The government of Ogun state, southwest Nigeria, has said that it rallied banks and other lenders for its 2022 revenue target because they are critical stakeholders in achieving the set goals. Platforms Africa reports that the state’s Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo, has already met with divisional heads and operations managers of banks and other financial institutions in Abeokuta, the state capital. He, according to a statement sent to this leading media group in Africa, declared at the meeting that banks and…
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IGP Dismisses Nine Policemen For Planning Strike, Releases Names
The Police authorities have given details of how Phone trackers exposed nine offices who planned to go on strike The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the dismissal of nine police officers for allegedly spearheading a planned strike by members of the Nigeria Police Force over poor conditions of service. Those affected are two Inspectors, five Sergeants and two Constables. A police signal issued by the Commissioner of Police Provost, Force Headquarters, Abuja, said the men were dismissed from service following their orderly room trial for planning and coordinating…
Read More$38m Racket Lands Oil Firm, Marine Assets and Offshore Ltd., In Trouble
Court Okays EFCC’s probe of the oil company and others, says suit instituted by the company and its General Manager, Olusegun Olaleye, lacked merit A Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed a suit by oil and gas services firm, Marine Assets and Offshore Equipment Limited, to stop its investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a judgment, said that the suit instituted by the company and its General Manager, Olusegun Olaleye, lacked merit. Olajuwon held that there was no merit in the…
Read MoreHow Caretaker Tricked Lagos Poly Students Into Cult Initiation Site
We are not going back to LASPOTECH, we don’t want to die, frightened students say as Police quizzed Caretaker Details have emerged on how a caretaker tricked two students of Lagos State Polytechnic into cultism. The two students who have abandoned school for safety gave the details as the Lagos State Police Command has invited the caretaker for questioning. The two victims, who said their lives had been under threat after going public about being initiated against their will, abandoned their studies at the institution. The caretaker, identified as Ramadan,…
Read MoreWill Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett, wishes hubby didn’t slap Chris Rock – Report
Actress Jada Pinkett, wife of embattled Hollywood star, Will Smith, has revealed that she wished her husband did not slap Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars on Sunday, 27 March, Us Weekly reports. Smith had slapped comedian and actor, Rock, during the Oscars, for making jokes about his wife, which was broadcast live around the world from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with about 2,500 attendees. According to a source who spoke to the magazine, Pinkett and Smith are in agreement that he overreacted by slapping the comedian. Shortly after…
Read MoreLaw Student Dies After Consuming ‘Cannabis Sweet’ In UK
A 23-year-old Law student in the UK, Damilola Olakanmi, has died after consuming cannabis sweets she bought online. Olakanmi, who lives in Ilford, east London with her mother was reported to have bought the ‘gummies’ through a messaging app and they were delivered to her home where she fell ill last Tuesday. According to Mirror UK, Olakanmi consumed the ‘sweets’ with her friend, 21, and both immediately fell ill after each eating one of the ‘sweets’. While her friend survived, she died. Olakanmi is reported to be the only child…
Read MoreTrain Attack: 33 Passengers’ Phone Numbers Still Ringing, 46 unreachable
About 46 phone numbers on the manifest of the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train are still either switched off or not reachable. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) made this known almost a week after the terrible incident rocked the country. According to NRC, out of the 362 passengers validated passengers on board the train, 196 recorded in the manifest are confirmed safe and at their various homes. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that since last Tuesday when an explosion occurred on the Abuja-Kaduna Passenger train at Rijana 46 phone numbers…
Read MoreJUST IN: Lagos Appoints MC Oluomo As Chairman Parks Mgt Committee
Odumosu, ex-Police Chief is the Liaison Officer for the 25-man parks management committee The Lagos State Government has appointed the ex-Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya also known as MC Oluono as the Chairman of its 25-man Parks Management Committee. The government also appointed a former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu as the liaison officer for the committee. The members’ appointment was confirmed in a statement released by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Thursday. Omotoso said that the committee…
Read MoreU.S. Consulate Signs Tripartite Agreement, Announces 2022 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs
The U.S. government is committed to supporting women’s full and free participation in the Nigerian economy as they seek to thrive in the workforce, succeed as entrepreneurs, and create stability and prosperity in their communities. A collaboration between the U.S. Consulate General Lagos, Venture Garden Foundation and Ascend Studios Foundation will support the implementation of the 2022 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, a U.S. government program that advances women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship in Nigeria. On Monday, U.S. Consulate Deputy Public Affairs Officer Jennifer Foltz, Group Head of Venture Garden Foundation Tesilimi Yusuf…
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