The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered the immediate closure of Ladipo and Mushin markets for several environmental offences, including reckless waste disposal, unclean premises, and non-payment of waste bills. The market would remain closed until the traders and market stakeholders met the mandatory redress conditions. The Commissioner noted that the…
The Federal Government has stated its plan to begin taxing wealthy Nigerians to achieve its 18% Tax-GDP ratio revenue target. This was disclosed by Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman, of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in a recent interview with Bloomberg. Mr. Taiwo noted that this move is part of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms…
Kemi Olunloyo has called on the late Mohbad’s widow, Wumi to tell the world who fathered her son as she threatened to expose late singer’s wife over the paternity of her son. Following the death of the 27-year-old singer, reports had made rounds that the singer isn’t the father of his son. This had led…
The Management and Staff of the National Broadcasting Commission on Monday celebrated the retirement of an exceptional Public Servant, the Director, Broadcast Policy and Research, Mr. Matthews Onyedikachi Achara, who is described as an embodiment of the Public Service Rule. He began his career with the Commission in 1998 as a Senior Administrative Officer in…
The National Broadcasting Commission recently hosted a delegation from the High Authority for Audio—Visual and Communications, HAAC, which is the body responsible for broadcast regulation in Benin Republic on a 3-day bilateral exchange in Abuja, Nigeria. The main objective of this visit was to facilitate an exchange of ideas and discussions regarding broadcast regulation in…
The administration of United States President, Joe Biden, has revealed the motive behind the inauguration of Chinenye Ogwumike and Osagie Imasogie (Nigerian-Americans) alongside ten others as members of the US Advisory Council on Africa Diaspora Engagement. In a statement published on the US Department of State Services website, the Biden administration said Wednesday that the…
Nigerian Fuji musician King Wasiu Ayinde popularly known as K1 De Ultimate paid tribute to late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba better known as Mohbad at his concert. Despite it being over three weeks since the singer’s death, many celebrities and public figures are still paying tribute to him, especially at their concerts or events. One…
In preparation for Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day celebration, the late Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, who designed the Nigerian flag and 10 other heroes will receive the Citizenship and Patriots Award from the Federal Government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Nigeria got her independence from Great Britain on October 1, 1960 and would mark its 63rd independence…
Kenny Ogungbe became famous in the nineties as the host of a popular TV program called AIT Jamz (later becoming PrimeTime Jamz on AIT). Kenny’s impact in the music industry would last for centuries to come. He is no new name to the Nigerian music audience. His legacies, especially with iconic singer 2face Idibia, still hovers…
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Wednesday, insisted that there was no going back on the proposed indefinite strike by the organizer labour. Recall that the Trade Union Congress, TUC and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Tuesday, said the country’s economy would be shut down from October 3 to further press for its demands…
