Category: Todays Stories
Empowering Education: InnerWheel District 912 commissions new library, honors excellence
In a bid to enhance educational development, the Inner Wheel District 912, Nigeria, has commissioned a newly equipped library at St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Imota, Lagos State, while also recognising two distinguished personalities for their contributions to education and society. The District Chairman, Mrs Abiola Aberuagba, led the commissioning ceremony, emphasizing that the initiative…
natnudO Foods partners with Edo State to launch natnuPreneur Seller Scheme Hub & Spoke Model
• empowering smallholder farmers and enhancing protein accessibility natnudO Foods, a division of Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited, has officially launched the natnuPreneur Seller Scheme Hub & Spoke Model in Edo State.This initiative, introduced in partnership with the Office of the Edo State First Lady and Heifer International, aims to empower agripreneurs and smallholder farmers…
Senate reshuffles committee leadership, appoints chairmen for regional devt commissions
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the just-concluded budget defence sessions, commending lawmakers for their dedication in scrutinising the 2025 budget to ensure a workable financial plan for the year.The Senate President made the comment when he presided over the resumption of plenary after a two-week break.In the meantime,…
Makinde pays workers 13th-month salary as promised
Oyo state – Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde, has fulfilled his promise to pay the 13th-month salary to workers in the state, as payments were made on Monday evening, February 3, marking this the sixth consecutive year of the policy.The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and workers praised Makinde for prioritizing their welfare, especially after approving…
Amid 6 month-suspension, Police grill Ogun monarch assaulting 73-year-old chief in viral video
The Nigerian Police Force has invited and interrogated the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, for assaulting a 73-year-old chief identified as Areola Abraham.The Force PPRO Muyiwa Adejobi revealed this in a statement and disclosed that the Ogun state monarch who was seen in a viral video assaulting an elderly chief, was invited for questioning.This…
Nigeria requires $20bn annually to develop gas infrastructures, says NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has disclosed that Nigeria requires an annual injection of about $20 billion into the gas infrastructure to maximize its natural resources as the ninth-highest gas producer in the world and number one in Africa.NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Ogbonnaya Orji, stated this on Monday when he appeared before the Senate…
SHIN visits NCDMB, gets assurances of support for oil industry projects
The Exeecutive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Friday received a delegation from the Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHIN), led by their new Managing Director, Mr. Jin Lee. The meeting was held at the Board’s Lagos liaison office and discussions focused on the firm’s in-country capacities,…
Alleged $6bn Fraud: EFCC re-arraigns Agunloye on seven amended charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 3, 2024 re-arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye on seven- count amended charges bordering on fraudulent award of contract and official corruption before Justice J.O Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja. The re-arraignment was sequel…
EFCC, NCS & NFIU train law enforcement officers on currency issues
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, have organized a two-day empowerment Workshop for fifty law enforcement officers drawn from various agencies. The Workshop, themed “Proactive Detection of Non/False Currency Declaration and Application of Appropriate Sanctions” was held on Tuesday…
NANS asks Ogun govt to sack monarch accused of assault
The Ogun State wing of the National Association of Nigeria Students has urged the state government to sack the Oloorile of Orile Ifo, Oba Olawale Ogunjobi, who has been under fire for the alleged assault of a 73-year-old chief, Arinola Abraham.NANS in a statement by the Ogun JCC Chairman, Abiola Francis, on Monday, described the…
Governor Sanwo-Olu, football legend Didier Drogba meet in Lagos
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu met with African football icon and former Chelsea FC star Didier Drogba at his Lagos House in Marina, on Monday.Drogba paid a courtesy visit to the governor as part of an engagement between Team Drogba and representatives of the E1 Racing Team with the Lagos State Government.A statement by the…
Presidency backtracks, claims statement on electricity tariff increase misrepresented
The Special Adviser on Energy to the President, Olu Verheijen, said on Monday her statement on the planned increase in the electricity tariff was misrepresented.Verheijen on January 30 advocated an increase in Nigeria’s power prices by about two-thirds (66 per cent) to reflect the actual cost of electricity supply.She argued that higher electricity tariffs must…
Support Soludo to restore total security in Anambra—Law Mefor urges President Generals of town unions
Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, on Saturday, February 1, 2025, passionately appealed to the Presidents-General of town unions in the state to support the new security initiative of the Soludo-led administration, Operation Udo Ga-Achị, to restore total security and rid the state of criminals. Addressing the PGs during his courtesy visit to…
EFCC arraigns 29 Chinese, 10 Filipinos, three Others for alleged internet fraud in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 3, 2025, arraigned 29 Chinese, 10 Filipinos, one Malaysian, one Indonesian and one Pakistani before separate Federal High Courts sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They were arraigned alongside a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justices Ayokunle Faji ; D.I. Dipeolu;…
“Government killed him”: Bisi Akande declares on Bola Ige’s assassination
Over two decades after the assassination of Nigeria’s former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, fresh controversy has emerged as former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, has claimed that former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, may have crucial information regarding the unresolved case.Former Osun State Governor Chief Bisi Akande claims that…
NCDC tightens airport surveillance as Uganda battles Ebola
Following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has intensified surveillance at the country’s points of entry, including airports.The agency also advised Nigerians to avoid non-essential travel to affected countries.In a public health advisory issued by the NCDC Director-General, Dr. Jide Idris, the…
Tems, first Nigerian two time Grammy winner
Yesterday the city of Los Angeles came alive as the Grammy Awards, the biggest award to celebrate music and its artists took place and Tems stamped her name in history as the first Nigerian artist to win two Grammy Awards.The highlight of the event for Africans was the Best African Music Performance category which was…
TCC is required, WAEC exams still free in Lagos, LIRS clarifies
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has reiterated that the provision of FREE West African Examinations Council, WAEC registration for SS3 students in state-funded secondary schools is a vital policy of the Lagos State Government and that free education policy from kindergarten to SS3 is still in operation. This initiative, part of the THEMES…
PETROAN explains why petrol still sell at old despite Dangote Refinery price cut
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria has stated that the recent reduction in petrol prices by Dangote Refinery may not immediately reflect at fuel stations due to existing stock purchased at higher prices. Billy Gillis-Harris, president of PETROAN, made this known during an interview on Arise TV on Saturday. On the same…
EFCC arraigns former NHIS boss, Usman Yusuf for alleged N90m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 3, 2025, arraigned a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance scheme, NHIS, Professor Usman Yusuf before Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kuchiako Kuje. Usman was arraigned on a five count-charge bordering on embezzlement, conferring undue advantage, and…