The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ola Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and Muhammad Hammajoda as Secretary of the commission amid opposition and objections from some Nigerians. The Senate also confirmed Halima Shehu as the National Coordinator and chief executive officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) after screening all…
The Pew Research Centre has ranked Nigeria as the second most prayerful country on earth with Afghanistan taking the lead with 96 percent prayer rate. Nigeria took the second position with 95 percent prayer rate. The Pew Research Centre is a non-partisan American think-tank based in Washington, D.C. It will be recalled that in 2019,…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers of some agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment. In a statement released on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, the appointment is in accordance with Tinubu’s plan to base Nigeria’s economic revival…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation. Presidential spokeman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Thursday, said Mr. Olukoyede’s appointment followed…
Media personality, Dotun Kayode, better known as Do2dtun, has said that a judge ruled in his favour granting him divided child custody with his estranged wife. Dotun, while accusing his wife Taiwo Omotayo, who is singer D’banj’s sister, and her family of denying him access to see his two daughters said he is ready to…
The Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS) says it will deploy technology as well as implement a biometric identity verification system that will help improve border security and surveillance. Caroline Adepoju, acting comptroller-general (ACG) of NIS, spoke on Wednesday at a one-day retreat organised by the agency. The event, themed, ‘One Impression: Inter-Agency Collaboration’, was held in…
The Lagos State Government has sealed some churches, bars, night clubs, event centres and other establishments over noise pollution. The affected establishments are located in Lagos Island, Ojudu, Ogba, Magodo, and Ikosi areas of the state. Photographs posted on X by the office of the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the demolition of popular Bombata and Jankara Markets in Lagos Island as part of the on-going efforts to regenerate Lagos Island and deflooding project of the area. Sanwo-Olu gave the directive on Sunday, while addressing the media during an inspection tour which started from Idumagbo Avenue through Ojo-Giwa, Jankara,…
Iranian human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The announcement was made in a press release shared by the Committee on Friday. Mohammadi was credited for her fight against the oppressive policies of the Iranian government against women in the country in the…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, says President Bola Tinubu betrayed him politically. Atiku disclosed that his political relationship with Tinubu ended in 2007, saying this was after he rejected moves to make the former Lagos State Governor his running mate as the presidential candidate…
