The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has elevated his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Gboyega Akosile, to Special Adviser, Media and Publicity. The appointment, which took immediate effect, was announced on Wednesday in a letter dated March 13, 2024, and signed by the Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro. “I wish to convey the…
The Federal Government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. Akintunde Sawyer, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), stated this in an interview with ARISE NEWS, which was monitored by BusinessDay. The loan which was formally slated to take off on Thursday, has been postponed again, as…
Budget padding: “All of us are culpable. Some so called Senior Senators here got 500M Naira each from the 2024 Budget.” Sen. Jarigbe.
March is women’s month from International Women’s Day (IWD) to Mother’s Day. I am dedicating the rest of this month to celebrating our women from my mum to my wife, sisters, Heirs Holdings Group female CEOs, Directors, and female colleagues, you have all been impactful in my life story and business. I have been influenced…
Again, Nigerian Breweries increases prices of beer Nigerian Breweries products. Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced another increment in the price of its products after the previous increase in February. The PUNCH earlier reported that the company issued a new price review notification to all its customers in the West Zone. According to a letter dated Monday,…
Heirs Holdings, a leading African investment company dedicated to improving lives and transforming Africa through strategic long-term investments, announced the launch of its new subsidiary, Heirs Technologies Limited, with an ambition to empower Africa’s digital transformation through innovative and locally tailored solutions. Heirs Technologies endeavours to provide value added services that capitalise on top-tier expertise…
…says malpractice in whistleblowing, becoming a threat to a just society A coalition of civil society groups has called for an immediate end to sponsored social media campaigns against Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. Under the umbrella, National Coalition of Anti-Corruption Crusaders (NCACC), the groups lamented that…
The national moon sighting committee says the crescent for Ramadan fasting has been sighted. In a post on X, the committee said the sultanate had confirmed a single sighting claim. Muhammad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, is expected to announce the beginning of Ramadan.
Some yet-to-be-identified number of persons may have been trapped as a five-storey building under construction collapsed at Basden Street, Fegge, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve commercial purposes on completion, collapsed in the early hours of Sunday while some of the construction workers were…
Some housewives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the high cost of living in the territory and Nigeria in general. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that it was becoming almost impossible for them to feed and care for their families. They said there was a need for an…
