In order to maintain the public’s trust in governments, Mr. Douglas Ogbankwa, a former publicity secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, urged for proper protection of consumer rights on Thursday. “Now is the time for consumer rights advocacy to stop fleecing citizens and make sure utility providers and sellers of goods go by the books,” Read More…
A fake traffic officer dressed in the organization’s outfit was apprehended by agents of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday in the Lekki neighbourhood of Lagos. In a statement released on Thursday in Lagos by the Director of LASTMA’s Public Affairs Department, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, the organization’s General Manager, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, Read More…
Professor Bolanle Olawuyi, a former director of the University of Ilorin’s Centre for Supportive Services for the Deaf (CSSD), has argued in favour of the adoption of International Sign Language as the current interpreting trend in a globalised society. In her keynote talk at an internal training for sign language interpreters at the CSSD in Read More…
In order to prevent hoarding and counterfeiting, economists have encouraged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take strict control of the quantity of the redesigned naira notes it would allow into circulation. Prior to the Dec. 15 launch of the revised notes (N200, N500, and 1000), the experts provided guidance in separate interviews with Read More…
On Wednesday, the Coalition of Oodua Self Determination Groups (COSEG) and other Ethnic Nationality Groups supported Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu’s bid for reelection. Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is running for reelection in the general elections of 2023. At a rally to support Sanwo-Olu’s re-election, coalition representative Mr. Dayo Ogunlana stated Read More…
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…
