2020 Sustainability Report: Stanbic IBTC Showcases Impressive Environmental, Social, and Governance Performances

By Benjamin Omoike ………………………Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, released its 2020 Sustainability Report to showcase its positive contributions that were centered on achieving the United Nations’

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Sanwo-Olu launches seven new boats to boost water transport

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE ……………………..The growing interest in water transportation by residents of Lagos State has received an encouraging response from the State Government.  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, expanded the capacity

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Senate to engage Finance Minister on 2017-2020 Economic Recovery Plan

The Senate has mandated six of its Committees to engage the Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, on the Federal Government’s elapsed Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) between 2017

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Senate receives Buhari’s request for N895.84bn supplementary budget

The Senate on Tuesday received a supplementary appropriation bill from President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the sum of N895.842,465,917 billion as supplementary budget for the 2021 fiscal year.  The bill

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United Arab Emirates announces ban on flights from Nigeria

The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has again announced indefinite suspension of flights from Nigeria to Dubai. This is coming barely 48 hours after the UAE announced that it has finally

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Continuous rise in oil prices will create problems for Nigeria- Kyari warns

As the prices of oil continue to rise at the International market, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has expressed fears that it

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Lai Mohammed advocates Nigerian food as unique tourism product

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has called for concerted efforts at improving the Nigerian food and cuisine production processes, He recommended however that this should be

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Alleged fraud: Court fixes June 23 for EFCC to re-arraign FIRS officials, ex-directors

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed June 23 for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to re-arraign some top officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FRIS)

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Omokri calls on EFCC to arrest Malami for trading Bitcoin

Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the federation, Abubakar Malami for trading Bitcoin. He made the call

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Senate commences amendment of Nigeria’s copyright laws

The Senate on Tuesday commenced amendment of Nigeria’s copyright laws in a direction that seeks stiffer punishment for violators and persons involved in piracy.  The move to amend the country’s

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