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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will on Monday, November 9, 2020, handover to an acting chairman who will oversee the affairs of the commission until he gets the approval of the Senate for a re-nomination. The outgoing Independent National Electoral Commission chairman was re-nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari who…
Following the fire outbreak that occurred in the mid-hours of yesterday at a tank farm in the Ijora area, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has asked residents to calm down as efforts are being made to cushion the effect of the outbreak. Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA Director, in a statement said a combined…
The Nigerian Senate has called on the State House to put a stop to President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign medical trips in order to help the government to focus and hasten the full development and functionality of the State House clinic. The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs issued the warning when Tijani Umar,…
The FirstMobile App, a digital bank application attributed to First Bank has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020. This was revealed in a statement released by Mr Gbenga Shobo, the Deputy Managing Director of the bank. The achievement is anchored on the bank’s relative…
Data from daily exchange rate platforms disclosed that the Naira has weakened against the US dollar on Wednesday at the parallel market. The rate presently closes at N464, 0.23% lower than the previous exchange rate of N463. It had, however, increased to 7.8% at the forex market within a week in September due to the…
The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have been utterly criticised by the Senate of the University of Ibadan for interfering and opposing the extant laws that guide the procedures of appointing a new Vice Chancellor (VC) for the University. The SSANU and NASU, under the umbrella of…
Ayda Gezgin, a three-year-old Turkish girl, is said to have been ‘miraculously’ rescued 91 hours after a deadly earthquake rocked the country’s western coast. The Turkish rescue team had a reason to cheer after the girl was pulled out alive from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment in Turkey. The shaking of the powerful earthquake…
Award-winning Nigerian actress, filmmaker and producer, Aigbe, is reported to debut her first-ever TV Show on YouTube. Mercy Aigbe made the announcement on her Instagram handle that the first episode of her anticipated TV Show, titled ‘The Switch with Mercy Aigbe’, will debut on Wednesday, 04, November 2020. Read Also: Finding Nigerians on YOUTUBE According…
Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for senatorial bye-election in Lagos East, disclosed that the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe expressway reconstruction project will have beneficial impact on Lagos economy. Abiru, who was previously an Executive Director in First Bank and immediate past CEO of Polaris Bank, praised the Lagos State Government for launching the…
Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, has announced the decision of the bank to form an alliance with other organisations in a bid to explore accessible opportunities available in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The bank Managing Director stated that the pan African bank was set up mainly for the economic integration and…
