Category Archives: METRO

No Group has My Consent to Protest Against Akeredolu, Says Aiyedatiwa

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, deputy governor of Ondo, says no group has his consent to protest against Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of the state. Reports of the said protests followed moves by the Ondo state house of assembly to revisit the impeachment plan against Aiyedatiwa.

P&ID: UK Court Rejects FG’s Corruption Claims Against Shasore, Former Lagos AG

Olasupo Shasore, a former Lagos attorney-general and commissioner for justice, has been cleared of corruption allegations in the Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) case. In a judgement delivered by email, Robin Knowles, justice of the Commercial Courts of England and

Dangote Industries Limited, Cement, And other BUs Brepare Big For Sustainability Week

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), and its subsidiaries are preparing very big for the sustainability week, which starts effectively from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th October 2023 The theme for the year 2023 is Sustainable Production and Consumption – The Dangote Way. The week

BREAKING: President Tinubu Orders Immediate Implementation Of N35,000 Wage Award To Civil Servants

Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has ordered the immediate implementation of a recent agreement he reached with labour to pay N35,000 to each federal civil servant as a palliative to cushion the painful impact of the elimination of fuel

Tunji-Ojo: FG to Pay N500m Fine for Release of 4,000 Inmates

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, says the federal government will pay N500 million in fines to ensure the release of 4,000 inmates from correctional facilities nationwide.   Tunji-Ojo spoke in an interview with the Arise TV on Thursday. Earlier this year,

Breaking: Tinubu Appoints CEOs for NTA, FRCN, NBC, NOA, Others

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)  for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. The president appoint Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos as the Director-General and CEO, Nigerian

Breaking: Bode Agusto, Founder of First Credit Rating Company in Nigeria, is Dead

Bode Agusto, founder of Nigeria’s First Credit Rating Company, Agusto & Co has died at the age of 68, it was learnt on Thursday. His death was confirmed by Olufemi Awoyemi, founder of Proshare on his X page on Thursday.

Ndume Explains walkout from Akpabio-led Senate Session

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, has disclosed the reason for his departure from the chamber following an encounter with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday. During the plenary session, Ndume raised concerns that he believed

FG to Take Over 10 New Parks in November

The Conservator-General, National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni, says the Federal Government will take over 10 new parks between November and December 2023. Goni disclosed this while receiving the nine commissioners from the 10 new national parks on Wednesday in Abuja.

N35,000 Wage Award: Labour Gives govs Ultimatum, 61 Million Nigerians to Get N1tn

Organised Labour has issued a two-week deadline to governors to commence negotiations on the N35,000 wage award for workers in their states in line with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour