Cross River Stat Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade There are indications that all is not well in Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over claims by the state’s National Assembly Caucus of highhandedness and non-inclusive congresses by Governor Ben Ayade. The lawmakers from the state in a …
Read More »29 months after, Lagos deputy Speaker takes over official quarters
Ambode, Lagos State Governor Twenty-nine months after emerging as the Deputy Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni representing Lagos Island Constituency 1 on Monday took over his official quarters located at 3A Sasegbon Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. The House of Assembly, had last week, ejected the …
Read More »REVEALED: NHIS paid ES, 5 officials N30.6m for foreign course not attended
The acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Attahiru A. Ibrahim and five other senior staff collected N30.6 million travelling allowances for a training in the United States which they didn’t attend, Daily Trust on Sunday investigations have shown. This is coming at a time the scheme …
Read More »Ambode Begins Arrest Of Tax Evaders
The Lagos State Government has directed all its revenue agencies to commence enforcement of payment by all tax defaulters with immediate effect. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, in a statement, lamented that many residents were not fulfilling their civic obligation of paying their taxes and that the …
Read More »How EFCC forced me to write statement – Ex-Air Force chief, Mamu
A former Chief of Administration, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) headquarters, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Alkali Mamu (rtd), on Monday told Justice Salisu Garba of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that he was tutored and teleguided by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in making his …
Read More »Nigerian police refunds ₦834,000 extorted funds, sanctions 17 officers
The Nigerian Police yesterday said it has returned the sum of ₦834,000 extorted by its officers from members of the public between July and September. This was made known through a statement by the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU) of the Force. According to the statement, which was signed …
Read More »Daria Media announces media training and scholarships
Lagos – 06/11/17: Daria Media has announced two unique and ground-breaking initiatives targeted at revolutionizing journalism practice in Nigeria. The company, which is promoted by Kadaria Ahmed, former BBC journalist, editor of 234next and host of the Channels TV talk show, Straight Talk and The Core, will be holding a …
Read More »ALIKO DANGOTE FOUNDATION JOINS GLOBAL LEADERS TO FIGHT MALNUTRITION – PLEDGES US$100 MILLION FOR NIGERIA
The recently concludedGlobal Nutrition Summit 2017, held in Milan, Italy, convened governments, iternational agencies, foundations, civil society organisations and businesses to accelerate the global response to malnutrition, an underlying cause of nearly half of all global child deaths. A major highlight of the Summit was the pledge by the …
Read More »Hilton and Transcorp Hotels sign 20 year extension for Transcorp Hilton Abuja management
Deal sees the iconic hotel remain under the flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand MCLEAN, VA – 31 October, 2017 – Hilton(NYSE: HLT) and Transcorp Hotels Plc, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp Plc) today announced the signing of a 20-year extension to the current agreement …
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