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After a marathon meeting with the national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, the management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has agreed to a reduction in the obligatory fees payable by students of the institution. In a statement by the Head, Communication Unit of UNILAG, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, on Friday morning, the meeting was attended by the ...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Olayemi Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five (5) years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. President Tinubu also approved the nomination of four new Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The nominees are ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zacch Adedeji, as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. “Hon. Zacch Adedeji is hereby appointed in acting capacity for 90 days before his subsequent confirmation as the substantive Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service for a term of four years in the first instance,” read ...

Lagos lawmakers have confirmed 15 of Sanwo-Olu’s second batch of nominees and rejected 2. Newsmaxngr reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday 7th September, 2023 confirmed 15 out of the second batch of 18 nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu recently. The confirmation happened after Hon. Mojeed Fatai, Chief Whip and chairman of the sceening committee, laid ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, have rejected Wednesday’s judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal affirming the election of President Bola Tinubu. The Legal Adviser to the Labour Party, Kehinde Edun, vowed to challenge the judgment at the Supreme Court. Also, Atiku’s Lead Counsel, Chris Uche, SAN, said ...

Newsmaxngr gathered that The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, transmitted a second list of cabinet member-nominees to the Lagos State House of Assembly. This is coming a few weeks after the House confirmed 22 and rejected 17 out of the 39 nominees earlier sent to it for ratification and confirmation. The immediate past Commissioner for Health in ...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa have met with the state’s Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC). GAC is the highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. The meeting, held at the Lagos House, Marina, was attended by Mrs. Adejoke Adefulire, Cardinal James Odunmbaku, Dr. Yomi Finnih, Ganiyu Olarenwaju Solomon, APC ...

The military has again staged a coup in another African country, Gabon, as army officers appeared on national television and announced the takeover from the democratic government. According to The BBC, the coup leader annulled the outcome of Saturday’s election, where the incumbent President, Ali Bongo, was declared re-elected and winner of the poll.   According to the electoral commission, ...

Lagos State House of Assembly has insisted on its decision to drop 17 cabinet nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening and approval. Recall that the House had last Wednesday, confirmed 22 out of the 39 cabinet nominees sent by Governor Sanwo-Olu, rejecting 17 nominees. Those not confirmed by the House include Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, Prof. Akin Abayomi, Mr. ...

For the second year running, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has emerged the company with the highest earnings per share on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) based on half year financial figures. According to a report by BusinessDay, Fidelity Bank, Seplat Energy, Total Energies, Okomu oil, Presco, Dangote Cement, MTN Nigeria, BUA Foods, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and ...