The United Kingdom Commercial and Arbitration Court has granted Nigeria leave to appeal against $9.6 billion awards in favour of Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID). The legal team is currently arguing the case for the stay of the execution of the judgement. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, who is the leader of the Nigerian ... Read More »
Author Archives: seun
Beneficiaries hail AbdulRazaq, partners over Kwara’s free surgeries
• 100 free cataract, 300 other surgeries ongoing At least 70 percent of the ongoing free eye surgeries and 50 percent of the overall medical interventions in Ilorin General Hospital have been carried out, with beneficiaries commending the Kwara State Government and other sponsors of the exercise for the gesture. The beneficiaries singled out Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for commendation for ... Read More »
Fake News Alert: We didn’t issue any statement on Minimum Wage
The attention of the Office of the Chief Press Secretary has been drawn to a fake news circulating on the social media to the effect that the Kwara State Government will begin the implementation of the new Minimum Wage in October. The entire story is fake and should be disregarded. Our previous statements have made clear the position of the ... Read More »
Wale Obadeyi book to be unveiled on sunday
Olawale Babajide Obadeyi, popularly known as Wally Jay, was an artiste, writer, compere extraordinaire and social commentator. Sadly, he passed on to eternity in the early hours of Saturday, 30th June 2018. If Obadeyi was alive today, he would have celebrated his 57th birthday on 28th September 2019. But as the Yoruba would say, tí iná bá kú, á f’eérú ... Read More »
GTBank Fashion Weekend Holds November 2019
This November, industry leaders, style connoisseurs and fashion enthusiasts from across the globe will converge in Lagos, Nigeria for the 4th edition of the GTBank Fashion Weekend. Holding Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th of November 2019 at the GTCentre, Plot 1, Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, the 2-day event will put a spotlight on Africa’s emerging fashion industry whilst ... Read More »
Ogun remains number one destination for investors- Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun has said that Ogun State remains the first choice for investors in the country, even as he promised that his administration is consciously working to retain that status. According to him, the state with its rich human and natural endowment cannot be compared with any other state in terms of access to land, seaport and availability of ... Read More »
Fashola’s Wife Set To Commission Jandor Foundation’s New Office Complex
Former First Lady of Lagos State, Dame Abimbola Fashola, former First Lady of Lagos State has accepted to officially commission Liberty Place, the new Head Office Complex of Lagos-based Non Governmental Organization, Jandor Foundation.The new office complex located on busy Adeniyi Jones street, Ikeja, Lagos will be opened on Tuesday October 1, 2019 and will function as the Foundation’s Head Office ... Read More »
We will revoke undeveloped plots in Govt Reserved Areas—Oyo govt
… state ready for land swapping for development The Oyo State government has expressed its readiness to revoke undeveloped lands within its designated Government Reserved Areas (GRAs). Besides, the state has also said it would release the modalities for the sale of 38 housing units at the Carlton Gate Estate, Akobo area of Ibadan. The State’s Commissioner for Lands, Housing ... Read More »
Vanguard publisher has called to apologise to Osinbajo Sen Ojudu
The quotation below is from Professor Sola Adeyeye to me this morning on the bid by VP Osinbajo to waive his immunity and sue all those who have been trying to rubbish his integrity for their political purpose. The management of Vanguard has expressed their regret for this lapse in editorial judgment to me. Just got a call from Uncle ... Read More »
Magu Did not Allege Corruption in N-SIP – EFCC
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report captioned, “There is corruption in N-SIP programme- Magu”, which appeared in the Punch Newspaper of Wednesday September 25, 2019 and a few other newspapers, in which the acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu was quoted as saying that there is corruption in the ... Read More »