•Publisher commends Governor, LASG EXCO for delivering on promises Trust Africa News.By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday said completion of the Lekki Port will put an end to the intractable Apapa gridlock, the congestion along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, port access roads and Apapa environs. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the statement at the…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government remains committed to honouring promises made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This, he said was to prevent disruptive strikes, engender uninterrupted academic programmes and improve funding of education institutions. The President made the pledge when he received members of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) led…
A businessman, Chief Abdulwahid Adeleke, has dragged the United Bank for Africa (UBA), to court demanding N50 million in damages for alleged corporate bullying.Adeleke, the Managing Director of Biospheres Technologies Limited (claimant), through his counsel, Adam Ugwuanyi, had dragged the bank before Justice F. E. Messiri of FCT High Court, Apo, in a writ of…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has granted the Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba total management of its Internally Generated Revenues (IGR). This followed the judicious use of funds and accountability of resources of the institution’s current leadership. Mr Onogwu Muhammed, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists…
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Smoke-Free Nollywood and the National Film and Video Censors Board(NFVCB) have launched a digital media campaign to discourage smoking scenes in home movies watched by children. The Creative Director, Smoke Free Nollywood, Ms. Esther Aghotor, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to her, a visual Public Service…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported 159 additional lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC, via its website on Wednesday morning, said that with the additional cases, coronavirus infections in the country moved up to 253,340 on Tuesday. The public health agency noted that of the…
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has hailed the Federal inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for effectively using technology to improve its productivity and exceed its 2021 collection target of N6.04trn despite global economic challenges. BMO said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke that it shows the level of creativity…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday apologised after his government was criticised for “failures of leadership and judgment” in allowing lockdown-breaching parties at his offices. Johnson’s position has been hanging by a thread because of the steady drip of revelations since late last year, but he has in the last week been given a…
Mexico’s economy contracted for a second straight quarter in the last three-month period of 2021, according to official data published on Monday, putting it in a technical recession and joining regional powerhouse Brazil, whose economy fell back into negative territory last year. Gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America’s second-largest economy shrank in the fourth…
