11 Plc expands operation, acquires Lagos Continental Hotel
11 Plc, formerly known as Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, has announced plans to acquire Lagos Continental Hotel through its subsidiary…
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Court jails man six months for stealing phone worth N5,000
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 21-year-old unemployed man, Idris Eniola, to six months in Kirikiri Correctional Centre…
Stop compelling Nigerians to pay N50 on POS transaction, CBN tells business owners
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on merchants who operate Point of Sale (POS) machines for cashless transaction…
Soldier killed as gunmen attack Jonathan’s community
An attack has been reported near the Otuoke home of a former president, Goodluck Jonathan. Mr Jonathan’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze,…
Nigerian insurance firm, Staco, gets new chairman
Nigerian insurance firm, Staco Insurance Plc, has announced the replacement of the chairman of its board of directors, Samuel Turoti….
MD of Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency suspended
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has suspended the Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi. A statement…
While IDPs starve, NEMA shares food items to staff
While the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across camps in the country are going hungry daily, officials of the National Emergency…
SERAP petitions UN over violent attacks on protesters in Abuja
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Clement Voule, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly…
UK govt’s probe uncovers massive fraud in Oyakhilome’s Christ Embassy
After a five-year-long investigation into the finances of United Kingdom (UK) branch of Christ Embassy, founded by popular mega-church pastor,…
MRS Oil director resigns
A director of MRS Oil Nigeria Plc has resigned. Andrew Gbodume, who joined the company in 2007, resigned with effect…
Children suffer as Lagos fails to meet education needs of increasing population
The pupils hurriedly picked up their respective belongings as sounds of the assembly bell echoed from a distance. They had…
Commissioner’s son kidnapped – Police
Some unknown gunmen in the late hours of Sunday invaded the official residence of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Water…
Why Fowler’s tenure as FIRS chairman was not renewed – Presidency
A presidential spokesperson on Sunday gave a possible reason why the immediate past chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service…
Presidency insists Buhari has no third term plans
The presidency on Monday reiterated its stance that President Muhammadu Buhari will not seek a third term in office. Garba…
ECOWAS Presidents adopt $2.3bn budget to counter regional insecurity
The Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments have adopted the 2020 to 2024 Action Plan to eradicate…
Nigeria’s PRODA now producing pencils, can manufacture industrial machine parts – Minister
The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, says Nigeria has the capacity to produce industrial machine spare parts including…
No state will pay less than N30,000 minimum wage – Fayemi
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi, says a review of the revenue sharing formula is still the…
NUC dismisses ‘corrupt’ worker, says catchment areas remain for universities
Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) said the commission has dismissed one of its staff over academic corruption…
Makinde inaugurates 68 chairpersons for Oyo local councils
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday inaugurated the chairpersons of the local councils caretaker committees in the state…
Fayemi meets with Buhari, speaks on Kano emirates controversy, Edo APC crisis, others
The chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi, on Monday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House,…
Police, experts react to media report on illegal mining in Osun communities
The Nigerian police authorities and some public health experts have reacted to a media report on illegal gold mining activities…
Staff of Atiku’s radio, TV stations lament non-payment of salaries
Staff of the Atiku Abubakar-owned TV and radio station, GOTEL Communications, have lamented the non-payment of their salaries since September….
Buhari makes key appointments into NCC, NITDA, NIPOST, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed persons into top positions in parastatals under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The…
APM governorship candidate in Ogun, Akinlade, returns to APC
The Ogun State governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in the February election, Adekunle Akinlade, on Monday returned to…