Ekiti 2022: Fayemi’s choice, Oyebanji, emerges APC flagbearer
Governor Kayode Fayemi’s anointed candidate, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries.
Oyebanji is the immediate past Secretary...
Lassa fever: Ondo records over 50 cases in January
Over 50 cases of Lassa Fever had been recorded in Ondo State in January, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Banji Ajaka, has said.
Ajaka...
Zulum flags off N11.5bn road projects in Maiduguri
Governor Babagana Zulum has flagged-off N11.5 billion worth of construction works for eight major roads and two bridges cited in key parts of Maiduguri,...
Emefiele begs manufacturers to reduce prices of building materials
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has urged manufacturers in the construction industry to bring down prices of...
CBN reduces charges on electronic transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reviewed downward charges for electronic banking transactions in its revised guidelines to charges by Banks, Other Financial...
FG rakes in N174bn from marginal field bid round
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has realised N174 billion from the 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round (MFBR) programme.
The commission’s Chief Executive, Mr....
School headmaster ordered to sweep stadium for three months
The Chief Magistrate Court 4 sitting in Bauchi metropolis has sentenced a 40-year-old man, Mr. Abraham Owen, to non-custodial punishment of sweeping the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium...
FIRS achieved 100% revenue target, net N6.4trn in 2021 – Nami
In spite of the global economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) achieved over 100 per cent of its...
Dowen College founder, board members quit, school reviews policies
The founder and chairman of the Board of Dowen College, Dr. Olumide Phillips, and all members of the school’s board have stepped down.
The retirement of...
Father bags life imprisonment for defiling, impregnating daughter in Lagos
The Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has sentenced a 42-year-old father, Ekpo Lawrence, to life imprisonment for defiling...
