The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, formally signed the Lagos Electricity Bill into law on Tuesday. Henzodaily reports that the signing ceremony took place at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, and was attended by the state’s deputy governor, Kadri Hamzat, members of the State Assembly, and members of the state executive council. Governor Sanwo-Olu … Read more
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, said the 2nd Higher Education Summit would provide the platform to reinvent and reinvigorate the funding landscape for tertiary institutions in Delta State. Governor Oborevwori stated this while declaring open the 2nd Higher Education Summit at Asaba. The governor who was represented by his Deputy, … Read more
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force have reportedly arrested human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over alleged defamation of the Chief Executive Officer of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu. Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore who announced the arrest in a post on his … Read more
Nigerians can look forward to at least three public holidays in December 2024 and January 2025The federal government is expected to declare Wednesday, December 25, 2024, as a public holiday for Christmas, among othersThe holidays serve as the period to unwind, take a break from work and enjoy fun moments with family and friends As … Read more
The Lagos State Government has reiterated that hawking dogs and selling any livestock on the street and by the roadside in the state remains illegal. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps would not hesitate to apprehend defaulters. Wahab stated this on Tuesday in a statement … Read more
Nigerian-American singer and actor Olurotimi Akinosho, better known as Rotimi, has opened up on the reason he left 50 Cent’s G-Unit record label, citing a lack of understanding of his musical style by the label’s head. In a recent interview on Adesope Live, the US-based American singer disclosed that when he was signed to … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled a 24-month action plan of creating 20 million jobs for youths, through the recently launched Nigerian Youth Economic Engagement and De-Radicalization Programme (NIYEEDEP), a pro-youth socio-economic intervention scheme jointly anchored and driven by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development and the Nigerian Senate, through its Committee on Sports … Read more
Nigerians took to social media X to query Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, over his urgent push for tax reform billsThere was uproar on the X platform as Nigerians dug out Oyedele’s 2019 tweets criticising a 10% VAT increase which clashes with his current support for the … Read more
The House of Representatives experienced a chaotic scene on Tuesday as lawmakers engaged in a heated shouting match over President Bola Tinubu’s controversial Tax Reform Bill. Tensions erupted during a session when the House spokesperson and Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee, Akin Rotimi, made a comment concerning the tax bills while presenting a … Read more
The Oyo State Government says it will soon deploy its 5,600 newly recruited teachers to public basic schools across the state. The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB), Dr Nureni Adeniran, stated this in a statement he issued in Ibadan on Tuesday. Adeniran, however, said the new teachers would first be … Read more