The Lagos State Government on Thursday arraigned 70 suspected cultists before Chief Magistrate Olufunke Sule-Amzat of the Ogudu Magistrate Court for conspiracy to commit felony and for holding a meeting of an unlawful society suspected to be AIYE Confraternity. The 70 suspected cultists, with ages ranging between 19 and 40 years, were arraigned on a three-count charge by the ... Read More »
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REMARKS BY BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA, SAN AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE GOVERNING BOARDS OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA
Ladies and Gentlemen, We gather today to perform a formality. We gather to inaugurate the Governing Boards of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) as required by their enabling statutes and as approved by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. As simple and formal as this event is, it has profound consequences. One consequence ... Read More »
Toasts to an unrepentant statesman at 81
Senator Iyiola Omisore, a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an unrepentant nationalist who wants the best for his country. Omisore, in a statement issued to congratulate Chief Obasanjo on the occasion of his 81st birthday, extolled the former president for his consistent interventions on issues relating to the general well-being and survival ... Read More »
Tax underpayment: FG reviews data of 130,000 high net worth persons, companies – Adeosun
The data mining efforts of the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Finance has identified a new batch of over 130,000 high net worth individuals and companies that have potential tax underpayments. The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, revealed this on Tuesday while appearing on the Good Morning Nigeria programme of the Nigerian Television Authority. The Minister ... Read More »
Civil Society Coalition Honours K1 As UN Ambassador
King Wasiu Ayinde Olasunkanmi Marshal popularly known as K1 De Ultimate was yesterday the 6th of March 2018 decorated with yet another honor as UN-SDG Ambassador by the Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development, (CSCSD) Ogun chapter at the International Stakeholders’ Conference on SDG. The event which took place at the Cultural Centre Kuto, Abeokuta, had many important dignitaries in ... Read More »
#NotTooYoungToRun: How President Buhari Can Make History
If there is one thing on which political thinkers all over the world agree on, it is the idea that a leader has no glowing legacy or historic impact unless he or she has a robust successor plan. The baton of personalized political principles must be transmitted to a prepared protégé. However, present day democratic realities has made the world ... Read More »
Heritage Bank revolutionalise banking with Octopus; advanced intelligent digital platform
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking service provider has taken a bold step to revolutionalise the banking sector with the introduction of an advanced intelligent digital experience known as Octopus. The solution which is full-fledged digital bank, has been described by financial technology experts as a game-changing innovation that is poised to connect all your bank accounts with your ... Read More »
Buhari Approves New Excise Duty Rates for Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco
…No increase in excise duty on other locally excisable products President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco with effect from Monday, 4th June, 2018. The President has also granted a grace period of 90 days (three months) to all manufacturers before the commencement of the new excise duty regime. ... Read More »
Adeosun, MTN Foundation handover food, household items to Olive Blooms Orphanage
The MTN Foundation has donated food and household items under its Orphanage Support Initiative to Olive Blooms Orphanage Home in Lagos. The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, handed over the goods on Friday in Lagos to the Founder of Olive Blooms Orphanage Home, Mrs. Ngozi Ken Ugochukwu. The Minister commended the MTN Foundation for upholding its tradition of ... Read More »
Timi of Ede honours Princess Bajowa with Yeye Oge title, as Ooni, Alaafin grace ocassion
The ancient town of Ede, Osun State, South-West Nigeria, was agog over the weekend when it played host to topmost Yoruba traditional rulers and other high-profile personalities from both within and outside the country for the occasion of the 10th coronation anniversary of His Royal Majesty Oba (Dr.) Munirudeen Adesola Lawal (Laminisa I), the Timi of Ede Land. Apart from ... Read More »