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Towards boosting the tourism potentials of the State, Lagos State government through the ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture is set to host a Street Party for Lagosians on December 3rd and 4th of this year. According to the Acting Commissioner of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Adebimpe Akinsola, who disclosed this recently at a press briefing,…
December 1, 2016
Following the myriad of complaints that trailed the directive to introduce price floor for the data segment of the telecommunications sector beginning from 1st of December, this year, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the move. The decision to suspend the directive, according to NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Tony Ojobo, was taken after due…
November 30, 2016
The Northern States Governors’ Forum and the General Electric (GE) International yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of five solar plants which would generate 500 megawatts of electricity in some parts of Northern Nigeria. Borno State Governor and Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, Kashim Shettima, signed the agreement on…
November 29, 2016
Nigeria has lost over 130 million barrels of crude oil from January to November this year to the activities of 32 militant groups in the Niger Delta region since the resurgence of militancy in the oil-producing region in 2015, the Vice-Chairman of the Security Subcommittee of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos…
November 29, 2016
A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday refused to issue a warrant for the arrest a former Governor of Oyo state, Mr. Rasheed Ladoja, following his presence in court. At the last adjourned date on Nov. 21, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had urged the Court to issue a bench warrant against Ladoja…
November 26, 2016
President John Magufuli has revealed that he decided to sack the Board Chairman of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and dissolved the entire board following its decision to deposit nearly $13m (£10m) in fixed accounts in commercial banks, the Tanzania Daily News reports. The paper quotes Mr Magufuli as saying: There has been a tendency…
November 25, 2016
I would really like to express sincere appreciation to you all for this level of commitment and patriotism. 2.Before I delve into some of the substantive things that will engage us over the next two days, let me first of all clear the air on some matters. One or two commentators have said that the…
November 22, 2016
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma at the weekend stressed the importance of accurate statistical data in effective planning and development and urged close collaboration between users of statistics and producers of statistical information to enable the attainment of desired results. He said the use of data should form an essential…
November 19, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 22nd conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 14-16, this year. Buhari is expected to participate in the official opening plenary of UNFCCC which is also known as COP-22Â on Tuesday, November 15 where he would deliver…
November 13, 2016
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Towards boosting the tourism potentials of the State, Lagos State government through the ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture is set to host a Street Party for Lagosians on December 3rd and 4th of this year. According to the Acting Commissioner of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Adebimpe Akinsola, who disclosed this recently at a press briefing,…
December 1, 2016
Following the myriad of complaints that trailed the directive to introduce price floor for the data segment of the telecommunications sector beginning from 1st of December, this year, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the move. The decision to suspend the directive, according to NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Tony Ojobo, was taken after due…
November 30, 2016
The Northern States Governors’ Forum and the General Electric (GE) International yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of five solar plants which would generate 500 megawatts of electricity in some parts of Northern Nigeria. Borno State Governor and Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, Kashim Shettima, signed the agreement on…
November 29, 2016
Nigeria has lost over 130 million barrels of crude oil from January to November this year to the activities of 32 militant groups in the Niger Delta region since the resurgence of militancy in the oil-producing region in 2015, the Vice-Chairman of the Security Subcommittee of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos…
November 29, 2016
A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday refused to issue a warrant for the arrest a former Governor of Oyo state, Mr. Rasheed Ladoja, following his presence in court. At the last adjourned date on Nov. 21, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had urged the Court to issue a bench warrant against Ladoja…
November 26, 2016
President John Magufuli has revealed that he decided to sack the Board Chairman of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and dissolved the entire board following its decision to deposit nearly $13m (£10m) in fixed accounts in commercial banks, the Tanzania Daily News reports. The paper quotes Mr Magufuli as saying: There has been a tendency…
November 25, 2016
I would really like to express sincere appreciation to you all for this level of commitment and patriotism. 2.Before I delve into some of the substantive things that will engage us over the next two days, let me first of all clear the air on some matters. One or two commentators have said that the…
November 22, 2016
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma at the weekend stressed the importance of accurate statistical data in effective planning and development and urged close collaboration between users of statistics and producers of statistical information to enable the attainment of desired results. He said the use of data should form an essential…
November 19, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 22nd conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 14-16, this year. Buhari is expected to participate in the official opening plenary of UNFCCC which is also known as COP-22Â on Tuesday, November 15 where he would deliver…
November 13, 2016
