The Festival for Arts and Culture (FESTAC ’77), according to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister for Information and Culture, served as a haven for the racial harmony of Black people around the world. At a celebration for the 45th anniversary of FESTAC that included a cultural showcase, dinner, and award ceremony, Mohammed noted that the festival Read More…
The proposed reform of the CBN’s cash withdrawal limit policy for businesses and individuals has the support of financial professionals. In separate interviews with newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos, they expressed this. While the experts were speaking, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, indicated that the government would not be stringent Read More…
Leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Company Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Plc is the first FMCG firm to join the Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) to combat climate change. This was said in a statement released by Mr. Boye Olusanya, Group Managing Director of FMN, on Wednesday in Lagos. Olusanya claimed that the action was Read More…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) South African Chapter, Mr. Bola Babarinde, has been appointed by the Tinubu/Shettima and Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat Independent Campaign Group (ICG) as the Deputy Director, Diaspora. The information was revealed in a letter that the ICG’s Director-General, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, made available to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday. “On behalf Read More…
On Wednesday, a Federal High Court in Abuja overturned its decision to sentence Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, to three months in prison for contempt. In his decision, Justice Bolaji Olajuwon stated that the court had information showing that the I-G had mostly complied with an earlier judgement from the court requiring the reinstatement Read More…
The 4th quarter Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD), which was held on Tuesday on Lagos Island by National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, benefited no less than 237 individuals. During the exercise’s flag-off, NYSC State Coordinator for Lagos, Mrs. Yetunde Baderinwa, stated that it was a way for the corps to fulfil its social Read More…
Kazeem Adedayo, a factory worker, was given a life sentence on Tuesday by an Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court for inserting his fingers into his neighbor’s 11-year-old daughter’s private area. In her ruling, Justice Abiola Soladoye stated that the prosecution had successfully proven Adedayo’s accusation of sexual assault by penetration. According to Soladoye, Read More…
At the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has taken in 105 Nigerians who have been stuck in Chad. While welcoming the returnees in Kano, Dr. Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator Kano Territorial Office, made this information clear. He claimed that a Boeing 737-7k9 ASKY Airlines, which was being Read More…
Tuesday, a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a certificate forgery case brought by the Action Alliance (AA) against Sen. Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’s presidential candidate (APC). In a ruling, Justice Obiora Egwuatu stated that the lawsuit brought by AA was prohibited by statute of limitations since it had not been filed within Read More…
