The Ondo State House of Assembly has said it has received a medical leave letter from Rotimi Akeredolu, the state governor. In January, Richard Olatunde, his chief press secretary, had said though the governor was battling some health challenges, he is receiving treatment and discharging his duties. Speaking on Tuesday, …

  A seeming boardroom crisis that may rock troubled Heritage Bank to its foundation is currently brewing in the bank. Competent sources within the bank told THE WITNESS that the imbroglio involves the current managing director and chief executive of the bank, Mr. Akinola George-Taylor and some board members. Less …

Mr Uche Ugwu, member representing Udi North State Assembly in Enugu State House of Assembly, Tuesday, emerged the speaker of the 8th House of the state. Ugwu is the immediate deputy speaker of the House. He was nominated by the member representing Nkanu West State Constituency, Mr Iloabuchi Aniagu, and …

Honourable Jibril Samaila Falgore: Speaker of Kano state House of Assembly. Honourable Jibril Samaila Falgore, member representing Rogo constituency, has emerged the Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly. The new Speaker is a member of the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) which dominated the House of Assembly. More …

Benjamin Kalu – Deputy Speaker House of Representatives Abia Lawmaker, Benjamin Kalu on Tuesday emerged deputy speaker of the House of Representatives for the 10th Assembly. He would deputise Tajudeen Abbas who had earlier emerged as the speaker. Kalu, who was the spokesman of the 9th Assembly, was not opposed …

The National Information Technology Development Agency says it has begun drafting the Nigeria Code of Practice on the use of artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, and others. The spokesperson, NITDA, Mrs Hadiza Umar, disclosed to our correspondent. She stated that while Nigeria has a national policy for AI, it is …

The shareholders of TrustBanc Holdings Limited have approved the injection of N1.5bn capital into its microfinance bank subsidiary, just as the parent company’s rating has been upgraded by DataPro from A to A+ with a stable outlook. According to a statement issued on Monday, the shareholders’ approval aims to further …

L-R: Bola Tinubu and Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, said the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the polls in the February 25 presidential election in the country, reignited the spirit of June 12, 1993. Sanwo-Olu noted that the last presidential election, just like in June …

Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Falgore The Kano State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, elected and swore in Yusuf Falgore, representing Rogo Constituency, as Speaker of the state’s 10th Assembly. This followed his nomination by Lawal Hussain and Musa Kachako, a lawmaker representing Takai Constituency. Also, Muhammad Butu Butu was elected …

Tajudeen Abass The lawmaker representing Zaria Federal Constituency, Tajudeen Abbas, has emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Abbas, who was elected in an “openly declare” ballot system was elected by members of the House on Tuesday. He defeated fellow contenders – Ahmed Wase and Sani Jaji, who …