear […]

Police save LASG staff from committing suicide

Police save LASG staff from committing suicide

Police timely intervention have saved the life of one Mr Akinlolu Ajayi, 54-years-old staff of Lagos State Government, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the lagoon. The Lagos Police Spokesman, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said in a statement on Saturday that the incident happened on Wednesday at about 9.25 a.m. He said the man […]

Marwa cautions tricyclists against transporting drugs and traffickers

Marwa cautions tricyclists against transporting drugs and traffickers

NDLEA chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, on Saturday in Abuja warned tricycle operators, popularly known as “Keke Marwa’’ or “Keke NAPEP’’ against carrying drug traffickers. Marwa said that they would lose their investments if they were caught using their tricycles to transport drug traffickers or illicit substances in any part of the country. The NDLEA […]

PDP will take over power in Ebonyi come 2023, Stakeholders assured party faithful

PDP will take over power in Ebonyi come 2023, Stakeholders assured party faithful

The Stakeholders in the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi have assured its member of returning the party back to the power in the state, come 2023 general elections. They gave the assurance on Saturday during the party State Executive Committee meeting in Abakaliki. Mr Fred Udogu, Chairman of PDP in the state, commended members […]

Lai Mohammed assures China of continuity in expanding bilateral cooperation with Nigeria

Lai Mohammed assures China of continuity in expanding bilateral cooperation with Nigeria

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, assured the people of the republic of China that Nigeria would continue to explore ways of expanding vibrant bilateral cooperation with China. Mohammed, who was represented by Mrs Rose Kwarsen, Director, Cultural Industries and Heritage, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, said the bilateral […]

Forced To Flee: The Yoruba Nation and A Costly Agitation

Forced To Flee: The Yoruba Nation and A Costly Agitation

By Olayinka Ajanlekoko Nations are built on the contributions of leaders regarded as exemplary men and women whose dynamism , visionary and undeniable roles stimulate the founding of these nations and give their followers in various institutions the impetus to promote the continuity of their nations, pursuing the fundamental goals of the state for good socio-economic […]

Foreign studies shouldn’t be exclusive preserve of elites, says Brix Group Int’l

Foreign studies shouldn’t be exclusive preserve of elites, says Brix Group Int’l

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-Brix Group International, a service-based firm established to help businesses and individuals achieve growth and profit through education, consulting, training and IT-enabled solutions,has tasked Nigerians not to see foreign studies as exclusive preserve of the elites. Chief Executive Officer,CEO of the group,Sadasivam Rajendran,speaking in Abuja, said his organisation’s priority was to see that […]

Plateau stakeholders reaffirm support for lalong

Plateau stakeholders reaffirm support for lalong

The Plateau Youths Stakeholders for Peace have reaffirmed their support for Governor Simon Lalong’s peace building efforts that ensured relative peace for the past 6 years until the recent disruption by enemies of the State.

Boko-harming self in the new phase of the Igbo Wars

Boko-harming self in the new phase of the Igbo Wars

By Chido Nwakanma BOKO Haram has taken residence in the South-East. They did so without firing any guns or deploying the subterfuge of bandits and herdsmen. They stepped in on the invitation of a proclaimed sworn enemy who pledged to stop them, the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB. IPOB has effectively turned the South-East into […]

Most Beautiful Girl Pageant paints Lagos red with Geely cars

Most Beautiful Girl Pageant paints Lagos red with Geely cars

By Theodore Opara IT was a sight to behold last Sunday as 37 contestants at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant, representing the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja were driven round the city of Lagos in different models of Geely vehicles. The young ladies, looking radiant and charming were admired by […]