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The Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed the receipt of $311m looted by the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. The PUNCH reports that the loot was repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey. The Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr ... Read More »

The Edo State Government has said that it never released any photograph of the fleeing COVID-19 patient, a nursing mother, who is wanted for treatment in the state. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said this in reaction to a video on social media by someone claiming to have been ... Read More »

Chief Niyi Akintola SAN is a man I respect a lot for his knowledge of the law and his courageous appearance in the law courts. However, the fact that his knowledge of politics suffers from acute limitation was ignobly demonstrated today on his programme with Isaac Brown on Fresh FM. One should actually sympathise with Chief Akintola for the frustration ... Read More »

The foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has advised its customers on what to do as it resumes operations on May 4, 2020, following the directives of the federal government. In the letter sent to his customers via email and on its social media platforms on Sunday evening, the bank said its “primary focus is to safeguard lives.” Read ... Read More »

PRESIDENT of Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Sunday handed over a 400 per day capacity Mobile Test Laboratory to the Kano State government. The laboratory, situated at Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital, is to be upgraded to test over 1,000 persons per day. Other items the philanthropist donated to the state include 10 ambulances and three official vehicles among the ... Read More »

FIDELITY Bank has reassured that it will continue to take measures that will ensure the safety of customers, staff and other stakeholders during this period. This reassurance was given on Thursday during the bank’s 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos. Speaking at the annual shareholders meeting, Chairman, Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank, Mr. Ernest Ebi said the bank ... Read More »

…Markets to open for three days weekly in alternation …Governor releases numbers for whistleblowers to report erring companies The five-week lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State and two other states to combat Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) will be eased on Monday (tomorrow), but Lagos State Government has asked all its civil servants not to resume for work immediately. ... Read More »

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has described comments credited to a former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Niyi Akintola (SAN), as one largely informed by bad blood and undue politicking. The spokesman, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan, stated that it was regrettable that the learned silk ... Read More »

As the world commemorates the global Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has called on the Federal as well as state governments in Nigeria to ensure that the media is independent and journalists are truly free to practice without any fear of intimidation or persecution. The guild said journalists are a critical partner ... Read More »

At least 3,195 young people have been enrolled in the first phase of Kwara’s virtual digital training class which began on Thursday — 1,195 more than the initial figure (2000) intended for the exercise when it was announced. The 3,195, who responded to the pre-training survey, were shortlisted from a total of 6,766 who originally applied for the virtual training. ... Read More »