The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. (Mrs.) Lola Akande on Wednesday assured prospective local and international investors in Lagos State of profitable returns on business investments. The Commissioner gave the assurance while welcoming the delegation from a Chinese Firm, Tongyi Group of Companies on a courtesy visit to her office at the Ministry…
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) saved properties worth N18.9 trillion, while saving 587 lives and rescuing 260 persons from raging fire in 2021. This was revealed by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, at the decoration of newly promoted Deputy Controllers General (DCGs) of the Service in Abuja on Thursday. According to the Minister,…
As a socially responsible organisation, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC is big on positively impacting lives within its host communities in Nigeria through its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiatives. Stanbic IBTC’s CSI is hinged on three core pillars: education, health, and economic empowerment, and aims to meaningfully contribute to enhancing the wellbeing of Nigerian communities, especially…
A bill seeking to give the federal government enabling powers to seize and confiscate assets acquired by corrupt public officers, money launderers and criminals involved in terrorist financing and other crimes has passed second reading in the Senate. The legislation entitled, “A bill For An Act To Make Comprehensive Provisions For Seizure, Confiscation, Forfeiture, And…