NLC blocks Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, protests deplorable road
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ogun State chapter, on Wednesday in Sango-Ota, blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway over the deplorable state of the highway. The NLC Lagos State chapter of the congress joined their Ogun counterpart to stage the protest. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions: “we don’t want palliatives,” “we want good roads,” “Dapo Abiodun save our souls from bad roads,”...
234 public enterprises transferred to private entities – BPE
So far, a total of 234 public enterprises have been successfully reformed by way of privatisation, commercialisation and concession. Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex Okoh, said this at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation of Government Assets on Monday. The Director-General said this while agreeing with the Minister of Works...
Bayelsa borrows N43.57bn to augment budget, debt profile hits N212.57bn
The Bayelsa government plans to borrow N43.57 billion to augment the N310.7 billion proposed for the 2022 fiscal year as the state’s debt profile hits N169 billion. The state’s debt will now hit N212.57 billion with the fresh borrowing. The borrowing plan is contained in the 2022 Appropriation Bill of Bayelsa. The debt grew following the recent approval granted by the state...
Schneider Electric equips partners with advanced digital technology
Schneider Electric on Tuesday held technical sessions in various cities across the world, including Lagos, to equip its partners with advanced technology to enhance their competitiveness. The hybrid event on digital transformation was themed, “The New-Age Solution Provider: Channel Partners Transforming for a Digital — First World.” Ziad Youssef, Vice President, IT Division (MEA), Schneider Electric, said COVID-19 propelled a shift...
Kyari: With Dangote, NNPC’s refineries, Nigeria needs extra 17m litres of PMS daily
Nigeria needs a refining capacity of about 1.52 million barrels per stream day (MBPSD) to meet its petrol requirement in the next four years. Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, who said this noted that the Corporation’s refineries’ 445,000 BPSD and Dangote Refinery’s 650,000 BPSD running at 60 per cent and nameplate capacity respectively would...
Google, UNESCO support 100 digital journalism institutions in Africa
Google has launched the Global Initiative for Excellence in Journalism Education to enhance journalists’ training in 100 Journalism institutions in Africa. Matt Brittin, President for EMEA Business and Operations, Google made this known at the ongoing inaugural Google News Initiative (GNI) for Africa virtual event. The GNI for Africa virtual events started on Monday October 25 and will run through to Friday...
EXCLUSIVE: APC concedes 2023 presidential ticket to South
Major stakeholders in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have thrown their weight behind power shift to the South after the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure in 2023. The quest for power shift has been a major contention between the North and the South in the recent time. Although the decision to concede the presidential ticket of the APC to...
Osun appeals to protesting pensioners, calls for understanding
Osun State Government has appealed to protesting pensioners to be patient with it, declaring that Governor Gboyega Oyetola has spent N40 billion on pension in the last three years. The government said it was doing everything possible to review their demands, which were tabled at a meeting about 10 days ago. Speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Tuesday, the State Commissioner...
Guber poll: Oyeyemi charges Corps to enforce restriction on vehicular movement
As part of preparations towards ensuring a smooth conduct of the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered operatives deployed to cover the election to ensure effective collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies in the enforcement of restrictions on vehicular movement. In a statement...
South-West governors parley on security, economic issues, visit Tinubu
Governors of the six South-West states on Tuesday met in Lagos to discuss security and economic issues of interest to the region. Five governors – Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo) were at the meeting. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, was represented by his deputy, Mr. Rauf Olaniyan. The meeting, which started...
