The Lagos State Government has extended the work-from-home directive to all state public servants on Grade levels 14 and below from Monday, February 1, 2021 to Friday, February 26, 2021. This was disclosed by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, via a statement issued on Sunday evening. According to him, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, took the ...

Zenith Bank Chairman Jim Ovia has been sued over the appointment of Ebenezer Onyeagwu as Zenith Bank MD. A civil society group identified as the Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative (TADI), has sued the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, the Founder/Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia and 4 others over the appointment of Ebenezer Onyeagwu as the ...

Chelsea FC has confirmed the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as manager. He replaces Frank Lampard, who was sacked on Tuesday following a string of bad runs in the EPL. A statement on the website of the club said Tuchel has signed an 18-month contract with the possibility of an extension. He said: ‘I would like to thank Chelsea FC for ...

First City Monument Bank, a foremost financial services provider in Nigeria, has continue her aggressive drive and support for the Small and Medium Enterprises sector in the country. The bank, which was recently voted as the Best SME Bank in Africa, thereby consolidating its position as the dominant financial institution in the segment, has made more funds available to women ...

Lauretta Onochie, Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buharia, has said every tribe in the country has bad eggs. She also claimed that many critics of the Buhari regime were driven by hate and bitterness and were, therefore, wont to accuse Fulani herdsmen of every heinous act perpetrated by criminals, adding that such commentators were fishing for ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the arrest of Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, for giving Fulanis in Oyo State an ultimatum to leave the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed this in an interview with the Hausa Service of the BBC. The BBC report quoted Shehu ...

For The Record: Joe Biden’s Inaugural Speech As 46th US President Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested a new ...

President-elect Joe Biden has arrived at the US Capitol where he would be sworn-in as the 46th US President. He was accompanied by his wife Jill Biden. The incoming Vice President Kamala Harris has also arrived and accompanied by her spouse Douglas Emhoff. Also present to grace the ceremony is a former US President Barack Obama and his wife Mitchell ...

At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for. In an interview with BusinessDay, Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank’s CEO, noted that over N9.6 trillion had been processed through the bank’s agent network. As he ...

The Lagos state government on Friday reiterated that public and private schools below tertiary level are to resume on Monday. This was contained in a press release signed by the Head of Public Affairs at the state’s Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi. “This affirmation was made today by the Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo while noting that this ...