Month: August 2025

The Federal Government has urged the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to conduct thorough due diligence in formulating a workable and acceptable revenue allocation for the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, made this request while receiving a significant delegation from the Management of RMAFC, led by […]

Industrial & Medical Gases Nigeria (IMG) Plc has commenced a rights issue valued at N6.39 billion. The issue aims to reinforce its market presence and fund strategic expansion initiatives. After signing all necessary agreements, the rights issue is now open to IMG shareholders. The offer comprises 199.797 million ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at […]

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are strengthening their collaboration to enhance oversight and ensure compliance within the country’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs). The managing director/chief executive officer of NEPZA, Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, said this during a meeting with retired Gen. Buba Marwa chairman/chief executive officer […]

The Kehinde Oshilaja Foundation for People Living with Disability has concluded plans to hold its 2025 annual sustainability fund for its lecture and fundraising. The event, scheduled for Lagos, will focus on strengthening support for people living with disabilities and promoting sustainable welfare initiatives for the elderly. According to the organisers, this year’s programme, which […]

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ogun State counterpart, Prince Dapo Abiodun, have declared Wednesday, 20th August, 2025, a work-free day to mark this year’s Isese Day celebration. The declaration is contained in a circular marked No 064, “Commemoration of Year 2025 Isese Day – Declaration of Work-free Day,” issued yesterday by the state’s […]

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to revoke the conferment of the Okanlomo of Yorubaland chieftaincy title on a business tycoon, Dotun Sanusi. The monarch, who warned against Ooni’s conferment of Yoruba chieftaincy titles, described it as an affront […]

Ondo State government has disclosed that 402 abandoned corpses will be given a mass burial in the state. The government said about 402 abandoned corpses are currently overcrowding the morgues at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH) complexes in Akure and Ondo. The government stated that the abandoned bodies had been left unclaimed […]

Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has dismissed social media reports claiming that there are no drainage systems on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway under construction. The minister dismissed the claims yesterday during a tour of the highway and some bridges in Lagos State. He said that the project included 750km of dual underground drainage systems. […]

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has sought more support for security agencies, urging the federal government to provide more equipment and welfare for them. Reacting to the arrest of two leaders of Al-Ansaru and Mahmuda terrorist groups which have been operating in Nigeria for some years by men of the Department of State Services (DSS), […]

A man has been apprehended in the Anifowoshe area of Ikeja, Lagos, after tricking two egg sellers with fake bank transfer alerts to buy crates of eggs. Eyewitnesses said the suspect, a security guard struggling to pay his wife’s hospital bills, admitted to editing text messages on his phone to create false transfer receipts. Our […]