Justice Saliu Saidu of a Federal High Court in Lagos, has fixed January 19, 2018 to entertain and rule on a motion filed by EFCC before the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of Flat 7B, Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos. The anti-graft agency said that the wife of the sacked Director-General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency, ( NIA )Folashade Oke, as the ...
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Ambode pledges quality education for Lagos children
GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring that every child of school age in the state had access to qualitative education. Ambode, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, made the pledge at the inauguration of 20 blocks of classrooms in Ikorodu. The classrooms are at the Anglican Primary School, Isawo, Ikorodu-West ...
Read More »Union Bank raises 50 billion capital to accelerate growth
Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc anticipates improved performance in its business as it begins to deploy about N50 billion new capital raised recently from its shareholders. Chief Executive Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc, Mr. Emeka Emuwa, said the net proceeds from the rights issue, which was oversubscribed by 20 per cent, would accelerate the pace of doing ...
Read More »Federal Government urged to show commitment towards housing sector
A housing expert, Mr Festus Adebayo has appealed to the Federal Government to show commitment and exercise strong political will in ensuring speedy growth in the housing sector in 2018. Adebayo, Managing Director of FESADEB Communications Ltd., convener of the annual Abuja International Housing Show, made the appeal on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), ...
Read More »A portion of the Apapa-Wharf road to be opened to reduce traffic
The Section 1 of the four kilometer Apapa-Wharf Road in Lagos State currently under reconstruction would be opened to traffic before January end. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke has said. Eke told the News Agency of Nigeria of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday that the measure was to reduce gridlock and hardship to road ...
Read More »Wike- Cultism and kidnapping will attract death sentence
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the State Government will amend the State Anti-kidnapping Law to prescribe death sentence for criminals involved in cultism, robbery and kidnapping. In a state broadcast on Monday on the killing of Johnson Igwedibia alias Don Wanny, Governor Wike stated that the Rivers State Government has zero tolerance for crime and ...
Read More »“Give Buhari time, he will perform in two years”- Dr Frederick Fasehun
The founder and president of O’odua People’s Congress (OPC), a Yoruba Socio-Cultural group, Dr Frederick Fasehun on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari still has about two years to perform to canvass for re-election by Nigerians in 2019. He disclosed this at a news conference in Lagos on the state of the nation. Fasehun, who noted that the present administration ...
Read More »Niger Delta youths criticize Minister over completion of East-West Road
NIGER Delta youths under the auspices of Niger Delta Youth Congress, NDYC, have tackled the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru Usani, over the completion of the East-West Road. The National Coordinator, NDYC, Comrade Israel Uwejeyan, said the project remains the life wire of the region and nation. Uwejeyan who lamented the poor state of the road said this ...
Read More »Pregnant Woman and Okada rider crushed to death in Anambra
A 22-year old pregnant woman identified as Ifeyinwa Nwobodo and a commercial motorcyclist have been killed by a hit and run bus driver along Ekwulobia-Isuofia road in Anambra state. It was learnt that Ifeyinwa, from Ebonyi state, was on a motorcycle when she was knocked down by a bus driver who ran away, leaving her and the Okada rider lying ...
Read More »Federal Government focuses more on road constructions in Lagos State
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Lagos promised massive road repairs nationwide, after completing some ongoing projects in Lagos. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke, gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. He urged residents of Lagos, in particular and Nigerians, in general, to expect more as the government was commited to deploying ...
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