Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, is dead. He was 66 years old. Daily Record gathered that Afuye died at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on Wednesday. He died of cardiac arrest. It was learnt that Afuye was rushed to …
Read More »FG orders reversal of 10% tariff hike on data, voice services
NCC The federal government through the Nigerian Communications (NCC) has ordered a reversal of the implementation of the newly approved 10% hike in tariff for voice and data services. Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs at the NCC disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. While noting that the tariff increase …
Read More »Buhari warns security agents against harassing youths with laptops
Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned security agents against harassing young people with laptops. Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, conveyed the president’s warning on Wednesday. Pantami assured that with the signing of the Start-up Bill 2022 into law by Buhari, the issue of nationwide harassment …
Read More »Top Commercial/Digital Banks and Insurance Firms with the highest Negative Media Sentiment
Since the beginning of 2022, the Nigerian Banking (commercial and digital) and Insurance industries have experienced an increase in media interactions, campaigns, and awareness. These were boosted even further by the fantastic numbers it reported to the media in the third quarter of the year. The publication analysis includes over …
Read More »Lagos Food Security Systems & Logistics Hub will provide over 30,000 jobs for Lagosians: Origin Tech Group
Lagos Nigeria, October 2022: The construction and project managers of the Lagos Central Food Security Systems & Logistics Hub, Rhema Project BCEGI, a subsidiary company of the Origin Tech Group, has said the park will provide over thirty thousand jobs during the project lifecycle and more upon completion. The Lagos …
Read More »Peter Obi mourns as Labour Party chairman dies in auto crash
Mallam Lawal Garba, Kaduna State Chairman of the Labour Party is dead. Daily Record learned that Garba died in a fatal road car crash along the Kaduna-Zaria road on his way back home from the party’s engagement with Northern stakeholders in Arewa House, Kaduna, on Monday. Peter Obi, presidential flag-bearer …
Read More »2023 General Elections: LASAA Promises Level Playing Ground, Warns Against Lawlessness
As political campaigns begin ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Lagos State Signage and Advertisements Agency (LASAA) has promised to ensure a level-playing ground for all political parties in the state. The agency also appealed to political parties, politicians, campaigners and their supporters to adhere to the guidelines on …
Read More »Walk for Nature: Lagos to restore identified environmental degradation
Lagos State Government says that it has developed an action plan and projects for restoration, protection and management of identified environmental degradation that may have negative impacts on the environment. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, disclosed this on Saturday in a statement at Ikoyi during …
Read More »EFCC to Arraign Olasupo Shasore Over Alleged Money Laundering
Olasupo Shasore A former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olasupo Shasore (SAN), is set to go for trial over alleged cases of money laundering. The Press Nigeria understands that the Nigerian government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a case against the citizen …
Read More »NIPCO completes acquisition of majority stake in Abuja-based Sheraton Hotel
Nipco Plc says its wholly-owned subsidiary, 22 Hospitality Limited, has acquired a majority stake in Capital Hotels Plc (CHP), owners of Abuja-based Sheraton Hotel. Nipco is a downstream operator in the oil and gas industry. Lawal Taofeek, spokesperson, Nipco, made this known in a recent statement. According to the statement, …
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