Entrance of UNILAG The Senate of the University of Lagos may shut the institution’s hostels after its emergency meeting on Wednesday. Sources in the Senate told our correspondent that the meeting was summoned to take a decision on the COVID-19 situation in the school. “It should be a short meeting. …

FILE: Members of the House of Representatives at plenary The Committee on Electoral Matters of the House of Representatives has laid its report on the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill. Chairman of the committee, Aisha Dukku, at the plenary on Wednesday, prayed the House to receive the report on ‘A …

Stella Oduah A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, if she failed to appear in court by the next adjourned date. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warning after Dr Hassan Liman, counsel to the Economic and Financial …

The Senate has rejected the confirmation of Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chairman of the Committee, Kabiru Gaya, in his report on Tuesday, said Onochie did not satisfy the provisions of the Federal Character Principles. The Senate at the committee of the …

The path to financial inclusion holds different marketplace barriers and opportunities in different countries, but the push continues because of proof that an increase in economic activities among the financially vulnerable can reawaken a comatose economy. For Nigeria, the last three years have seen significant growth of the financial inclusion …

Yemisi Edun The board of directors of FCMB Group Plc have announced the appointment of Yemisi Edun as the substantive Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited. This announcement is subsequent to the end of service of the bank’s former Managing Director, Adam Nuru. The Board had earlier …

Sterling Bank Plc may have turned into a safe haven for fraudulent officials as customers of the bank have continued to lose their hard-earned money to the bank. This is coming even as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and arraigned four staffers of the bank over …

…As Dangote Fertiliser Takes Delivery of 500 Trucks for Urea Distribution To address challenges related to the ease of distribution and availability of cement across the country, especially among its value-chain service providers, Dangote Cement Plc has rolled out over 2,000 trucks for distribution services. With an investment of $150 …

Tears flowed and tributes continued on Friday as the remains of Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as Prophet T. B. Joshua, the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), is laid to rest in Lagos. The body of Prophet T. B. Joshua, who died on Saturday 5th of June 2021, in Lagos, …

NNPC GMD, Mele Kyai The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), some multinationals and local partners have in the last two years attracted about $32 billion investment into the Nigerian oil and gas sector. The investment is coming exactly two years after the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari, assumed …