Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
JUST IN: Ekiti Varsity sacks 900 workers
The Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has sacked 900 workers of the institution for various offences, its Vice Chancellor, Prof.…
Border drill, boost for rice production, self-sufficiency – FG
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the ongoing border drill that has largely curbed foreign…
Senate to IGP: Reduce checkpoints on federal highways
The Senate has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to as a matter of urgency reduce the…
Sanwo-Olu launches N250 million seed capital for tech start-ups
With a whopping N250 million seed capital earmarked by the Lagos State Government for technology and innovation, tech start-ups and…
28 okada riders arrested for attacking Task Force officials
No fewer than 28 motorcycle riders, popularly known as 'Okadas' have been arrested for allegedly attacking officials of the Lagos…
Lagos charges directors to brace up for challenges in public administration
The Lagos State Government has charged Directors of Administration and Human Resource in the State’s Public Service to brace up…
Lagos moves to eradicate waste generated during construction, demolition
The Lagos State Government on Thursday launched the Construction, Demolition and Disaster Waste (CDDW) of the Lagos Waste Management Authority…
Senate passes 2020 budget of N10.594 trillion
Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2020 budget of N10.594 trillion into law. This is against the proposed budget of…
Orji Uzor Kalu sentenced to 12 years jail over N7.56bn fraud
Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu was on Thursday found guilty of N7.2 billion fraud by a…
Photo News: Pipeline explosion hits Lagos, one dead
A pipeline explosion has been recorded at the back of Diamond Estate, along Isheri/Lasu -Igando Road, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, with…
Pipeline explodes in Lagos, 1 burnt to death
Another pipeline explosion rocked Gloryland Estate, Isheri Olofin area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday morning sending waves of panic…
Akwa Ibom Gov., Udom loses father
Father of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel is dead.
Five Internet fraudsters jailed in Abuja
Justice A.O. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Bwari, has convicted five Abuja-based internet fraudsters to different…
Alleged N1.4bn fraud: How Usoro was paid N700m – Witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC prosecution witness, Udom Idongesit, in the case of an alleged N1.4 billion money…
Senate condemns Boki killings
The Senate, on Wednesday, condemned the incessant spate of killings as a result of militancy, cult activities, boundary disputes and…
Seyi Makinde makes 18 fresh appointments
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed a Kano indigene, Alhaji Ahmed Murtala as a Special Assistant on Community…
Edo Assembly Speaker declares seats of 12 members-elect vacant
The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, on Wednesday, declared vacant the seats of 12 members-elect for…
Why INEC must work with National Assembly – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work with the National…
IPPIS brouhaha: AGF, Idris a frustrated account clerk – ASUU
Following a threat on the Vice Chancellor of the federal universities in Nigeria against their resolution not to participate in…
Lawan urges Service Chiefs to repel attacks, assault by bandits
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Service Chiefs and security agencies in the country to immediately…
Senate to pass 2020 budget on Thursday
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Public Procurement Act 2007 amendment bills before the National Assembly, even as its President,…
UCH boycotts IPPIS, as FG threatens VCs
The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, has continued to cause ripples in the country with the recent issuance…
Stanbic IBTC attracts highest capital inflow into Nigeria for third quarter of 2019
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has emerged as the financial institution that attracted the…
Ecobank Nigeria gets applause for supporting Young Entrepreneurs
Ecobank Nigeria has been commended for supporting budding entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
Oyo govt issues road contractors three months to deliver
Oyo State Government has ordered the contractors handling various roads projected awarded by the last administration to execute the projects…
Busted: EFCC storms Yahoo-Boys’ den, arrests kingpin, 26 others
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday raided a Lagos hotel believed to…
Sanwo-Olu flags off Victoria Island-Oniru Road Network
It was jubilation galore as residents of the Victoria Island-Oniru axis came out on Wednesday to witness the official flag…
Oyo, Market operators agree on stiffer penalties for environmental offenders
In a bid to make Oyo State, particularly, Ibadan clean, the state's residents on Wednesday agreed for stiffer sanctions against…
Capital Oil boss, Ifeanyi Uba faces criminal charge
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday adjourned till 13th of February, 2020 to arraign the…
Bose, Wife of late activist, Beko Ransome-Kuti is dead
Bose Ransome-Kuti, wife of the late human rights activist, Beko Ransome-Kuti is dead.