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Smart City: Lagos to train one million residents on computer coding

Ahead of the much anticipated roll out of CodeLagos, the Lagos State Ministry of Education on Tuesday said the programme…

Investment One perfects acquisition of Universal Steels

Investment One Financial Services, a leading financial services firm in Nigeria, says it has perfected the acquisition of the assets…

Boko Haram is broke, UN envoy tells Security Council

The destructive Boko Haram insurgency group is currently plagued by financial difficulties, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman,…

Dogara queries N2.7 trillion Spent on power without commiserate results

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has queried the utilisation of N2.74 trillion spent on the power sector…

Lagos moves to curb fraud in public service

The Lagos State Government is currently moving to checkmate fraud and corruption in the public service by engaging 200 workers…

ICPC seizes 62 houses from female civil servant

The Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), Mr Ekpo Nta, has disclosed that the commission in…

We want more doctors, drugs in Lagos public hospitals, senior citizens cry out

Some senior citizens in Lagos State on Tuesday called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to employ more doctors and increase drugs…

Police recover Gov Wike’s N111m bribe to INEC officials

The Nigeria Police has recovered more than N111 million from electoral officials alleged to have been bribed by Rivers state…

Lagos now among world’s 100 Resilient Cities

Lagos State has been listed among 100 Resilient Cities in the world. The 100 Resilient Cities is pioneered by The…
Ozekhome

Court freezes Ozekhome’s account over alleged money laundering

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, is in trouble as a Federal High Court, Lagos southwest…

NIMASA to build new offices in eastern ports

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it will soon build new offices in Port Harcourt, Onne and…
University of Ibadan

UI resumes new session Feb 18

The Senate of the University of Ibadan (UI) has approved the 2016/2017 academic calendar for the institution. The school resumes…

Ambode: Lagos needs $30bn to execute 30 capital projects in 5 years

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said that the State would require at least $30 billion to adequately…

Ambode vows to banish ‘Yellow buses’ from Lagos roads this year

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday vowed to banish Yellow commercial buses from Lagos roads this year. Ambode…

NRC announces new fares for Kaduna-Abuja rail service

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced new fares on its Kaduna-Abuja route with effect from Monday, Feb 6, 2017.…

Toyota, Suzuki begin partnership talks

Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. on Monday said they have commenced formal talks aimed at forging a partnership…

NIMASA push for passage of Anti-Piracy Bill

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has said the agency is pushing for the…

Travellers rush to board U.S. flights while Trump ban blocked

Travellers from seven mainly Muslim countries affected by the initial immigration order by President Donald Trump have started rushing to…

Customs seize Toyota Prado worth N15m

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, said it had seized a 2016 Toyota Prado, worth N15 million, in enforcing Federal…

Lagos clampdown on illegal abattoirs, arrests 24 butchers

No fewer than 24 butchers and cattle marketers have been arrested for offences bothering on illegal operations in a clampdown…

SERAP writes Trump, demands return of Nigeria’s stolen assets

A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) wants the United States to release $500m proceeds of corruption…

23 teachers dismissed in Zambia for impregnating pupils

Zambia News and Information Service (ZANIS) on Saturday said no fewer than 23 teachers were dismissed in Zambia for sexually…

Skye Bank announces resignation of four Executive Directors

Skye Bank Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) of the voluntary resignation of four of its Executive Directors…

Police nab notorious kidnap kingpin in Enugu

The Police in Enugu have arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin, Christian Akpan, also known as “Mayor’’ in the state. The…

FCMB raises N5.1 billion through bonds

First City Monument Bank, FCMB has sold N5.1 ($16 million) of bonds, less than it originally planned to raise, at…

CBN sells N400 billion Bill to mop up money market liquidity

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, sold about N400 billion ($1.27 billion) of Treasury bills on Friday, lifting the interbank…

Addressing Nigeria’s Infrastructural deficit

By Tayo Ogunbiyi Infrastructure development is critical to achieving human capital development in any society. The economic impact that infrastructure…

N19.7b NIMASA fraud: EFCC re-arraigns Akpobolokemi, 3 others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arraigned former NIMASA boss Patrick Akpobolokemi and three others before a…

Jigawa adopts measures to boost rice, wheat production

The Jigawa Government has adopted proactive farmer support programmes to boost the production of paddy rice and wheat in the…

Unpaid salaries:Ooni urges state governments to pay workers

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has decried state governments owing workers salaries running to several months,…
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