For his immense contributions to the nation’s economic growth, employment and national development, President Muhammadu Buhari has awarded the national honour of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the Owner/Chief Executive Officer of Azikel Refinery, Dr Azibapu Godbless Eruani . With this development, the 48-year old medical practitioner, industrialist and celebrated entrepreneur becomes the youngest …

… commutes death sentences of 6 to life imprisonment On the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of 46 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state and commuted the death sentences of six inmates to life imprisonment. The Governor signed the release and committal orders …

For his immense contribution to lawmaking, oversight and representation, President Muhammadu Buhari has awarded the national honour of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege. According to the letter conveying the national award to Senator Omo-Agege, , who is also the 2023 governorship candidate of Delta State, the President approved …

The Lagos State Government has suspended all activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) with immediate effect. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa said the suspension became imperative following pockets of violence recorded in Ojo and Lagos Island on Wednesday, adding that a 35-member caretaker committee …

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso said on Thursday that the state’s Economic Summit, Ehingbeti Summit will in this year’s unveil the state’s 30-year Development Plan. While featuring on a Yoruba radio programme, Ebawa Da Si on IKD106.1FM, Omotoso explained that the summit would not only focus on the economy but the general development of all …

Members of the Warri Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists ((NUJ) rose from their monthly congress on Thursday appealing to the Delta State government to urgently come to the aid of flood victims in Warri metropolis and environs in the wake of the heavy downpour that ravaged several communities in the state earlier in the week. The media …

The coronation and presentation of the staff of office to the new Ogunsua of Modakeke, Oba Joseph Olubiyi Toriola, Ajibise Ogo 1, will hold at the Modakeke Civic Centre on Thursday, 3rd November. The landmark royal event will be performed by Osun State Governor, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola supported by members of the state Executive Council. According to a statement by …

Ten academic staff of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) – six of them Professors – died between 14th February and now, according to the university branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU commenced its now protracted industrial action on 14th February, demanding Federal Government’s implementation of the Memorandum of Action on funding for revitalisation of public universities, which …

Applicants for Nigerian passports have raised alarm over the inability of the electronic passport application system to curb their being extorted across the offices of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). They complained that incidences of bribery have rather been on the rise. Some passport applicants affected by the reign of corruption at the NIS expressed their plight on Wednesday in …

The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Tuesday joined the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s World Tourism Day with a symposium tagged: “Rethinking Tourism through Host Communities”. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said at the event that the theme for 2022 World Tourism Day offers the Ministry the opportunity …