The 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The money bill of N895.842billion was passed on Wednesday during plenary by a session presided over by the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila. The Leader of the House, Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, while leading debate on the general principles of the bill, said…
As part of its commitment to driving its global World Without Waste agenda, the Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd (NBC) on Thursday June 17, in partnership with RecyclePoints, a waste recycling and social benefit organization, commissioned a Plastic Recycling Bank. The recycling bank, which is located at its Ikeja Manufacturing Plant in Lagos, will help ensure…
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the state’s Executive Council. Those affected include Chief of Staff (CoS) to the Governor, Bisi Ilaka and 17 Commissioners. The Cabinet was constituted on August 14, 2019 following Makinde’s historic victory in the March 9, 2019 election. The Chief Press Secretary to…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) has disclosed its plans to support infrastructural development in Ogun State with an envelope of $200m. The fund, according to the bank, will be dedicated towards projects and other developmental initiatives embarked upon by the incumbent administration in the state. The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will on Thursday, 1st of July, make a public presentation of a reviewed Tourism Master Plan and a Tourism Policy to guide the activities of the State Government and stakeholders in the sector on all tourism related activities in the State for the next couple of years. The public…
To unify customer experience while using its Mobile App, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, is set to introduce the Single Sign-on authentication feature that will allow customers access all their active profiles across the Group. The Single Sign-on is an innovative capability from the end-to-end financial services institution. It was birthed to simplify customers’ access to…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that it is targeting 25,000 residents as beneficiaries of the relaunched popular “Jigi-Bola” programme, just as he announced that Blindness and Ear Impairment Prevention treatment will be covered under the initiative. Sanwo-Olu, represented by his Deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, at the programme re-launched 21 years…
Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has expressed delight over the appointment of Rivers-born, Dame Aleruchi Cookey-Gam, into the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Board, to deploy her wealth of experience garnered over the years in public service to the development of decent and affordable housing for Nigerians, in line with…
The United bank for Africa (UBA) is leading again through innovation as it launches a podcast, RED Radio, which is available 24/7. The dynamic and creative online radio channel, RED Radio now provides round the clock informative and entertaining content, bringing out the best of Africa. RED Radio www.itsredradio.com was berthed as part of the…
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021. This was disclosed in a joint statement by the Director, Public Affairs Nigerian Communications Commission, Ikechukwu Adinde; and the Head, Corporate Communications, Nigeria Identity Management Commission, Kayode Adegoke on Tuesday. According to the statement, the decision to…