Author: Olabanji Ayoola

The House of Representatives has introduced the Counter Subversion Bill 2024, which seeks to impose stringent penalties on Nigerians who fail to recite the national anthem. According to the proposed legislation, anyone found guilty of refusing to recite the national anthem shall be fined N5 million, face a 10-year prison sentence, or both. Additionally, the […]

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has assured that the country’s oil and gas sector will soon have access to in-country assembled pumps and valves in line with NCDMB’s approved vendor list for the NLNG Train-7 project in Bonny Island, Rivers State. He gave this assurance when […]

The Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), the umbrella body of all youth groups drawn from across the six geopolitical zones in the country, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his patronage of Innoson Motors. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Owerri by the President General of CONYL, Comrade Goodluck Ibem, he said […]

To enhance public health and environmental sustainability, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency and the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency have launched a joint media campaign to ban open defecation along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Wednesday. According to Wahab the […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has called on security agencies to remain vigilant and ensure the smooth conduct of the Edo and Ondo governorship elections. He made this call at a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security in Abuja, on Wednesday. The Edo and Ondo governorship polls […]

The Chairman of FBN Holdings Plc, Femi Otedola, has donated N5 million to the family of Sodiq Olayode, who recently welcomed quadruplets. Otedola donated the funds alongside scholarships for two children’s education to the university level through his foundation, Femi Otedola Foundation. Philip Akinola, on behalf of the billionaire businessman, presented the cheque of N5 […]

President Bola Tinubu has departed from Abuja for a three-day official visit to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, following an invitation from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. It was learned that the President’s flight took off around 1:00 PM on Wednesday. Among those present to see the President off were the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum […]