Soyinka’s sister dies at 90, funeral rites begin Thursday
Tinuola Aina, the older sister of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, has died at the age of 90. In a statement released on Tuesday, her family announced that she…
Polaris Bank MD hails Ogun infrastructure, conducive business environment
Ogun State has been described as one of the most progressive states in Nigeria with adequate infrastructure and a conducive environment for businesses to thrive. The Managing Director of…
Protesters storm N’Assembly over Kaduna bombing, demand minister’s resignation
Protesters stormed the National Assembly premises in Abuja on Wednesday in reaction to the Sunday bombing of village in Kaduna State. Daily Trust reports that the protesters, who occupied the…
Wabote bemoans local content stagnation at 54% in oil, gas industry
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Mr Simbi Wabote, has expressed worry over the 50 per cent level of content and development recorded in the…
Court orders Benin Republic to pay Igboho 20m CFA over rights violation
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court of justice has ordered the government of the Republic of Benin to pay Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Igboho, 20 million CFA…
‘We have land in Ogun’, Abiodun assures investors, distributes 5,000 titles
Ogun State Government on Friday said it will continue to make land available to genuine investors who are ready to do business in the state. The state governor, Prince Dapo…
How ex-Zamfara Governor, Yari, blew $18.2m on overseas shopping spree in 4 months – Documents
A syndicate of international financial crimes investigators has obtained bank documents showing curious debits and credits on the bank accounts of former governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Abubakar…
Ethiopian Airlines bans use of ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags
Ethiopian Airlines has said passengers boarding any of its flights from Nigeria won’t be allowed to bring ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags. Ghana-must-go bags are popular sac-like load carriers in Nigeria that come…
APC, SDP trade blame over attack on Kogi REC’s residence
The All Progressive Congress and the Social Democratic party have been trading blame over gunmen’s attack on the residence of the state Residence Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Gabriel Longpet in the…
CBN to freeze accounts without BVN, NIN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed a “Post no Debit” restriction on all bank accounts without a Bank Verification Number and National Identification Number effective April 2024. “Post No…
