The National President of the Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria (ASBON), Mr Femi Egbesola, has said that at least eight million small businesses in Nigeria have shut down in 18 months due to the economic hardship in the country. Egbesola said that approximately twenty percent of businesses...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Tunji Bello, has explained that governing Nigeria poses different challenges compared to managing Lagos State. Bello, who served as environment commissioner during Tinubu’s second term as Lagos governor between 2003 and 2007, cited “gargantuan problems” at...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it received a N2 million refund from a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former beneficiary of the defunct Federal Government Student Loan Scheme in the 1970s, Adegboyega Awomolo. The Fund in a statement on Friday, September 6, said Awomolo, who benefitted from...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has handed over 53 recovered vehicles and $180,300 to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP, on behalf of the victims of financial crimes in Canada. Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the anti-graft agency handed over the recovered assets to the representatives of RCMP...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his commitment to replicate China’s infrastructure success in Nigeria. The Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement on Friday, September 6, said the president disclosed this while addressing members of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation...
Actress Bimbo Ademoye recently had a sweet moment with her dad, and she made sure to let her future husband know he has “big shoes to fill.” This came after her father surprised her with five gallons of fuel during Nigeria’s fuel scarcity crisis. On Friday, Bimbo took to...
The executive governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has approved a work-from-home arrangement for civil servants in the state in a bid to further cushion the effect of the current economic situation on workers. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Mr....
The Federal Government says there are no age restrictions for taking the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC). Speaking in Abuja on Friday, September 6, the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu, said the government only restricted the age for sitting for the...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has explained why he’s prioritizing corruption prevention over prosecuting and jailing corrupt individuals. Speaking at an event in Abuja, he said: “Upon my assumption of office, I made it known to Nigerians that one of...
Police operatives in Bayelsa State have arrested a 24-year-old man, Godgift Bai, alleged to be behind the circulation of a viral ‘private’ video of a young girl on social media platforms. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Musa Mohammed, in a statement on Friday, September 6, said the suspect was arrested...
Ghanaian court sentences Nigerian woman to eight years in prison for human tr@fficking September 19, 2024
I started singing before I started talking — Singer Oxlade September 19, 2024
President Tinubu to skip 79th UNGA to focus on pressing domestic challenges September 19, 2024
Economic Hardship: Nigerians are hungry and angry — Oyo Gov. Makinde September 19, 2024
Japa: Nigerians and other immigrants face setback as Canada plans to slash student and work permits September 19, 2024
“I just want him to take care of our son,” Actress Bisola Badmus calls out KWAM 1 September 19, 2024
Mortuary attendants and five others arrested in connection with missing items from bodies September 19, 2024
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Why I dropped out of LASU in my final year — Singer Oxlade September 19, 2024
Alleged N80.2 Billion Fr@ud: EFCC operatives storm Kogi Governor’s Lodge in search of Yahaya Bello September 19, 2024
