Jibrin Barau Emerges Deputy Senate President Kano lawmaker, Jibrin Barau has been elected Deputy Senate President of the 10th Assembly. He would deputise Godswill Akpabio, who was earlier elected president of the Senate. Details later…

Sen. Godswill Akpabio Senator Godswill Akpabio is the new Senate President, succeeding Ahmad Lawan. He was declared the winner of the election into the Senate Presidency on Tuesday, beating his rival, former Governor Abdulaziz Yari. Sorting of votes was still going on, when it was clear he had won majority …

Aminu Umar-Sadiq, CEO of NSIA. The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority has commenced the second phase of its highly anticipated NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI) programme, selecting the top 25 semi-finalists to participate in a rigorous three-week accelerator programme. This initiative aims to support and empower promising start-ups. The NSIA opened …

  The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has written to the military high command, alleging illegal lifting of petroleum product by Exxon Mobil at Bonny River Terminal in Rivers State. The letter, signed by the Authority’s Chief Executive, Mr Farouk Ahmed, and addressed to the Chief of …

Popular chef, Hilda Baci, has sent words of encouragement and advice to her colleague, Damilola Adeparusi, who is currently in a 120-hour cook-a-thon challenge. Hilda tweeted on Sunday, “The beauty of dreams is that they are unique to each individual. Dami, your boldness to take on a cooking challenge shows …

Global Bank Limited, one of the new entrants into the Nigerian banking sector, led by Peter Amangbo as chairman and Elias Igbinakenzua as its chief executive officer, is in the news for the wrong reason. The bank has filed an application before a Lagos high court seeking an order for …

President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued President Bola Tinubu, over “the failure to probe the allegations that USD$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019.” SERAP …

Famous comedian, Adebowale Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has revealed that he suffered from depression after he was expelled from the university in 2017. He said he was depressed because it was the fourth university he was attending. The skit maker disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Saturday. …

Nigeria Police Force The Police in Zone 2 command Onikan, Lagos, have arrested an alleged fake woman customs officer, Rakiya Musa, for allegedly swindling unsuspecting members of the public. The Zonal Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday. Idris-Adamu said that the …

The Ondo State Government has warned members of the state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers against causing a breakdown of law and order in any part of the state. The state government has earlier suspended the operations of the union in the state after which a …