The police have arraigned a whistle-blower, George Uboh, for alleged defamation against the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The charge sheet, which an online medium, SaharaReporters, published on its website, was filed at the FCT High Court, Abuja, following a petition against the CBN governor for alleged N232bn fraud. One of […]
By Foster Obi Stakeholders under the aegis ‘Team Maritime’ came together over the weekend, at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos to celebrate former Transport Minister, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi who they believe made reasonable impact to the growth and modernization of the maritime industry. The unique event also attracted the crème de la crème within […]
FIFA’s plan to take over the running of African football is set to face a possible roadblock with an executive committee member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) saying he will challenge the decision in court. Hasan Bility, who is from Liberia and a CAF executive committee member for last two years, said he […]
…Obawole, Iju, environs to enjoy improved electricity supply By Foster Obi Electricity consumers in Obawole, Fagba and environs of Iju, in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State have started experiencing a vast improvement in power supply, with the commissioning of the Obawole 15MVA transformer Injection Substation by Ikeja Electric Plc (IE). The Injection Substation, […]
Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, has promised to take care of the medical expenses of ailing nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba. In a statement on Sunday, Otedola said he was sad to hear that the veteran actor had fallen ill again. In 2017, Daba, who had been battling leukaemia and prostate cancer for the past few years, […]
With about 2,616 wells accounting for Nigeria’s daily oil production, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has said it will sanction erring operators in the oil and gas industry who fail to report their operations into the National Production Monitoring System (NPMS). The NPMS, web-based oil, and gas production accounting, and monitoring platform were established […]
The Chinese Government has launched a group visa programme for Nigerians who wish to travel as a team for business or tourism. The scheme, which will kick off on August 1, will enable Nigerians numbering at least five persons in a group, to apply for and obtain a group visa. But the travelers can only […]
The Nigerian Army has graduated 259 Cadets of Direct Short Service Course from the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI), Jaji Kaduna State. The officers, who comprised serving and non-serving personnel, graduated in different fields in the six-month intensive training at the school. The new officers were conferred with the rank of Lieutenant in the […]
There will soon be respite for motorists plying Agege-Pen Cinema axis in Lagos, as State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu assures accelerated completion of the abandoned Pen-Cinema Bridge. The Governor spoke on Sunday while inspecting ongoing rehabilitation work on major roads in Iju area of the state by Lagos State Public Works Corporation. Sanwo-Olu, in company of […]
An anti-corruption advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has petitioned the International Criminal Court over the rising number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. The group asked the ICC Prosecutor, Mrs Fatou Bensouda, to investigate whether the failure of the Nigerian leaders to address the problem of the 13.2 million out-of-school children in Nigeria was […]