Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Africa CEO Forum: 1,500 business leaders come together to make African economic integration a reality
The 7th edition of the largest international meeting of Africa’s private sector will be held on March 25 and 26…
Ecobank storms markets with “Easy Payment” products
It was an exciting weekend as Ecobank staff stormed markets across the country to bring easy and convenient banking services…
Labour’ll shift Minimum Wage struggle to National Assembly – TUC
Labour is to shift its minimum wage struggle to the National Assembly, to lobby the lawmakers to approve N30,000 for…
Dangote feeds 30,000 IDPs in Zamfara
In yet another massive intervention, the Aliko Dangote Foundation Monday officially launched a major philanthropic programme in Zamfara State, doling…
Disu, Pouyanné, Dangote, 147 Global CEOs attend Choose France Summit
Over 150 global business leaders, including Globacom’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Mrs. Bella Disu, attended the 2019 Choose France International…
You are an election rigger without peer, Tinubu attacks Obasanjo again
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has attacked former President Olusegun Obasanjo again, calling him…
Lagos has not experienced real governance after Jakande – Agbaje
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, on Tuesday said the state…
Mentally ill man, who killed wife, 2 children, 4 others on the run – Police
A mentally ill man from Onyikwa community of Ebonyi Local Government Area in of Ebonyi, has killed his wife, two…
CBN defends stance on foreign exchange restriction on 42 items
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday said the bank’s policy to restrict importers of…
Buhari medically fit to lead Nigeria beyond 2019 – Ekiti APC group
The All Progressives Congress (APC) group in Ekiti State under the banner of Buhari/Osinbajo Campaign Council, says President Muhammadu Buhari…
Ahmed remains PDP candidate for Kwara South – INEC
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Athairu Madami has declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did…
Fayemi sacks EKSU Vice Chancellor, heads of state-owned institutions
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Tuesday approved the removal of the Vice- Chancellor (VC) of the Ekiti State University,…
APC, PDP trade words over destruction of campaign billboards
The Ekiti chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have disagreed over…
New minimum wage will add value to workers’ lives – Organised labour
The Organised Labour in Bayelsa has commended the approval of N30,000 minimum wage for federal workers and N27,000 for the…
Man to die for hacking neighbour to death
An Igbosere High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Ibrahim Tijani to death for killing his neighbour with…
Court discharges man who stole his own car
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday discharged one Shehu Adamu, docked for stealing his own car from…
EU urges politicians to be wary of utterances
The European Union Election Observation Mission in Nigeria 2019 has urged politicians to be conscious of their utterances as the…
Election: Police officers must be on uniforms – PSC
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says every police officer deployed for election duties must be on uniform with their names…
2019: We’ll collaborate with INEC to tackle vote buying – ICPC
The Independent Corruption Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) says it will collaborate with INEC to tackle vote buying…
Ekiti Assembly lifts suspension on 2 lawmakers
The Ekiti House of Assembly on Tuesday lifted the suspension placed on two out of 12 of its members suspended…
MPC retains MPR at 14% amid rising global, domestic risk
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 14 per cent to combat inflation due to…
Anambra monarch rallies support for Buhari
Igwe Dennis Ezebuilo of Amanuke Kingdom in Awka North in Anambra State, has called on the electorate to support the…
6 Oyo tertiary institutions’ workers protest 18 months unpaid salaries
Workers of six Oyo State tertiary institutions on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Ibadan over their 18 months’ salary…
Election: NYSC to mobilise 10,000 corps members as ad hoc staff in Enugu
The Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Enugu State, Ahmed Ikaka says no fewer than 10,000 corps…
N27,000 as New Minimum Wage unacceptable – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27,000 new National Minimum Wage adopted by the National Council of States…
Bus conductors promise to mobilise over 6m votes for Buhari
The Bus Conductor Association of Nigeria (BCAN) has promised to mobilise more than six million votes for the re-election of…
DPR generates N1.3tn as revenue in 2018
Mr Mordecai Ladan,the Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday said the organisation generated N1.3 trillion as revenue and…
2,868 corps members to participate in election duties in Zamfara
A total of 2,868 National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members are expected to participate in the conduct of the upcoming…
SDP leadership biased against me – Jerry Gana
The Prof. Jerry Gana Presidential Campaign Team has decried an alleged bias by the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP)…
IGP assures of adequate security during elections
The Ag. Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday gave the assurance that the police would provide adequate…