The Lagos State Government has released the White Paper on the #EndSARS Panel of Inquiry report. According to the government, 11 out of the 32 recommendations made by the panel, have been accepted, six others were accepted but with modifications, while one was rejected. READ ALSO BREAKING: Fani-Kayode arrested in …
Read More »Fuel subsidy removal: Reallocate savings to critical infrastructure, business leaders tell FG
…Subsidy removal’s economic necessity —Keyamo By Babajide Komolafe, Peter Egwuatu, Udeme Akpan & Olayinka Ajayi The widespread opposition to the planned N5,000 transport grant in lieu of fuel subsidy removal intensified over the weekend with business leaders advocating investment in critical infrastructure like transport, health and education as a better …
Read More »World leaders shouldn’t punish African countries, says Adesina
Minister: source of funding for transport grants not yet determined By Nduka Chiejina, Abuja and Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie, Lagos African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina yesterday advised world leaders not to label or penalise African nations for the new COVID-19 variants and mutations. Adesina, one of the strong advocates of …
Read More »#EndSARS panel was illegal, says Keyamo
The judicial panels investigating the October 2020 #EndSARS protests and cases of police brutality across the country are illegal, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo has declared. Keyamo was however, quick to explain that his comment was not that of the Federal Government, but his personal view …
Read More »Gunmen attack Jos prison, assailants trapped inside custodial centre
Gunmen who invaded the Jos Medium Security Custodial Centre in Plateau state on Sunday evening have been reported trapped within the facility due to the heavy fire power of security operatives who immediately cordoned the yard. Spokesman of the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS, CC Francis Enobore disclosed this in a …
Read More »Governments, regulators meet, discuss Africa’s broadband future
Delegates from the African Union, governments and regulators, operators and enterprise representatives, analysts in the region have met to discuss strategies to expand broadband services and develop broadband applications in Africa. Broadband has become an important engine for economic development. According to the World Bank studies, every 10 per cent …
Read More »NIS, Huawei Technologies Strengthen Ties for Digital Migration management
The Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS), has said that it will continue to strengthen its partnership with Chinese mobile technologies giant, Huawei, to provide a digital platform for seamless and effective migration management across national borders for internal security. Speaking at an interactive session between the NIS and Huawei on immigration …
Read More »Dangote Refinery to Become Highest Employer of Chemical Engineers in Nigeria
…Engineers hail the huge scale of project The National President of Nigeria Society of Chemical Engineers (NSCh) has revealed that Dangote Oil Refining Company will be the highest employer of chemical engineers in the country when the refinery comes on stream. The Society’s National President, Engr. Saidu A. Muhammed, disclosed …
Read More »Kaduna lifts restriction on telcoms services
The Kaduna government has lifted a partial three-month telecommunications shutdown in the state. In September, the state government took the measure in an effort to tackle the criminal activities of bandits in the state. In a statement on Friday, Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said …
Read More »Like Tony, Awele Elumelu is uplifting female entrepreneurs in Africa
Dr. Awele Vivian Elumelu Ever wondered why the Elumelus have continued to rise from grace to grace? Reason is simple: humanitarian and philanthropic gestures run in their DNAs. Not much has been heard of Dr Awele Vivien Elumelu, the elegant and brilliant wife of Nigerian economist and astute banker, Tony …
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