Lekki-Epe Expressway Reconstruction Good for Lagos Economy

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…

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Nigerian Women Insists on Equal Political Participation

Nigerian Women have voiced their demand for full representation in the ongoing constitution amendment review as lawmakers commence sitting on Wednesday. The political forum which took place in Abuja was attended by Pauline Tallen, Honorable Minister of Women Affairs; Comfort Lamptey, United Nations Women representative to Nigeria and other stakeholders. The forum accessed the 1999…

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Ecobank Reaffirms Commitment to AfCFTA

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…

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Catherine Ugorji Emerges Runner-up for the UN Woman Police Officer Award 2020

Catherine Ugorji, the Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) who is currently working with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), has been chosen by the UN as one of two runners-up for the prestigious UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award for 2020. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, stated that Ugorji…

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FG Approves New Electricity Tariffs

` Earlier in September, the government suspended the new electricity tariff regime implementation due to the threat of industrial unrest by the Nigeria Labor Congress and its associates. However, the Federal Government and organized labour have come to a decision as both parties agreed that the tariffs for some sections of power consumers should be…

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