The pilot phase of the Oyo State Residents’ Registration Programme will kick off on Monday. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bayo Akande, the Special Assistant to the Governor on ICT, in Ibadan on Friday. Akande said…
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has described cooperative societies as good financial platforms for economic empowerment and poverty alleviation. The governor made the remarks at the ninth Congress and Award Presentation of Federation of Osun State Cooperatives on Friday in…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said the Federal Government must implement by December the agreement to reduce electricity tariffs by N15 per kilowatt-hour. The congress cautioned that it would not accept the serial violations of agreements, noting that it was…
The Senate has asked the Bureau of Public Enterprises to refund N8.7bn to the Consolidated Revenue Fund based on an audit query issued by the Office of Auditor General of the Federation. The Committee on Public Accounts of the Senate…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it will partner relevant stakeholders to strengthen enlightenment campaign on Breast Milk Substitute (BMS) Code. The Kaduna State Coordinator of the agency, Nasiru Mato, stated this in Kaduna…
Wema Bank Plc says that the capital raising exercise of N40 billion will hit the market in September, barring unforeseen circumstances. The bank’s Deputy Managing Director, Mr Moruf Oseni, said this at the company’s Half Year 2021 investors/analysts presentation on…
Rotary Club of Eko Atlantic says it has administered the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to no fewer than 115 students, aged nine to 13, of the Girls Junior School, Simpson Street, Marina, Lagos. According to it, this is to…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) in partnership with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) have scored Nigerian companies better than global average in some aspects of women’s participation in the work place. This was contained in a new report under the…
ActionAid Nigeria has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on his commitment to increase education spending by 50 per cent over the next two years and up to 100 per cent by 2025. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs…
By Uthman Salami & Ariemu Ogaga, Abuja Stakeholders have expressed mixed reactions over the approval of $1.4billion for rehabilitation of Warri and Kaduna refineries rehabilitation contracts by Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday. The fear over the success of the contract…
