Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, says his administration will continue to accord priority attention to the welfare of workers in the state. Makinde made the pledge on Wednesday during an Inter-Faith Service organised for civil/public servants to usher in…
Owede Bruno, the owner of Play Empire Club, in Lagos on Wednesday appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for flouting COVID-19 rules. The defendant, 42, is facing a four-count charge bordering on harmful act and disobedience, disobeying government…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with family and friends of former military administrator of Lagos and Imo States, retired Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, aged 77. Buhari prayed for God’s covering over all his loved ones. The president, in a condolence…
Mr Bayo Olugbemi, President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) says the banking sector in Nigeria has a good capital base to facilitate the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Olugbemi gave the hint…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday described the death of retired Rear Adm. Ndubuisi Kanu as a huge loss to Nigeria. Newsmen reports that Kanu, a former Military Governor of Imo (1975) and Lagos State (1976), died on Wednesday…
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has commended the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) for the successes being recorded in the state’s tax administration and revenue collection. CITN President and Chairman in Council, Mrs Gladys Simplice, gave…
A Kano State High Court on Wednesday discharged and acquitted two men, Isyaku Umar and Ibrahim Suleiman, for alleged murder of one Alhaji Bako Zangina. The defendants, who did not provide their age to the court, faced three-count charge bordering…
The 11-week-old baby, Shalom Omoike, with a heart problem, hoping to travel abroad for a heart surgery, is dead. His mother, Mrs Mercy Omoike, a journalist with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said on Wednesday that Shalom died on…
Dr Mannassah Jatau, Gombe State Deputy Governor, has charged youths in Gombe South Senatorial District to regard sports as tool for job creation and fosterer of peace and unity. He gave the charge in Gombe on Tuesday when he received…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said it rescued 191 victims and arrested 131 suspected human traffickers in Kano State between January and December 2020. Mr Desmond Garba, Zonal Commander in charge of NAPTIP Kano…
