No fewer than 245 youths from Dangote Cement Ibese Plant’s 16 host communities have been trained and empowered till date in different skills since the commencement of operations in Ibese with significant impact on the local economy. This disclosure by the Plant’s Director, Azad Nawabuddin came just as the Ogun state government commended the organization…
Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has said it will organize an award in early February, known as the Sterling Heart Fellowship Award, for tech founders whose businesses employ innovative solutions to tackle challenges in the HEART sectors and have been selected to partake in the Founder Institute Lagos Virtual Spring Program. The HEART…
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…
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said the Rivers State government has through intelligence discovered one of the State owned Legacy 600 aircraft that was flown to and abandoned in Germany since 2012 by the Governor Chibuike Amaechi led administration. The governor said it was unconscionable for the immediate past administration to have surreptitiously taken a…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed all the security institutions to immediately leverage Fifth Generation (5G) technology, when deployed, to enhance security in the country. Launching the National Policy on 5G for Nigeria’s Digital Economy, the President said the Federal Government will take full advantage of the opportunities that 5G provides for the…
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Act. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Aviation. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, in his presentation, said the bill seeks to repeal the Federal Airports Authority Act and to…
The Lagos State Government has suspended the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers indefinitely on Lagos Island. Special Adviser to the governor on transportation, Oluwatoyin Fayinka announced the suspension. The action is coming barely 24 hours after the threat by the National President of the Union, Ibikunle Baruwa, that the operations of…