Category Archives: METRO
Dangote Cement Debunks Running Sales Promo
Management of Dangote Cement Plc has denied reports, in some online platforms that it has embarked on sales promotion and has further adjusted its prices. In response to the misleading report, the Chief Branding and Communications Officer of the Dangote
Army General Mohammed Jailed Seven Years for Stealing $2.17m, N1bn
The Nigerian Army Special Court Martial on Tuesday, convicted a former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umaru Mohammed to seven years imprisonment. The court also ordered the convicted senior officer to refund 2.17 million dollars
‘I’m Still Around’ — Gowon Denies Death Rumour
Adeyeye Ajayi, the personal aide to Yakubu Gowon, former military head of state, has debunked the rumoured death of his principal. On Monday, some social media users claimed that Gowon had passed away. Reacting to the claim, Ajayi, in a
Passports Will be Delivered to Homes, Offices from Feb 2024, Says Tunji-Ojo
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, says passports will be delivered to homes and offices of applicants from February 2024. Tunji-Ojo spoke on Monday during the opening ceremony of the 2023 University of Lagos International Week. The minister said applicants would
BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Fela Durotoye, 4 Others To Presidential Media Team
Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the appointment of the following men and women to serve in the Office of the President under the Media & Publicity Directorate with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria’s federal character
BREAKING: Court Sentences Drambi Vadi “Police Officer Who Killed Bolanle Raheem” To Death By Hanging
A high court sitting in Lagos has sentenced Drambi Vandi, the officer involved in the killing of Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer, to death by hanging. Vandi was convicted on a single count of murder by trial judge Ibironke Harrison on
JUST IN: Lagos Government To Demolish Jankara, Bombata, Pelewura Markets
Lagos state government says Jankara, Bombata and Pelewura markets in Lagos Island will be fully demolished to allow for urban regeneration of the area. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known when he inspected some drainage channels on the Island. Sanwo-Olu
Tinubu Outlines his govt’s Plans for Nigerian Universities
President Bola Tinubu has said the Nigerian government would soon reconstitute the governing boards of federal universities as part of plans to reinvigorate them. The president said the new boards would be charged with prioritising the implementation of various visitation
JUST IN: Chairman, committee of Vice-Chancellors, Prof. Edoumiekumo is Dead
The Chairman, Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, is dead, a source close to the family of the deceased confided in our correspondent on Saturday evening. Edoumiekumo, who was the immediate past VC of the Niger Delta
With Joy, Oshodi-Isolo Chairman, Otunba Kehinde Almoroof Oloyede Congratulate MC Oluomo on New Appointment
Following the news that, the leadership and members of National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW) have unanimously appointed Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya as the Acting chairman of Zone 2 of the union, friends, family, political stalwarts and allies rejoice, commends his
