The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed support for former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, over his arrest in the UK. The London Metropolitan Police charged Mr Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, with conspiracy to traffic a child to the UK in order to harvest his organs, the law enforcement…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and economists on Wednesday countered the claim made by the President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, that the economy under him is better than it was in 2015. The Chairman of the Gas Group, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Mr Ola Adebayo, said Buhari’s…
The Programme Manager, Homegrown School Feeding Scheme, Anambra State, Mrs Eriken Uzoamaka, said the death of 10 cooks of the scheme hampered the running of the programme in the state. Uzoama disclosed this while speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a two-day capacity building workshop organised by the Africa Network for Environment and Economic…
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) seeking to void the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. In a judgment on Friday, a seven-member panel of the apex court, headed by Justice Musa Dattijo…
A group, the Northern Nigeria’s Front for Equity and Good Governance, has rejected the proposed Muslim-Muslim ticket as running mate to the All Progressives Congress’ presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 presidency. The group also endorsed the Chairman, Northern Governors’ Forum and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, as running mate to the…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, as he clocks 60 on Saturday. Sanwo-Olu, who is also celebrating his 57th birthday on Saturday, described his birthday mate, Gbajabiamila, as an exceptional, committed, passionate, visionary and focused parliamentarian and politician, who has used his…
Lagos Nigeria has been ranked the second worst city to live in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) , a global business intelligence those studies and ranks liveable urban areas. The ranking, which was contained in the first quarter of 2022 Global Liveability Index, ranked Lagos 171 out of 172 countries, putting Nigeria’s…
“We are also decentralising the national grid through renewable-driven mini-grids. The 550 million dollar Nigeria Electrification Project has deployed more than 20,000 Standalone Solar Systems (SHS), as well as Solar Hybrid mini-grids in over 250 locations.” – President Buhari Yes, President Buhari is still working to fix electricity in Nigeria. His government is decentralizing the…
Since his appointment as MD/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Limited in 2016, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has completely transformed the financial institution and has made it attractive to every strata of the society. From an institution that used to be perceived as an old-generation bank, FirstBank is now a darling to all as it leverages…