The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to offer special funding and other strategic support to about 400 selected strategic manufacturing enterprises across the country in the next one year with effect from today, under a new real sector intervention scheme.

Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu represents Ilesha-Gwanara State Constituency of Baruten Local Government Area of the state. In this interview he spoke on the politics of the state, the achievements of the 9th Assembly under him, and the synergy between the legislature and the executive arms among others.

Acting leader of the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, on Thursday, warned that Nigeria may remain an all motion, no movement nation, if her constitution is not reviewed before the 2023 general election, declaring that ”if my son emerges as a Presidential candidate of any political Party, I will not support him if Nigeria is not restructured.”

Gives 30-day ultimatum to fish out culprits By Arogbonlo Israel and Udo Wisdom Six of the nine survivors rescued from the Ikoyi building that collapsed have been identified. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State gave the names as Oduntan Timilehin (26); Ahmed Keleku (19, from Cotonou); Sunday Monday (21, suffered left leg fracture); Adeniran Mayowa […]

A group of Lekoil shareholders operating under the name Concerned Shareholders has written to the company’s board of directors requesting to know what is being done to ensure that the suspension of trading in the company’s shares is lifted and avoid its imminent delisting.

The Member Representing Warri Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives and Deputy Chairman House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi JP has congratulated the newly elected Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, Senator Samuel Anyanwu National Secretary, Senator Ighoyota Amori as Deputy National Organising Secretary and […]

Savannah Energy PLC, the African-focused British independent energy company sustainably developing potential energy projects in Nigeria and Niger, yesterday, disclosed that its Accugas subsidiary has commenced gas sales to First Independent Power Limited’s power plant, FIPL Afam, in Rivers State.

…inaugurates IPP donated to Osun college Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has urged corporate organisations to do more to support the development of education infrastructure in the state and in the country. The governor stated this while inaugurating an independent power plant (IPP) donated by LivingTrust Mortgage Bank Plc to the Osun State College […]

By Lawani Mikairu Caverton has just been qualified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as an official full flight simulator operator, using the Thales Level D, Reality H full-flight simulator product for the AW139 helicopter. Aderemi Makanjuola, Chairman of Caverton Offshore Support Group (COSG), who made the disclosure said it is the first […]

Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday signed an MOU introducing KwaraLEARN, the administration’s flagship public education transformation programme designed to improve learning outcomes for primary school pupils across the state.

By Cynthia Alo FBN Insurance Limited has paid out N11.4 billion claims to its clients as at end of the third quarter of 2021, which represents a 39 per cent increase when compared to N8.2 billion paid in the same period in 2020.   Further breakdown showed that individual life insurance had the highest figure of […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni, Bose Adelaja & Esther Onyegbula Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lamented that 48 hours after the Ikoyi building collapsed, there was no manifest of workers and others that were on site. The governor alongside his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, arrived the site of the collapsed building on Gerrard Road, […]

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, as he marks his 15th year on the throne and as the leader of Muslim Ummah and Chairman, Sokoto State Council of Traditional Rulers. Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, on Wednesday, […]

Petitions security agencies to apprehend sponsors By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–TWO groups, Nigeria First Movement and True Nigeria Patriots, have raised alarm over the plot by some  impostors to use the names of the organizations to protest in Abuja and London against President Muhammadu Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The […]

How do you intend to deal with the issue of China in Africa? They are colonizing us all over again? Charles N Lambert asks There is no altruism in the money China is pouring into Africa. All the money and efforts are strictly for China’s interests. That is why some of the “benefiting” African countries […]