Lagos State Government, on Thursday, read the riot act to the 7-Up Bottling Plant on Mobolaji Johnson Avenue, Oregun, over its incessant creation of traffic gridlocks and environmental nuisance by its trucks. The government warned that any further infraction by the company will attract severe penalties. A statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment…
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered the freezing of the assets and funds to the tune of N19, 178, 253,050 belonging to a convicted former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Francis Atuche. Justice Lateefat Okunnu gave the order on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, following an ex parte application…
Business conditions in Nigeria’s private sector improved modestly midway through the third quarter, but the rate of growth slowed to a six-month low. Softer upticks in output, new orders and employment contrasted with quicker expansions in held inventories as firms seek to take advantage of faster lead times, and protect against any future supply shocks.…
Justice Tijjani Garba Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of the funds as well as properties traced to the suspended aide to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Abidemi Rufai. Justice Ringim gave the order, following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial…
The All Progressives Congress has released the names of judges in the Rivers Judiciary apparently being used to issue ‘black market’ injunctions against it by desperate politicians in the State. They are Justice Opufa Ben-Whyte, Justice Okogbule Gbasam, Justice Chiwendu Wogu and Justice Fiberesima. The APC in a statement signed and issued by its spokesman,…
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has charged Pharmacists in the country to conduct an in-depth research into the various uses of Cannabis for medicinal purposes. Governor Akeredolu also declared that the Sunshine state is ready to champion the ‘Green CBD Oil’ adding that his administration has embarked on the red oil project which deals…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman. The President’s Special Adviser on (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina, made the announcement on Wednesday. Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Environment, has been redeployed to assume office as the Minister of Agriculture &…
The Federal government is set to immediately commence the rehabilitation of the failed portions of Lagos Sango-Abeokuta federal highway. This followed an intervention by the Ogun State governor Governor Abiodun over the deplorable condition of federal roads in the state. Minister of Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola, gave the commitment on Tuesday during…
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has signed into Law the Anti-Grazing Bill passed by the State House of Assembly. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo said the Governor Akeredolu signed the bill into Law in his office on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. “The move is in line with the…