Twitter on Tuesday urged shareholders to endorse the $44 billion deal Elon Musk made to buy the online podium, setting a vote on the merger for September 13. The firm is locked in a legal battle with the mercurial Tesla boss over his effort to walk away from the agreement,...
The Federal government has reiterated its commitment to the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction of 2015-2021. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq made this known at the COP26 side event and panel discussion on Nigeria’s Climate Change Adaptation Efforts...
Ecobank Plc has temporarily closed its Wuse II Abuja branch. The bank said it took the decision after the death of one of its customers who happened to be the first death case from coronavirus in Nigeria. According to a statement by the bank, the deceased visited the branch on March...
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday signed into law the state’s Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps Establishment Bill, saying the bill signified the declaration of war on criminals in the state. Presenting the bill to the governor at the event held inside the Executive Council Lounge, Government Secretariat,...
A federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, on Wednesday, ordered the release of the international passport belonging to a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The judge, Hussein Baba-Yusuf, gave the order for the passport to be released following an application by Mr Dasuki’s lawyer, Ahmed Raji. Mr Raji...
• As Govt reclaims land for civil service clinic Ownership of the land bordering the Civil Service Clinic in Ilorin has officially reverted to Kwara State Government, a statement said on Friday, adding that a new secretariat complex will now be erected on the land next year. Chief Press Secretary to...
The Federal Government on Monday issued stay at home order for Federal civil servants at grade levels one to 12 as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus in the country. A circular signed to the effect by the Head of the Civil Service if the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan,...
The Ogun State Agro-Cargo International Airport will begin scheduled and non-scheduled flights in the next few weeks; Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known on Tuesday. Abiodun, was speaking at the 13th Gateway International Trade Fair breakfast meeting with chief executive officers, captains of industry, entrepreneurs, investors and stakeholders alike, held...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, on Monday, June 15, 2020 visited the scene of the fire incident which occurred on Sunday night at Oba Nla in Akure, the state capital. Governor Akeredolu who sympathized with the victims, assured that his administration will overhaul the state fire service for effective...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has delivered a world-class bus terminal for passengers distribution around international gateway. Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, commissioned the Mafoluku Bus Terminal fully built by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) in collaboration with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The terminal is a gateway...