The Lagos State Government on Tuesday has declared its commitment to paying staff of all State – owned tertiary institutions the new minimum wage and consequential adjustments with effect from October 2020. This followed a meeting held with leaders of the staff unions in the institutions by officials of the state government to resolve the…
Day: September 15, 2020
FG, Lagos Stop Barge Operations Along Marina Coastline
The Lagos Marina is set to regain its beauty and serenity, with the planned stoppage of barge operations along the coastline. The Federal Government, in conjunction with Lagos State Government, on Tuesday ordered the stoppage of all such operations, which have desecrated the once beautiful and peaceful Marina coastline. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is…
Finalists Emerge For Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon
The Lagos State Government has announced the frontrunners that will participate in the final hackathon design event slated for 16th – 18th September, 2020. The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will declare the overall winner from each competing entries in hardware and software categories at the Grand Finale scheduled to hold at the Eko…
Aubameyang Signs New Three-Year Contract With Arsenal
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new three-year contract with Arsenal. This was announced via a live steam on the club’s Instagram and Twitter accounts on Tuesday. The Arsenal captain has finally ended speculation surrounding his future by signing a new three-year contract after months of negotiations to agree on a fresh terms worth £250,000 a…
Edo Polls: Tinubu, Obaseki Exchange Words
Barely four days to the governorship election in Edo State, leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, is in yet another tug of words with Governor Godwin Obaseki, who doubles as the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The APC chieftain had on Tuesday in a sponsored broadcast on TVC advised the…
FG Reopens All Airports For Domestic Flights
The Federal Government on Monday announced that all airports in the country can now reopen for domestic flight operations. This announcement was made by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika in Abuja during briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He, however, noted that operators flying into private-owned airports must know the status of…
EFCC Re-arraigns ‘Mama Boko Haram,’ Others for Fresh N97.4m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri zonal office, on Monday, September 14, 2020 re-arraigned Aisha Alkali Wakil, a.k.a “Mama Boko Haram” before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on three fresh separate offences of fraud to the tune of N97,400,000.00 (Ninety-Seven Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) only. Each…
UBA Business Series to Support SME’s, Business Owners with Brand Positioning, Marketing Strategies
In its continuous bid to support the growth of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and equip them with the necessary tools to strengthen and sustain their businesses, Pan African Financial Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to organise another edition of its quarterly UBA Business Series. The UBA Business Series which…
TYLgames Collaborates With 9mobile, MTN to Offer Unique Lottery Experience
A new gaming platform named TYLgames has partnered with two telecommunication giants, MTN and 9mobile to offer unique gaming proposition in the Nigeria’s lottery industry. TYLgames has turned the focus away from gaming, and now placing it in gamers’ hands the power to transform lives with each game they play hence the acronym “TYL”. TYLgames,…