Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that he doubt that he will get justice from the committee set up by the All Progressive Congress to screen the governorship aspirants of the party. He said he will wait for the outcome of the screening process after the committee grilled him for over two hours on Wednesday. The Edo state governor ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has commended Heritage Bank for being part of a valuable private sector collaboration with Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Refining Co. Ltd, saying such partnership stands to create new opportunities for Nigeria to grow its potential reserves of 200 million ounces of gold. The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, disclosed this during a Zoom- meet & ...

– As investigative panel reveals finding Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. This confidence vote followed the presentation of the report of a nine-man fact-finding committee of the House on allegations of corruption levelled against the speaker by Sahara Reporters headed ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally nominated Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as Appeal Court President. It is reported that the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu announced President Buhari’s nomination for the position of the President of the Court of Appeal in a statement on Monday. The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari, in-line with his constitutional responsibility ...

Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo and the Honourable Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, will on Tuesday 9th of June 2020, officially launch the commencement of the Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Raw Materials Buying Program of Nigeria’s first gold and precious metals refining company. The official launch will also witness the birth of Dukia–Heritage Bank Gold & Precious ...

Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have killed a motion seeking to recommend castration for rapists. The House, at the plenary on Thursday, rejected the motion which was recommended by Mr James Faleke. Faleke, representing Ikeja in Lagos had recommended that persons found guilty of rape should be castrated. His motion came in the wake of rising cases of sexual ...

The Lagos State Government may have resolved to allow resumption of worships in churches and mosques in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said churches and mosques would now be allowed to reopen after after several weeks of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The governor stated this on Thursday during a briefing at the Government House, Marina. In a tweet by ...

The Edo state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday approved the appointment of Mr. Stewart Efe as the new Commissioner for Communication and Orientation of the state. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the appointment takes “immediate effect.” The news reaching us is that Obaseki’s commissioner for communication and orientation, Hon. Paul Ohonbamu, resigned his appointment on Thursday. Stewart Efe Mr. ...

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of opening churches and mosques across the state now. The Federal Government had on Monday lifted the ban on mosques and churches in the country based on guidelines and protocols agreed with state governments. But the state government on Tuesday said opening churches and mosques might not occur now due ...

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced that it has reinforced its technology infrastructure to enable anyone in the country open a FirstBank account through their mobile phones, without visiting any of its branches nationwide. The investment in the Bank’s mobile banking infrastructure is in furtherance of the need to deepen financial ...