Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director, Nigeria Export Process Zones Authority (NEPZA) has said that the election of Mr Dele Kelvin Oye as the 22nd President of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), will elicit aggressive local and international investments’ promotion by the Organised Private Sector to rapidly grow the…
The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has urged countries to be prepared for the next pandemic. Dr Ghebreyesus said this on Monday at the ongoing 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, which sets to address global health challenges including future pandemics, and eradicating polio, among others. He said the end…
A group, Justice for Sylvester Oromoni Committee, on Monday, expressed displeasure over the prolonged delay by the coroner’s inquest set up by the Lagos State Government to investigate the cause of death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. Oromoni, a JSS II student of Dowen College, Lekki in Lagos State reportedly died on November 30, 2021, from…
Justice Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has reportedly adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The trial, which was slated for today, May 23, 2023, was said to have been adjourned as a result of the judge’s absence from the court, a source…
Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has urged people who are seeking to beat her 100-hour record time for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” to wait until she receives her certificate from Guinness World Record. The chef made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Tuesday….
In his quest to fulfill his campaign promise to improve healthy living status among Osun people, Osun State Governor, through the State Primary Healthcare Development Board, has commenced distribution of drugs and medical consumables to the 445 non-focal health centres across the State. The drugs and medical consumables, which are scheduled for distribution to the…
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Monday commiserated with the family and colleagues of late Yoruba actor, Murphy Afolabi, whose death was announced on Sunday, May 14. The Ministry disclosed this in a post on its official Facebook page. The statement partly read, “The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs…
A bride, identified as Temilade Salami, has got people talking after wearing a white suit, trousers, and hat for her civil wedding ceremony. Reacting to a video of her wedding which went viral on Monday, Salami tweeted, “To say I don’t see this coming is a big lie. What is more TRUE is that, it…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a digital currency called e-Naira to Nigerian tertiary institutions to enable members of the academic environment to offer better payment prospects in retail transactions when compared to cash payments and to enable students to pay their school fees through e-Naira. The Branch Controller of CBN in Jos,…
Ahead of the 10th National Assembly inauguration in June, the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has revealed why he will not be judged by his ministerial appointment. Akpabio made this known in Abuja over the weekend while addressing journalists. Speaking about the allegations of fraud during his tenure as Niger Delta…
