Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala looks set to be confirmed Monday as the first woman and first African leader of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, a near-paralysed institution desperately needing a kick-start. The WTO has called a special general council meeting at which the former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank veteran is expected to be formally selected […]
By Foster Obi Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos has received the certificate of accreditation from the Airports Council International (ACI) in its Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation Programme. A press statement signed by Yakubu Henrietta (Mrs.)General Manager, Corporate Affairs said evidence was presented by the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), and reviewed […]
A High Court sitting in Benin has sentenced to death by hanging a dismissed constable, Joseph Omotosho, who was attached to the defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad, Edo State Police Command. Four others, Adeleke Adedeji, Abena John, Oniyo Musa and Henry Shobowole, who escaped in the twin jailbreak during the #EndSars protest last October, had their […]
Notable business leaders and political figures across the globe will be joining the private sector in setting agenda for Lagos State towards the next decade at ‘Ehingbeti’, the Lagos Economic Summit. This was disclosed on Sunday in a statement titled ‘Catriona Laing, Mo Ibrahim, Adesina, Okonjo-Iweala to speak at Ehingbeti’. The statement said the summit […]
Kamaru Usman, also known as the Nigerian Nightmare, wants to be the UFC’s longest-reigning champion. Undisputed welterweight champion Kamaru Usman cemented his position at the top of the 170-pound division by beating top contender Gilbert Burns at UFC 258. Usman, 33, was stunned early by the Brazilian, his former training partner. But the Nigerian recovered […]
Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the violence that led to the loss of lives at the Shasha Market, in Oyo State, calling for peace between the northern traders and those in the southwest. Professor Osinbajo made the appeal while addressing journalists after he paid a condolence visit to the family of the late […]
By Foster Obi The International Federation of Women Lawyers Convention, FIDACON 2021, is kick starting Monday February 15, with the theme, ‘From Barriers to Bridges,’ and will be ending February 17, 2021. According to the organisers, registration for the fully packed event which will be virtual can be made online using a credit/debit card via […]
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), has ended in a deadlock. It is the second meeting that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige is holding with the striking university workers, in an attempt to resolve the […]
The Digital Rights Lawyers Initiative has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos to challenge the Central Bank of Nigeria and Securities and Exchange Commission for prohibiting banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies and closing down of suspected bank accounts. In the suit number, FHC/L/CS/ 188/2021, DRLI wants the court to declare that virtual currencies are […]
The Senate has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to brief its committees on the opportunities and threats of cryptocurrency on the nation’s economy. The decision of the Senate to invite the CBN governor is sequel to a motion by a Federal Lawmaker Senator Istifanus Gyang during plenary on […]