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COVID-19 Protocols: Abia SSG Tasks Council Chairmen On Effective Enforcement
To effectively curtail the spread of coronavirus in Abia State, the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Barr Chris Ezem, has charged Transition Council Chairmen to take responsibility and be more effective in enforcing guidelines issued by the State Government in the efforts geared towards the eradication of the virus. Barr Ezem who stated this as part of an updated guideline...
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Writes Lagos Assembly, Seeks Adewale As Substantive Auditor-General
The Lagos State House of Assembly has received a letter from Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to confirm Mr. Adewuyi Adewale as the substantive Auditor-General of the state. The Clerk, Mr Lekan Onafeko, read Sanwo-Olu’s letter requesting confirmation of the nominee at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa in Lagos on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
”Naira Will Level Off Between N1,600 – N1,650” – Rewane
Economist and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has projected that the naira would trade within N1,600-N1,650 to a dollar in the near term. Rewane said this during his presentation at the June edition of the Lagos Business School Breakfast session. The analysts who did a mid-term economic review of the current administration maintained that the Nigerian currency remains...
Amotekun: South-West Governors to sign bill for legal backing on February 14
Ekiti Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Monday said the bill seeking legal backing for the Western Nigeria Security outfit code-named ‘Operation Amotekun’ initiated by the six Governors in the Southwest region would be simultaneously assented to on Friday, February 14. Fayemi, who disclosed this while receiving proposal bill on Amotekun from Ekiti Attorney-General, Olawale Fapohunda, said the bill when enacted...
“NNPCL Supported Dangote Refinery Establishment With $1bn Loan” – Official
NNPCL announced that it has obtained a $1 billion loan secured by crude oil to help Dangote Refinery, with 650,000 barrel capacity per day. It also stated that the firm facilitated the $3 billion Gazelle loan as a critical intervention to help stabilise the federation’s foreign exchange crisis. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, said these at the Energy...
DJ Cuppy Now A Transformed Believer.
Florence Otedola popularly called DJ Cuppy rededicates her life to God, marking a significant spiritual transformation through a baptism ceremony. On Friday, DJ Cuppy took this step as part of her commitment to deepening her faith and embracing a new chapter in her spiritual journey, as she shared in a tweet on the X platform. Using her @cuppymusic handle, DJ Cuppy...
Nigeria Seeks New Telecom Rules To Boost Digital Economy
Nigeria's telecom regulator and lawmakers have started to review the Nigerian Communications Act 2023 to modernise a historic law that sparked a $75 billion industry. The initiative, kicked off at a Lagos colloquium on Tuesday with telecom operators, legal experts, and tech leaders, targets gaps in a two-decades-ago law that fuelled mobile subscriptions from 300,000 in 2001 to 153 million...
Nasarawa Hospital Issues Two-Week Deadline For Unclaimed Corpses
The Federal Medical Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, has given a two-week ultimatum for the retrieval of nine corpses that have been unclaimed in its mortuary for an extended period. This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the medical centre, Miss Esther Bature, and made available to newsmen in Keffi Local Government Area of the...
Missing Children: Udensi Calls For Proper Documentation Of Tenants, Commercial Vehicles
Interpol Systems Consultant and security expert, Sir Chikwe Udensi has called for the proper documentation of those seeking to rent property as tenants across the country. He also advocated documentation of all commercial vehicle and motorcycle operators to curtail incidences of missing children across the country. https://www.youtube.com/live/jDRD1YIkdkk?si=3GFbSy4JaDBiKoXh Featuring on a radio current affairs programme, Open Parliament on Wednesday, Sir Udensi said the...
FSARS Personnel To Be Issued Guns Only When Responding To Violent Crimes
In line with directives of the Inspector-General of Police on measures to curb the excesses of policemen attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (FSARS), and other tactical units, the Commissioner of Police, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, Imohimi Edgal, embarked on measures towards implementing the police boss’s directives. According to him, henceforth, no personnel of the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad...
