GOCOP re-elects Maureen Chigbo as president, 14 others
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has re-elected Maureen Chigbo, the publisher of Realnews as president, alongside 14 other members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for another…
Emerging economies face $220 billion in budget cuts amid debt crisis – Oxfam
October 9, 2023 Some of the world’s poorest countries face budget cuts topping $220 billion over the coming five years due to a debt crisis that has pushed dozens to…
LAGOS TASKFORCE EVICTS ILLEGAL GARAGES, IMPOUNDS 35 VEHICLES IN JIBOWU
October 9, 2023 The Lagos State Taskforce has cleared several illegal garages obstructing the free flow of traffic at Jibowu in the Yaba axis of the State as 35 vehicles…
Gates donates $40 mln to boost access to mRNA vaccines in Africa
October 9, 2023 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $40 million, including to a Belgian biotech company and two leading African vaccine manufacturers, in a bid to boost…
LASG REOPENS LADIPO, OYINGBO, OTHER MARKETS
Oct 9, 2023 … Warns That Future Violation Will Attract Stiffer Penalties The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has announced the reopening of Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede and Ile-Epo markets,…
Oloibiri Museum: Court adjourns suit seeking to stop project until Oct 19
Oct. 9, 2023 The Ogbia High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Monday adjourned a suit seeking to stop work on the Oloibiri Museum and Research Centre, at Otuabagi in Ogbia…
Court sentences ASP to death for shooting lawyer dead on Christmas Day
Oct. 9, 2023 Justice Ibironke Harrison of a Lagos High Court has sentenced a police officer, Darambi Vandi, to death by hanging for shooting dead a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle…
Mingi XII 80th birthday holds October 12 with discourse on rural economy
Mingi Xll 80th Birthday Committee has announced a programme of events featuring a “High Powered Forum Discuss To Energise Rural Economy in Nigeria.” According to a statement issued by Prince…
FG To Restart TradeMoni Scheme November, Earmarks N50,000 Beneficiaries
October 9, 2023 …To launch conditional cash transfer to 15m households October 17 The Federal Government will restart the Tradermoni scheme in November with each beneficiary getting N50,000 to support…
Pipelines rehabilitation contracts award based on evaluation criteria, industry standards
Oct . 9, 2023 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has clarified that the contracts for pipeline rehabilitation were awarded based on evaluation criteria and in accordance with…