The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has approved the redeployment of 32 senior officers comprising 2 Deputy Corps Marshals, 7 Assistant Corps Marshals, 13 Corps Commanders and 10 Deputy Corps Commanders. Following the retirement of…
Anxiety at Customs as Court rules on Ali’s qualification today
Barring any last minute adjustment, judgment will be delivered today in a suit challenging the appointment of Col Hameed Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The suit was instituted in November 2015 at a…
‘Let’s think out-of-the-box’
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to partner all stakeholders as part of measures to find permanent solution to the economic challenges confronting Nigeria. Speaking at a retreat in Abuja attended by Ministers, representative of the private sectors, among others,…
‘PDP is shameless for asking Buhari to resign’
The Federal Government has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for once again asking President Muhammadu Buhari to quit, calling the former ruling party a shameless irritant which is bent on distracting the government from its rescue mission and returning…
FIFA rates Nigeria 14th in Africa
New ranking released by FIFA on Thursday indicates that Nigeria has moved three places higher, placing 64th in the world and 14th in Africa with a cumulative score of 534. According to the report, Nigeria was in the 67th…
NPA pledges synergy with host communities
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has pledged to partner host communities as part of measures to ensure mutual benefits to both parties. Speaking during her visit to the palace of the Oba of…
Minister faults report on excessive rice consumption
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has dismissed news report quoting him as saying ‘Nigerians eat too much rice, that’s why it is expensive’. A statement issued by his Adviser on New Media, Aishat Ayijimoh Onusi,…
Motorists, commuters groan on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Motorists and commuters playing the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have continued to groan over the slow-pace of work on the stretch of the road with most of them spending several hours for a journey that was supposed to last for 15minutes, …
Lagos, NPA to tackle Apapa gridlock
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in collaboration with the Lagos State Government is to commence decongestion of traffic gridlock along Seaports’ access roads in Apapa in the next few weeks. Speaking with Journalists after a meeting with Lagos State…
NCC to sanction Globacom
(NAN) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to sanction Globacom for not adhering to the 10 per cent threshold for interconnect traffic by telecom companies. This is contained in the organisation’s 2016 Q1 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Report made available…
First Bank gets ‘most customer friendly award’
FBN Holdings Plc recently garnered awards at the BusinessDay 2016 Annual Banking Awards. First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBN Capital Limited, both subsidiaries of the FBNHoldings Group were recipients of double laurels at the event. First Bank of…
Resign, PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over alleged inability of the present administration to tackle the nation’s economic challenges. Spokesman for the PDP caretaker committee, Dayo Adeyeye in a statement accused Buhari of…
Guinness Nigeria targets South African market
(Bloomberg) Guinness Nigeria Plc plans to increase exports to improve sales and generate more foreign exchange as the country’s second-largest brewer battles to overcome an economic slump in its home market. The unit of London-based Diageo Plc will consider…
Unity Bank sacks 213 workers
The Management of Unity Bank Plc sacked 213 of its workforce. A source explained that the exercise form part of the financial institution’s plan to reposition its operations. Contacted on Wednesday, a highly placed source within the Bank…