The Federal Government on Monday said in spite of the recent increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, and the service-based tariff review of electricity cost, the prices in Nigeria still remained among the cheapest in Africa. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a press conference in Abuja on Monday said…
Year: 2020
Ogun Reopens Schools, Rearranges School Hours
The Ogun State Government has announced Monday, 21 September 2020 for the reopening of schools in the state for the first term of 2020/2021 academic session. It has also released a schedule of the school hours for public schools as part of the efforts to meet the COVID-19 guidelines for school operations. The students, who…
YOV Demands Immediate Reversal of Fuel, Electricity Tariff Increase
The Yoruba One Voice (YOV), a coalition of all Yoruba groups and organisations in the diaspora consisting of more than fifty Yoruba organisations from the four continents of the world strongly display concerns over the federal government increase of electricity tariff and fuel price. In a press statement made available to newsmen from Toronto, Canada…
Unique Motors Boss Bags ECOWAS Ambassadorship
Prince Adesina Adebiyi, chairman of Unique Motors, has been awarded the ECOWAS Youth Ambassador of Peace on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Images confirming his award spilled onto Unique Motors’s Instagram page on Friday, September 4, 2020, where Prince Adebiyi was spotted in native attire, a medal of victory slung on his neck and a framed…
Veteran Yoruba Comic Actor Baba Legba is Dead
The Yoruba movie industry has lost one its veteran actors, Alhaji Yekini Omobolanle, popularly called Baba Legba. He was confirmed dead on Monday, September 7 in his home in Abeokuta, Ogun state. The news of his death was reported by Baba Sala’s son, Adejumo Boisala Emmanuel who announced on his Facebook page. The post read:…
Lagos Reopens 2 Recreational Parks
The Lagos State Government has announced the reopening of two of its recreational parks for public use after several months of closure due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mrs Adetoun Popoola, the General Manager, Lagos State Parks and Gardens (LASPARK), disclosed this in a statement made available where she stressed that visitors coming to the parks…
Reduced impact of coronavirus as Nigerian economy resumes activities
With the continuous increase in the rate of recovery from the dreaded Coronavirus, Nigeria appears to be winning the war against the pandemic that has wreaked havoc across the globe. Data gathered from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control by P+ Measurement Services in the month of August saw Nigeria recording a total of 22,073…
Chidi Nwaogu Launches Global Fellowship Program for Aspiring and Early-Stage Entrepreneurs
On the journey to impact over 10,000 professionals within ten years, serial tech entrepreneur and software developer, Chidi Nwaogu, launches a global fellowship program for those passionate about solving some of Africa’s most pressing problems through innovation. Savvy Fellowship is built for those who want to build their own impact-driven business but don’t know how…
Mouka Reaffirms Commitment to Consumers’ Wellbeing, Quality Product
Nigeria’s foremost manufacturer of mattresses and beddings, Mouka, has restated its commitment to consumers’ Wellbeing by delivering quality products which enhance sleep and ultimately sound health. This was the submission of the Chief Executive Officer, Mouka, Raymond Murphy, at a virtual stakeholders’ engagement where he unveiled some of the plans of its fiscal year, on…
All About P&1D Contract Scandal and Victory
The P&ID contract was a signed agreement with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources on behalf of the Nigerian government on January 11, 2010 for a gas supply and processing project. Under the terms of the agreement, P&ID was to build and operate an Accelerated Gas Development project to be located at Adiabo in Odukpani Local…