By Florence Onuegbu Lagos State government on Tuesday in Ikeja dismissed allegations of financial impropriety levelled against Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu by Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the March 18 election. Rhodes-Vivour had alleged on his Twitter handle on Nov. 19, that Sanwo-Olu funded his responseContinue Reading
A total of 31,000 suspects have been transferred from Myanmar to Chinese custody to date in a crackdown on telecom fraud originating from northern Myanmar and affecting Chinese citizens. The Ministry of Public Security made the announcement on Tuesday. Among the suspects were 63 alleged masterminds, organisers, or key members,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mr Ituah Ighodalo, the Deputy Chairman, SIAO Partners, says building personal integrity in leaders is important to the development of ethical leadership in organisations. Ighodalo said this on Monday in Lagos at the 2023 World Management Day Lecture organised by the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) withContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The acting Manager Director/CEO of Trustfund Pensions Ltd., Mr Uche Ihechere, has underscored the need for adequate awareness creation on pension remittances and operations in order to achieve meaningful growth in the scheme. Ihechere stated this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Continue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Federal Government says its partnership with the Hague Institute for Innovative Law (HiiL) will ensure unhindered access to justice by all Nigerians. Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Solicitor General of the Federation, made this known during a courtesy visit by the delegation from HiiL at her officeContinue Reading
By Isaiah Eke The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has given assurance of building a stronger and more vibrant statistical system that will ensure economic development of the country. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Mr Adeyemi Adeniran, disclosed this in his keynote address at a two – day SouthernContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Three Nigerian teenagers have been honoured with the Early Achievers Award at the 2023 National Children Leadership Conference for attaining exceptional feat in their respective pursuits. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the teenagers were recognised alongside other Nigerians at the closingContinue Reading
By Gift Bayo The National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP) has urged the National Assembly to expedite the passage of the National Traditional Medicine bill, asserting that it holds the key to the nation’s overall well-being and economic prosperity. Dr Shaba Maikudi, the National President of NANTMP, emphasisedContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The British national, Mr James Nolan, who jumped bail in the alleged 9.6 billion dollars Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd scandal, on Monday, opened his defence in absentia without calling any witness. Nolan’s counsel, Mr Michael Ajara, told Justice Donatus Okorowo of a Federal High CourtContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani In a sobering revelation, UNICEF has highlighted that an estimated 100 million vulnerable children in Nigeria are on the frontline of climate change impacts, making the nation the second most vulnerable globally. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office, Mr Farah Mahmud, made this announcement during the 2023Continue Reading
