LG polls: NRM sues OGSIEC for imposing N250,000 fee on candidates
AN Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, yesterday, fixed November 8, 2024, to hear a suit challenging the Ogun State Electoral Commission, OGSIEC, on the imposition of payment of administrative fee on candidates for local government election.
Investors call for review of Lekki coastal road to safeguard shoreline
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja In a passionate address to stakeholders, investors affected by the iconic coastal highway along the Lekki Peninsula have called for a review of the coastal road project to safeguard the shoreline and local communities. Addressing stakeholders at a meeting with top government officials, Mr. Mike Akinlola who represented investors in diaspora […]
U.S. govt, AfDB, American Business Council host workshop on Digital Investments in Nigeria
By Esther Oluwadare Funke The U.S. government, through the U.S. Commercial Service Liaison Office to the African Development Bank (AfDB) and U.S. Commercial Service in Nigeria, in partnership with the American Business Council and the AfDB’s Nigeria Country Department, hosted the Discover AfDB workshop, focusing on the Bank’s recent investments in the digital space. This […]
Seplat Energy grows profits by 350% to N441bn in 9mths
By Peter Egwuatu Seplat Energy Plc, listed on both the Nigerian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, has recorded a 350 per cent rise in operating profit to N411.3 billion in nine months ended 30 September 2024, from N91.3 billion from the same period 2023. According to the company’s unaudited results for the period released […]
Bye-law for new couple’s blood test, 4 others underway in Kaduna LG
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Kaduna North Local Government Council has stated that over the last three years, the council leadership has understudied the system and identified bottlenecks that, with the appropriate legal framework in the form of bylaws, will be solved to increase efficiency in service delivery for their people. In a statement by Jibril […]
American University honors chairman of OGFTZ with doctoral degree
By Doreen Adamu American Management University in West Covina, California, USA, has honored the Chairman of the Ogun Guangdong Free Trade Zone (OGFTZ) in Nigeria, Dr. Hafsat Oduwole Balewa, with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Management and Humanitarian Studies. Dr. Balewa also received the Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 Award from the Africa Advancement […]
Ogun conducts post-mortem on Ariyo’s corpse
By James Ogunnaike Abeokuta—The Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abeokuta, on the instruction of the Ogun State government, is conducting a post-mortem on the the remains of Monday Ariyo, to determine the cause of his death. It will be recalled that Arijo died last Friday after being subjected to corporal punishment by a teacher at Obada […]
Expatriate arrested for vandalizing Abuja streetlights
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA—The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has announced the arrest of a ‘prominent expatriate’, who specialises in vandalizing streetlights in the territory. Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, AMMC, Felix Obuah, disclosed this after an inspection of some ongoing streetlights repairs and maintenance. While he declined to give the identity of the expatriate, […]
Family seeks justice for slain council staff, appeal to Sanwo-Olu
By Dorren Adamu & Emmauella Akpede Members of the Igbehin, Agbowa-Ikosi Community in the Ikosi-Ejirin Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, alongside the Keshiro Family, have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ensure justice was served in the case of the alleged murder of Idowu Keshiro, a security guard in the council. The plea […]
Prioritise mental health equity to end stigma, discrimination — UNHCR
The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights has called for mental health equity.
Dickens Sanomi Foundation pays tribute to Fulani Kwajafa
The Dickens Sanomi Foundation (DSF) has paid glowing tributes to a former chairman of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Fulani Kwajafa who passed away last week, at the age of 88.
