By Bose Adelaja To reduce idleness among Nigeria youths, Lagos State Government has partnered EbonyLife Creative Academy (ELCA) to train 132 Nigeria youths in various skills of cinematography just as the youths will access N1 Billion fund by the government. The three months training was facilitated through Lagos State Creative Industries Initiative (LACI), under the Ministry […]

By: Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja. Armed bandits have reportedly shot and killed a house-wife and abducted 8 eight other residents at Piri, an Abuja community in the Kwali Area Council of the FCT. The kidnappers were said to have stormed the remote community community in the wee hiurs connecting Tuesday and Wednesday morning. READ ALSO:Banditry, […]

The Member Representing Warri Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Chief Thomas Ereyitomi has commiserated with the family of Chief Sylvester Oromoni over the murder of their son Sylvester Chidalu Oromoni Jnr by some students of Dowen College who allegedly were in an attempt to initiate him into cult group related activities leading […]

By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, and the CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, have lampooned the Federal Government for the poor management of the nation’s security. Following the recent escalation of attacks in the Shinkafi axis of Sokoto, they called for a collective and coordinated approach to solve the nation’s […]

By Onozure Dania Lagos- An IT expert Pastor Anthony Afuye-Cyrus has asked a Lagos State High Court sitting at Igbosere to perpetually restrain Veritas Registrars Ltd from allegedly harassing, intimidating or threatening him. Afuye-Cyrus said he left the firm’s employment as the InfoTech Head in 2019 but, following his petition alleging massive fraud in share transactions handled […]

By Emma Ujah The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has named Bada Akinwumi as Interim Managing Director (MD) of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) Plc. Other members of the Interim Management named were: Sani Usman-  Interim Chief Business Officer; Babajide Ibironke, Interim Chief Finance Officer; Donald Etim, Interim Chief Marketing Officer; and Femi Zachaeus, Interim Chief […]

… Say Factory Act is obsolete, does not protect workers By Juliet Umeh Occupational Safety experts have called the Federal Government to sign enabling law for Nigerian workers, stating that the country is still operating on a factory Act which is already obsolete and does not protect workers. The call came when Nigeria hosted the maiden edition […]

…  Launches NG Clearing By Peter Egwuatu The Federal Government, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC and other key stakeholders in the Nigerian capital market have stated that  the establishment of NG Clearing’s Central Counterparty, CPP services, the first in West Africa, would boost the clearing, settlement system of intra African trade […]

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said it won’t react to President Muhammadu Buhari’s reported refusal to sign the electoral act amendment bill due to the cost of funding direct primaries. In a chat with our correspondent, spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said until the Presidency issues a formal statement on the […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja A member of the House of Representatives representing Mangu/Bokkos has said that direct primaries subsumed in the Electoral Amendment Bill was never in contention during the committee stage of the legislative process. He said: “Bills undergo Public hearing to collect the inputs of the public on the areas under consideration […]