Новости за 12.05.2023

The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has advised market leaders to ensure safety and hygiene in markets in the state. She spoke at a one-day seminar for market leaders and stakeholders, organised by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Community

The Indigenous People of Biafra has faulted claims credited to the Ohanaeze Ndigbo that its members burnt the country home of former Ohanaeze President General, the late Prof. George Obiozor. The pro-Biafra group described Ohanaeze’s claim as “unguarded and concocted,” saying  neither the late Obiozor nor any of his family members had ever accused IPOB

The immediate-past  Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress in the state to remain steadfast, saying the party is still popular among the people of the state. Oyetola then called on APC members to cooperate with the Prof. Isaac Adewole-led committee set up to reposition the party in

The Niger Delta Development Commission has lauded the Senate over moves to probe the agency’s account from 2021 to 2022 for illegal spending of N1.4tn. In a statement by the Director, Corporate Affairs, NDDC, Ibitoye Abosede, on Thursday, the agency appreciated the concerns expressed by the Senate during its plenary on Tuesday. It would be

The Federal Government has asked state governors to establish their own correctional services and also build their custodial centres, saying that the law has empowered them to do so. Speaking at a two-day conference on Decongestion and Corrections Administration in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, lamented that the congestion of custodial

One Albert Eligbue, a native of Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra, has been arraigned for allegedly forcing a widow,Mrs Patricia Eligbue,  to drink the water used in washing the husband’s corpse. The defendant, who is the brother-in-law of the widow, was arraigned on Thursday on five counts before the Children, Sexual and

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B Kaduna, said that it intercepted a sack of military uniforms and others with a duty-paid value of N628m in one month. The zone’s Area Controller, Musa Jalo, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Jalo said the military wears which were intercepted between March and April

The Rotary Club of Lagos has donated an infant incubator to the General Hospital Badagry in Lagos. The club explained that the gesture was in line with one of its seven areas of focus – maternity and child health care. During the presentation of the incubator, the President, Rotary Club of Lagos, Joseph Akhigbe, said,

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has urged the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria to use its position to develop risk management professionals who will help to develop and implement effective risk management strategies in the economy. Emefiele spoke on Thursday in Lagos at the inauguration of the CRMI, which was formally

Nigerians looking forward to improved electricity supply may continue to wait as the dismal nature of the power sector may not change any time soon, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria stated on Thursday. PENGASSAN outlined several reasons why Nigeria’s power supply situation would not improve in the near future, stressing

The New Nigeria People’s Party Transition Committee, headed by Dr Baffa Bichi, says it has uncovered a public building that was allegedly sold by outgoing Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to his son for N10m. “We are aware that this place is sold to his (Ganduje’s) son for less than N10m and the boy has since sold

At the Presidential Election Petitions Court began its sitting on Monday, ESTHER BLACKSON writes that opposition parties’ demand for a live broadcast of the court proceedings will mark the first legal battle One of the issues that the Presidential Election Petitions Court will first attend to is the demand by the opposition parties for a

The Apapa Branch of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has urged the Lagos State Government to come to the aid of its members by addressing issues bordering on logistics and infrastructure. The Chairman of MAN, Apapa Branch, Frank Onyebu, made the appeal on Tuesday during the 12th edition of the association’s business luncheon in Lagos.

The Federal Government is partnering with investors to deploy five million solar power connections in communities that are not connected to the national electricity grid. Under its Solar Power Naija Programme, the government, through the Rural Electrification Agency, held an investor match-making event in Abuja on Tuesday to provide the opportunity for potential investors to

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has promised to use his authority as the helmsman of the state to improve the welfare of the residents, declaring that all those that offended him during the struggle to attain power had been forgiven. Adeleke spoke separately at the palaces of the Timi of Ede, Oba Adesola

Affected clubs in Group A of the abridged 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League have expressed displeasure over the proposed date for the Super 6 play-offs by the Interim Management Committee of the league. In a letter sent to the clubs, which was obtained by our correspondent, the IMC proposed Tuesday May 23 to Saturday June

A new Four Figure table with statistical tables and formulae has been unveiled for the use of students in secondary and tertiary education facing difficulty in solving Mathematics. The best Creative Mathematics Teacher in Nigeria, Mr Austin Orente, who authored the book told our correspondent in Asaba on Thursday that the use of the new

The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, Board of Governors of the National Judicial Institute, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said a secure maritime domain is vital to economic development and advancement. Ariwola said the judiciary had a role to play in all legal forms of the fight against piracy. According to a statement, the CJN

A book by Nigerian banker, investor, philanthropist, and former Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, titled ‘Leaving the tarmac: Buying a bank in Africa’  has been nominated for the BCA African Business Book of the Year. According to a statement, the competition aimed to showcase African business narratives,

The 2005 U-20 World Cup silver-winning goalkeeper, Ambrose Vanzekin, who is currently the goalkeepers trainer of NPFL side Bendel Insurance, shares his FIFA U-17, U-20 and Olympics experience with ABIODUN ADEWALE, in this interview Firstly, how did you get the Bendel Insurance job? Three years ago, I called coach Monday Odigie that I wanted to

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-rufai, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with critical stakeholders drawn from Atyap, Fulani, and Hausa communities, all of Atyap chiefdom of Zango Kataf over the killings in Southern Kaduna area. The military, police and other intelligence agency alongside observers from international organisations, and other resource persons who have been

The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, has harped on the need to give education its deserved special attention. Oyebanji, who said that basic education was the pillar upon which other levels rested, called on education secretaries piloting the affairs of basic schools to be well equipped for the task of ensuring effective

Topdeal College, Ikorodu, Lagos, has said providing quality teaching for students preparing for external examinations will help to curb examination malpractice. Speaking at a seminar titled, ‘Students on track,’ Proprietor, Topdeal College, Dr Oladeji Akinola, explained that if candidates were taught properly, they would not engage in exam malpractice. He urged candidates taking the 2022/2023

The United Nations Children’s Fund has said e-learning is an effective literacy tool for youths, learners, and teachers. It stated this during a two-day media dialogue with journalists, titled, ‘Digital learning platforms,’ which was organised by the National Orientation Agency in collaboration with UNICEF. Some of the platforms discussed during the dialogue were the ‘Nigeria

The Nigerian Ambassador to Argentina, Mr. Philip Ikurusi, has charged the Flying Eagles to not only evoke the spirit of their 1989 and 2005 predecessors but to also go a step further by winning for Nigeria for the very first time the FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy in Argentina this summer. Ikurusi made the call