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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for nine of the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture.   According to the approval letter, which was conveyed to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to the President, on Tuesday, […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced the approval of the N10billion lifeline for transport workers and operators in the country.   Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, who announced the fund, said it would help operators and workers in the transport sector cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector.   Saraki […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday proposed a 12-month period within which criminal cases should be completed in Nigeria.   Speaking at the 60th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, with the theme, “Stepping Forward,” the president described the administration of justice in the country as moving at a  “terribly slow pace”.   He […]

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee have agreed to extend lifelines to the Nigerian Aviation and media sectors, to help them overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, governor of the CBN Godwin Emefiele, has said.   Speaking at the start of a meeting of chief executive officers of the […]

University of Lagos Governing Council on Tuesday confirmed Folasade Ogunsola as the acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution.   This makes her the first woman to occupy this position in the 58 years of the institution.   The Governing Council was led by newly appointed Chairman, John Momoh, who led a virtual meeting for the VC’s […]

Environmental activist Ken Saro Wiwa and the Ogoni-9; and before them, Major Isaac Adaka Boro lost their lives in the struggle for economic development and freedom in the Niger Delta. Sadly, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which was created in response to the intense agitations that followed their death, has become Corruption Inc. as […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. John Momoh, as the acting chairman of UNILAG Governing Council.   A letter dated August 21, 2020, and signed by Sonny Echono,   the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education conveyed this message to Momoh.   Buhari is the Visitor to UNILAG, which has been embroiled in […]

If you are one of many Nigerians who have been shell-shocked and dumbfounded by the financial brigandage, massive fraud and unprecedented looting and mismanagement in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), then the question you must be asking is: why has President Muhammadu Buhari not taken swift and immediate action to demand some accountability from […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday announced the ban on the use of Form M for payment of imports into the country through third parties.   In circular tilted ‘Destination Payment for all Forms M, Letter of Credit and other forms of Payment,’ the regulator said the measure was to take immediate effect.   […]

Talks between West African nations and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, the two sides said.   Separately, they also said that ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita — whose return to office had been initially demanded by the regional […]

  Folasade Ogunsola, a professor of medical microbiology on Mondy emerged the acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos.   She got 81 percent of the votes cast in an election held by members of the varsity’s Senate to choose an acting Vice-Chancellor.   By this feat, she becomes the first female VC of the […]

Ex-militants under the Presidential Amnesty Program, PAP, has vowed to return to the creeks in a renewed campaign against oil and gas facilities if the presidency implements the recommendations of the PAP panel.   The ex-militants made their position known during a press briefing at Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta […]