In order to checkmate importation of illicit, banned and regulated drugs into Nigeria, the federal government said it would soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India. The comptroller – general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col Handed Ali (rtd) made this known over the weekend during …

  The meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday again ended with both parties failing to resolve their differences. With the non-resolution the issues, the four-week-old industrial action embarked upon by the lecturers continues. The meeting, which started in the evening and lasted …

  Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, has stated that the people of state were waiting eagerly to sweep away the ruling Peoples Democratic Party-led government in the state. He vowed that the APC will …

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the federal government is committed to the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) to enable Nigeria reap full benefits of the country’s petroleum resources. This is even as the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State yesterday presented a budget proposal of N175 billion for 2019 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The budget proposal is 9.2 per cent above the 2018 budget of N146 billion. The proposed budget tagged: “Budget of Socio-Economic Inclusion” has N95.8 billion as …

  The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Monday, disclosed that the Federal Government is in talks with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to create $500 million innovation fund for technology and creative sector. Meanwhile, the outgoing President of African Securities Exchanges Association, ASEA, Mr. Oscar Onyema, said that strategic relationships of …

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has sanctioned 35 companies with fines totalling N452 million for failing to file their financial statements at the regulatory date. According to the data obtained from the Exchange, among the companies fined, eight were financial institutions, showing that Unity Bank Plc owed the highest …

The Federal Government has called on state governments to reduce unnecessary overhead costs and enthrone fiscal discipline. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made the call, Monday, at the on-going 2018 Conference of the National Council on Finance and Economic Development, NACOFED, in Kaduna. Special Adviser on Media and Communications …

CHARMED, a new movie from the stable of Verte View had it’s premiere last Thursday, 22nd November 2018 at the Genesis Deluxe Cinemas, The Palms, Lagos. CHARMED is the story of David Hale a successful and cocky young man who has everything going for him until he suddenly begins to experience …

 By Paul Mbagwu The Lagos State Government has raised concerns over the increased establishment of beer parlours in Lagos. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, said the state was worried because there was also an increase in the record of alcohol-induced auto accidents in the state. Bamigbetan spoke …