THE House of Representatives has commenced an inquest into the Ministry of Labour and Productivity over alleged irregularities regarding recruitment into the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and other agencies. This pledge by the Reps came in the aftermath…
THE Lagos High Court, sitting in Osborne, Ikoyi, has ordered all banks to disclose all investments – fixed deposits, treasury bills, and all sums of money, including cryptocurrency – traceable to Imagine Global Holding Company Limited, Imagine Global Solutions Limited,…
AFRAILWAYS is developing Afrail Express as a high-speed passenger rail system to connect the entire African continent, from South Africa to Morocco, and Nigeria to Egypt. Afrail Express is seeking to appoint a main contractor for the construction of the…
JUSTICE F. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, today February 3, 2022, adjourned the trial of a former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Nicholas Mutu Ebomo till March 29, 2022 to…
THE Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo has suspended operations in the aftermath of what the management described as a “terrorist attack“ on Tuesday in Benin City. “For now, we are forced to shut down our operations to save lives…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Command, on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 arraigned one Chiedu Ijiomah and his Company Adonai Stockbrokers Limited before Justice C.C Ani of the State High Court Enugu on a three count charge bordering…
LESS than three weeks ago, Nassef Sawiris made $260 million following a surge in the market value of his stake in Adidas. Egyptian tycoon Nassef Sawiris set records early this year for one of the fastest streaks of wealth accumulation…
ARRAIGBMENT of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Golden Tulip Hotel, Amaechi Ndili, was on Wednesday stalled at an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Also, the court has ordered that the case file should be returned to the Office of the Chief…
GLOBAL energy giants were quick to halt their Mozambican gas projects when jihadist violence erupted on their doorsteps. After months of calm, reviving those multi-billion-dollar projects is a much slower job. TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne visited Maputo on Monday, saying…
By ABDULLAHI Rabiu, Kano THE Federal Government’s plan to make Nigeria self-sufficient in rice production is set to receive a massive boost with the imminent launch of the ultra-modern 16mt/hour Gerawa rice-milling factory in Gundunwawa, Kano State. Inaugurated on Tuesday,…
