Thank you for reading this post, don’t forget to subscribe! Operators of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and other businesses are to benefit from the $100 million being offered as new loans by the United Bank for Africa (UBA). The loans would be spread across Africa with focus on green finance projects. UBA’s Group Managing…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inaugurated a multi-sectoral state working committee on food security, charging them to work with all stakeholders to ensure that people have access to affordable food. The committee comprises the Governor as the chairman; Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Oluwatoyosi Adebayo Thomas; Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development…
A security operation was initiated along the Jakande Lekki/Epe Express Road after miscreants from shanties seized control of the area, causing disruptions and concerns for public safety. The Lagos State Taskforce, in its efforts to enforce environmental regulations, commenced the demobilization of illegal structures and shanties along the coastal road alignment and Jakande estate in…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday flagged off the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization Programme in Niger State, emphasizing that his administration remains committed to ensuring food sufficiency and protecting local industries for sustainable economic growth. The project, an initiative of the Niger State government, is for the deployment of cutting-edge agricultural machinery and technology for…
With incidents of kidnapping spreading across some states of the federation, the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to increase the personnel in the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) to effectively assist other security agencies. The House also commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his favourable disposition to the issue…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake has urged mineral- rich African countries to use the proven mineral reserves of their countries as equity in joint ventures instead of taking loans that worsen the plight of their people. Speaking at a Ministerial Roundtable on Powering Africa in Washington DC recently, Alake in a…
The United Kingdom (UK) has begun to enforce the restriction on migrant carers and health workers with dependents. The UK Home Office announced the change on Monday on its X (formerly known as Twitter) profile, stating that it is a part of their migration reduction objectives. Dependants are no longer permitted for care workers entering…
A witness presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting at Maitama, Abuja, in the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele’s alleged money laundering has told the court that Emefiele awarded multimillion naira contracts to his wife’s company. The witness, Michael Agboro, told…
A Lagos Chief Magistrate, Peter Nwaka, on Monday ordered a former chef to a former Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Abayomi to be remanded for 30 days in Ikoyi Correctional Centre. Nwaka, however, adjourned the case until April 8, for investigation and presentation of facts.Abayomi whose house address was not provided, is standing trial on a…
The 9th Brigade Army Cantonment in Ikeja was thrown into frenzy on Sunday, 10 March, 2024, as the blocks of classrooms facilitated by the member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable James Abiodun Faleke was commissioned, Military high officials led by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 81 Division of…
