Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Two persons were on Monday remanded by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing plastic bottles and baskets. The accused persons, Oyekanmi Abdulkadri, M, 30 and Opeyemi Mustapha, F, 33 allegedly committed the offence on January 1, 2021…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo A twenty-year-old girl has been rescued in Osun State after being locked up in an abandoned house by her parents for five years. The girl who was identified as Opeyemi Olatoke was locked up in an abandoned…
By Kayode Tokede Activities on equities market segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed the week on Monday on a positive note following investors’ interests in Dangote Cement Plc, Airtel Africa Plc, among others. Specifically, the All-Share Index inched…
By Kayode Tokede Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent of the Ecobank Group, has confirmed that one of its significant subsidiaries, Ecobank Nigeria, secured N50 billion, 10-Year bilateral subordinated loan. In a notification at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the…
Gbolahan Salman Sokoto To improve on the ease of doing business in the state, Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has admonished SMEs owners to comply with relevant rules and guidelines, and embrace use of technology for efficiency. The State…
Gbolahan Salman Sokoto President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Sokoto State government of its readiness to assist the state in rebuilding the burnt central market. This is according to the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, who on…
Inflation of food prices in Nigeria continues to pose a great challenge to society serenity. The records have assumed a state of unsavoury narrative becoming utterly unbearable for the poor masses. The attendant effects of the deficit have its impacts…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged the federal government to consider a policy aimed at returning substandard goods to countries of origin to boost consumers’ confidence and strengthen international trade. Mallam Farouk Salim, SON’s Director-General, said, at an…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed an additional 12.5 billion dollars to climate finance between 2020 to 2025 in Africa. President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at the first online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021…
As part of government efforts in improving accessibility to off-grid electricity in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the British Government funded Africa Clean Energy Technical Assistance Facility (ACE TAF). The four-year programme…
