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Lagos State Civil Service Commission has said that about 4,000 civil servants across different grade levels and cadres in the state will progress to the next grade level this year. The commission added that employees due for promotion must have met pre-requisite conditions to earn the promotion. The Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Mrs Olubunmi Fabamwo,

Telecommunication operators have been kicking against the National Information Technology Development Agency Bill, which they claimed would impose multiple regulations and levies on them. BLESSING AFOLABI examines the issues surrounding the proposed NITDA Bill and how it may impact the telecom sector The telecommunications industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the Nigerian economy. 

The Lagos State Government appears to have boosted its tax revenue drive by focusing on entertainers, writes ONOZURE DANIA Non-payment of tax is a crime and attracts sanctions from the government.  Recently, the Lagos State government appears to have also focused on entertainers. On Monday, June 5, 2023, the government filed a 12-count charge against

Mitigating the risk of extinction from Artificial Intelligence should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war—- Centre for AI Safety Famous Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid, recently shared a strange dream he had. It was reported that in several posts on his Instagram story last

The Atyap Community Development Association has said its proscription by the immediate-past Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, did not follow due process. The PUNCH reported that the former governor, less than 24 hours to his exit from office, declared the association as “unlawful society in the state” and signed an order to proscribe it.

Whether President Bola Tinubu exhibited extraordinary courage speaking about removing subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit otherwise called petrol at his inauguration is debatable. In raising the debate, we should consider whether Tinubu or any other person elected now has any choice but to end this subsidy regime. The answer is no and for at least

The outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has pledged to facilitate a cordial relationship between President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly. Gbajabiamila, who has been appointed as President’s Chief of Staff, made the pledge on Wednesday in his opening address that lasted 23 minutes at the opening of the 9th House’s

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has nullified recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the immediate-past governor, Samuel Ortom. Alia said, “All appointments into the state civil service made  by the outgone administration from May 2022 to date are hereby nullified with immediate effect.” Recall that prior to the inauguration of

The immediate-past Minister of Interior and ex-govenor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that he holds no grudge against anyone in Osogbo or Osun State in general. Aregbesola, who arrived the state capital on Wednesday to a warm reception, after his tenure as minister, said this while he paid homage to the Ataoja

Nigeria is the only African country selected to participate in the launch of new sustainability standards, FRS S1 and IFRS S2-FRC standards, developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council Nigeria, Shuaibu Adamu, at the three-day virtual workshop on IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards for

A report by the International Finance Company and the Nigerian Exchange Limited has revealed that improving access to childcare for working parents will lead to the generation of more revenue by companies. The report released on Wednesday said the scope of the study covered six Nigerian states (FCT-Abuja, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Ogun, and Rivers states)

No fewer than 40 suspects were on Wednesday paraded by the Ogun State Police Command for various crimes such as cultism, murder and armed robbery. The state Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, who paraded the suspects before journalists at the police command headquarters in Abeokuta, the state capital, said they were apprehended both within and

Exhibitors from different countries are showcasing a products and services at this year’s International Shopping Fair in Lagos. According to a statement by the organisers of the exhibition — Nizam Exhibitions Company, the 10-day event which had commenced availed attendees the opportunity to explore an extensive range of exquisite products, including jewellery, linens, embroideries, and

African Refinery Port Harcourt Limited has commended the newly inaugurated administration for eliminating the petroleum subsidy. In a statement, the Chief Executive Officer of African Refinery, Mr Omotayo Adebajo, urged Nigerians to exhibit patience during the initial hardships resulting from the subsidy removal. He emphasised the importance of supporting the President’s strategic decision, which, in

An Ibadan high chief and publisher of StreetJournal magazine, Wole Arisekola, has written to President Bola Tinubu, congratulating him on his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the open letter, the Dublin-based publisher also appealed to the President to consider Ibadanland in his ministerial appointment for Oyo State. According to Arisekola,

Troops of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed  illegal oil refining sites in the Ibaa community of Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Commander of OPDS, Rear Admiral Olusegun Ferreira, told newsmen that the operation was carried out on Tuesday, adding that the military acted in line with its mandate to protect oil facilities

The Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, announced a 50 per cent reduction in the fare for the Pace Setter Transport Service to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on the general public. The state Head of Service, Olubunmi Oni, who made this announcement while playing host to the leadership of the state chapter of

Members of the Omituntun and Sanni Olopa Community Development Associations in the Alimosho Local Government area of Lagos State are currently bemoaning their plight over the drainage/canal project at the Jimoh Bus stop on Akowonjo-Egbeda Road which they claimed had been abandoned. They said the situation had made many streets in the area to be

The Delta State Police Command has arrested suspected armed robbers and recovered two locally made cut-to-size guns. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in Asaba, the state capital. The statement read, “On June 6, 2023, operatives of the Agbor Police Division,

A gang of kidnappers on Wednesday abducted one Zainab Abbas said to be a wife of an Adamawa State High Court Judge in the Jimeta area of Yola, the state capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred between 1am and 2am at Nyibango, Army Barracks Road in Jimeta Yola. Armed men had stormed the

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of one Linus Sunday for allegedly defiling his seven-year-old step-daughter in the Aguda area of the state.  The Lagos State Police Command demanded the remand of the defendant before Magistrate Patrick Nwaka when he was arraigned on one count of defilement.  The 50-year-old defendant was accused

As a suitable alternative for Nigerians following the rising price of petrol, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, has mass-produced varieties of Compressed Natural Gas buses. The showcase of the CNG vehicles took place at the company’s factory in Nnewi, Anambra State. The vehicles range from trucks, mini-buses, ambulances, long buses, SUVs, among others. Speaking during the unveiling,

The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, sentenced an armed robber, Rotimi Adetula, to 15 years imprisonment for robbing residents at Ajah of their valuables at gunpoint. Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay sentenced him after she found him guilty of the offence of armed robbery. The judge held that the prosecution successfully proved the

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, has remanded one Adekunle Olawale for allegedly raping his eight-year-old daughter in the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, arraigned the defendant before Magistrate Patrick Nwaka on one count of defilement. The 46-year-old defendant was accused of severally sleeping with his

The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubarkar, on Wednesday, called their first subpoenaed witness at the Presidential Election Petition Court, Abuja. The subpoenaed witness is an ad hoc staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission. In a petition marked CA/PEPC/05/2023,  Atiku and the PDP are challenging the emergence of President Bola