The Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute, Prof. Zhao Hongling has commended Grace Schools for its impressive and spectacular promotion of Chinese language and culture in Nigeria. Hongling, who spoke during the recent Foreign Languages day of Grace Children School, lauded the various activities and educative programmes embarked upon by the institution to promote the study of Chinese language. The …

The Nigeerian government has secured legal services for former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, both facing charges of alleged organ harvesting in London. Announcing the intervention the government through the Nigerian High Commission to the United Kingdom on Wednesday, Senate President Ahmad Lawan said that a delegation of the upper legislative chamber would visit the Ekweremadus …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), as he clocks 59 on Tuesday. Fashola was Governor of the state for two maximum terms (2007 and 2015) succeeding Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was pioneer Governor in the Fourth Republic from 1999 to 2007. Sanwo-Olu, who was Fashola administration’s Commissioner …

The Deputy Senate President Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has rewarded brave tanker driver, Ejiro Otarigho with a personal donation of N1 million. About a fortnight ago, Otarigho diverted his fuel-laden truck away from a densely populated area in Agbarho, a community in Omo-Agege’s Delta Central senatorial district. The act was captured by onlookers on video and has since gone viral. In …

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have been arrested and charged to court for bringing a child to the United Kingdom for organ harvesting. In a statement, UK’s Metropolitan Police said the couple were charged to court on Thursday following an investigation by its specialist crime team. The Police added that the investigation was launched after …

Rotarian and biker from Nigeria, Kunle Adeyanju, who recently completed a ride from London to Lagos covering more than 13,000 kilometres across 13 countries and 42 cities, is looking forward to his next adventure. This time, his daring exploit will see him ride from Lagos to Israel and Tibet and make an attempt to reach the height of Mount Everest. …

Despite the insistence of the Federal Government that marketers should not sell Premium Motor Spirit (commonly known as fuel or petrol) for more than the official rate of N165 per litre, many filling stations across the country have increased the price to no less than N185. The government issued the warning to oil marketers on Tuesday, while advising the citizens against …

The unprecedented rumpus within the apex bench – the Supreme Court – has attracted the intervention of the Body of Benchers, which has the responsible to regulate the legal profession in Nigeria. Aggrieved Supreme Court justices had accused the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad of abandoning his responsibilities and diverting funds meant for the running of the …

The Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources took a great stride on Tuesday in its ambition to achieve one Gigawatt (GW) of installed Distributed Photovoltaics (DPV) capacity by 2030 by organising a one-day workshop, in conjunction with the World Bank, to discuss the framework for the DPV implementation the state. The structure is proposed to capture a mix …

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated seven new ministers to replace cabinet members who resigned last month to contest for various elective position in the primary elections of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Buhari administration is serving its last 11 months. The ministerial nominees are: Henry Ikechukwu (Abia State), Umana Umana (Akwa Ibom State), Ekuma Joseph (Ebonyi State) and …