Senate Inaugurates Ad-Hoc Committee To Probe CBN Anchor Borrowers, Ways And Means
The Senate has inaugurated a 17-member ad-hoc committee to investigate the Ways and Means and the Anchor Borrowers Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria The ad-hoc Committee has six weeks to investigate and report back their findings. The move comes after a decision to probe details of the programmes, based on monies given to […]
Anambra State Government demolishes over 2,000 illegal shops in Onitsha
Following the building collapse that occurred on Saturday, the Anambra State Government on Monday demolished no fewer than 2,000 illegal shops in Onitsha. The shops located by the bank of the River Niger were mostly owned by members of the Sand Miners Association of Anambra State, who use them as equipment and operational offices, while […]
Oyo State Government bans the use of Styrofoam
The Oyo State Government has banned the use of STYROFOAM for food services, storage, and other related purposes. It will be recalled that the State House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of the materials for food purposes –whilst it also inaugurated the Food Safety […]
SSANU and NASU declares a 7-day warning strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), have declared a 7-day warning strike to demand the payment of FOUR MONTHS of withheld salaries for their members following the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was reached during a meeting of the joint action committee of the two unions, held […]
President Bola Tinubu says he can not blame past administrations
President Bola Tinubu says it is not in his character to blame “past administrations” for the “socio-economic and security challenges” in Nigeria, as he is committed to taking the right actions to re-engineer the finances of the country and stay on the right path to achieve progress. Many current members of the Tinubu cabinet including […]
Lagos State Government Plans New Building Code for Model City
The Lagos State Government has announced its intention to introduce a new building code tailored to suit the standards of the model city. This initiative was revealed by Olajide Babatunde, the Special Adviser on Electronic Geographic Information System and Urban Development, during a clean-up enforcement operation in the Jakande area of Lekki on Sunday. The […]
Czech Republic’s Krystyna Pyszkova crowned Miss World 2024
Krystyna Pyszkova of the Czech Republic has clinched the coveted Miss World 2024 title during a glamorous event in India on Saturday. Miss Lebanon, Yasmina Zaytoun, secured the first runner-up position in the competition. This victory marks the second time a representative from the Czech Republic has claimed the Miss World crown, following Tatana Kucharova’s […]
NFF names two new players for Ghana, Mali friendlies in Morocco
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has named two new players to join the Super Eagles squad ahead of two scheduled friendly matches in March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that England-based defender Gabriel Osho and Tanzania-based Benjamin Tianimu are teaming up with the group for the first time. Nigeria will take on Ghana’s […]
Mr. Laurent Gbagbo to contest 2025 Ivory Coast election
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has agreed to fly his party’s flag as presidential candidate in the 2025 elections. Katinan Kone, spokesperson of his party the African People’s Party – Cote d’Ivoire (PPA-CI), which Gbagbo founded in 2021 gave the news after a meeting of the party’s central committee at the weekend. Gbagbo lost […]
Sultan declares today Monday as first day of Ramadan in Nigeria
Nigerian Muslim faithful today Monday, March 11, 2024 commenced the Ramadan fast following the announcement by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III of the sighting of the moon. The Sultan of Sokoto announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday in a national broadcast, stating that the moon was sighted […]
