By OOREOFEOLUWA KALEJAIYE, Lagos- The Ex-Officio, National Council, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CON, was hosted to a digital Closing Gong Ceremony in celebration of his years of meritorious service and contributions to the growth of the NSE on 31 March 2021. With the successful completion...
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Wife of Osun Deputy Governor, Mrs Oyefunke Alabi, has appealed to the National Assembly to make laws that will criminalise intimidation and victimisation of widows in Nigeria. Alabi, who made the call during a get-together and presentation of gifts to widows on Wednesday in Ikire, Irewole Local Government area of...
The President’s wife, Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday, unveiled the Gender Policy for the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to promote gender mainstreaming in the nation’s armed forces. Mrs Buhari, who was represented by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women Affairs and Administration, Dr Hajo Sani, commended...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, says it has deployed 1, 638 personnel for special patrol in the state during the Easter celebration. Sector Commander in the state, Mr Ahmed Umar,disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Wednesday. Umar explained that the personnel included regular...
Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, passed a bill on Wednesday enabling incumbent President Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms starting in 2024. The bill was approved by the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, a week ago. Putin was expected to sign it...
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina state has said that the sum of N170 million had so far been collected from philanthropists and other well meaning Nigerians, as donations to victims of the recent fire incident at the Katsina Central Market. Masari disclosed this when he received the Katsina Elders...
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, on Wednesday urged Nigerians not to use the social media to bring down the country, but always promote the dignity of the nation before the international community. The governor made the appeal when he opened a workshop on New Media Ethics and Practice, on...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR Abuja- Assets and funds worth more than $400m stolen from Nigeria are kept in the United Arab Emirate, (UAE) by crooks, the country’s leading anti-corruption group said on Tuesday. The Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) corroborated by foreign anti-corruption experts said during an...
The Niger Police have shot and killed a bandit and recovered one AK-47 riffle from him in Tashan – Barau village of Rafi Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Adamu Usman,disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The number of registered organ donation volunteers in China has crossed 3.15 million, the Red Cross Society of China said on Wednesday. More than 33,000 organ donors donated after death, saving nearly 100,000 lives, according to Liang Huiling, Party chief and executive vice president of the Red Cross Society...
The Kano State Task Force Committee on Counterfeit, Fake, Drugs and other consumables, said it had sealed a warehouse in the Bompai area of Kano metropolis with two trucks loaded with suspected fake foods. The Information Officer of the state Ministry of Health, Mrs Hadiza Namadi, who disclosed this...
A United Kingdom High Court of Justice has registered the N500 million damages entered in favour of Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) Ministries and the church’s General Overseer, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, by an Ogun State High Court against a UK-based blogger, Maureen Badejo. By this development, the judgement...
A 50-year-old man, Adewuyi Adesakin, was, on Wednesday, arraigned before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court over alleged N300,000 fraud. The Prosecutor, Insp Adesina Elijah, told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometimes in 2013 at Ondo Road area of Ile-Ife. Elijah said that the defendant intended to defraud...
Turkey says its eyeing more foreign investment for the recovery of its economy from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, declaring new measures to maximise credibility for foreign investors and entrepreneurs. Turkey, which relies heavily on foreign investment, received nearly 8 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI)...
By MBAFAN ADE – Polaris Bank savings customers are gearing up for the grand finale of the ongoing nationwide ‘ Save & Win’ promo, which is scheduled to hold in April 2021. At the end of the ‘Save & Win’ Millionaire promo, a total of N26,000,000 would have been...
The delegation of the African Union (AU) is on a three-day field mission to Sudan to assess the political, security, economic and humanitarian situations there. The delegation of the AU Peace and Security Council, under the Chairmanship of Kenya’s Permanent Representative to AU, Jean Njeri Kamau, arrived in Sudan’s...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Akwa Ibom says it has deployed 1,500 operatives to ensure adequate security for lives and property in in the state during the Easter celebration. The State Commandant of the corps, Mr Samuel Fadeyi, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
Basking in the euphoria of a convincing win by the Super Eagles over Crocodiles of Lesotho on the newly constructed lush-green grass pitch of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, the Lagos State Government has promised more international matches. The Chairman of Lagos State Sports Council (LSSC), Sola Aiyepeku, in an...
Egypt’s former Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri, who served in the position for two times, died on Wednesday at the age of 88, state-run Ahram website reported. He passed away at the Air Force Hospital after a long battle with illness, the report added. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi mourned Ganzouri...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday remanded one Umar Bello in a correctional centre until May 3 when he would be sentenced. The Chief Magistrate, Mustapha Sa’ad-Datti, gave the order when Bello pleaded guilty to a case of forgery. The defendant is a staff of the state-owned University...