Mixed reactions have trailed the passage of a bill to establish a new state in the southeastern region by the Nigerian House of Representatives. The bill to create Orlu state which passed its first reading, was sponsored by Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere…
At the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF), taking place in Namibia in June, President, Golden Tulip Afrique Francophone & East Africa (GTAF), Alain Sebah, and Managing Director and CEO, Transcorp Hotels Plc, Dupe Olusola, will both receive awards recognising their…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has submitted the new national minimum wage template and projected cost implications to President Bola Tinubu as instructed. The report was submitted to President Tinubu on Thursday at the…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has formally launched the Audience Measurement System for the broadcasting sector to generate accurate and reliable data of television viewers in the country. Idris, who performed the launch in Abuja on…
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo on Thursday commissioned the 300 Million Metric Tonnes Standard Cubic Feet per Day (MMscf/d) Kwale Gas Gathering Hub in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State describing the investment…
…As VP Shettima commissions ultra-modern fashion hub, projects 48,000 jobs annually Business owners in Ekiti State were beneficiaries of a N150,000 grant from the federal government in Ekit state. The grant was awarded under the flagship 3rd edition of the…
By Opeyemi Abdulsalam Following the completion of its repair, freight services have been restored on the old Lagos-Kano narrow gauge railroad. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, via a statement on his official X (formerly Twitter) account said Freight services…
A 38 year old man, Rahmon Adeosun, is currently in a fix over threat to his life by the head of traditionalists, Chief Agbolu, over refusal to circumcised his daughter. Speaking to journalists, Adeosun’s friend in Nigeria who craved anonymity…
By Opeyemi Abdulsalam The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent. This development signals the beginning of the 12th Islamic month. With the sighting of the crescent, tomorrow marks the…
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described as false the news circulating on the Internet that the Federal Government has proposed N105,000 as the new minimum wage. A report had emerged that the…
