The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given approval to Ikeja Electric Plc to invest the sum of N121.92 billion for infrastructure upgrade across its network within a period of five years. NERC, which is the regulator of Nigeria’s electricity…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Branch of University of Lagos Alumni Association has expressed its unabridged support to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over its fight against corruption in the country. The Chairman of the…
BudgIT has called on the government to audit security spending and close loopholes for corruption in the budget process. While speaking on BudgIT’s recent publication, “Demanding Budget Reforms for Resource Optimization”, Gabriel Okeowo, BudgIT’s CEO, said, “2021 has been a…
Mrs Doris Braimah, the Assistant Controller–General (ACG), Nigerian Immigration Service, Zone “A” Lagos , Mrs Doris Braimah on Monday gave the assurance that the service would make the nation’s borders tighter and impregnable by miscreants trying to damage the country’s…
By Asishana John Willus Tower Watson has revealed that global investment in the insurtech sector rebounded from its COVID-19 related slowdown a year ago to hit a new quarterly high of $2.55 billion in the first quarter of 2021. According…
…It is not a preferred option There is no room for a pretence or a denial of the current strong agitation for separation from most of the Federating units in Nigeria. Many are trying to moderate their calling for separation…
Last week, Nigerian NewsDirect published a feature on the efforts of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led Administration towards the diversification of the Lagos State’s Economy by leveraging comparatively on the Coconut Value Chain, which presently places the State at the…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Osun State Government on Monday has assured the residents that the Olaiya Flyover bridge could be completed ahead of nine months earlier started. The State’s commissioner for Works and Transportation, Engr. Remi Omowaiye in the company of…
In a bid to celebrate high performing clients and trade partners and also appreciate customer loyalty, leading cement manufacturer and building solutions provider, Lafarge Africa, has rewarded its top volume customers for the excellent performance recorded in 2020 by awarding…
By Asishana John The Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission, Mr Babalola Obilana, has said the state government paid over N1bn to retirees in April. He disclosed this while delivering a speech at the retirement bond certificates presentation ceremony to the…
