Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Government has said it is leaving no stone unturned in providing a conducive business environment for businesses to thrive in the State, with the provision of credit facilities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Graduate loan scheme and other technical supports. This disclosure was made by the Commissioner […]
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A health worker administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 to a man during the flag-off of COVID-19 Mass Vaccination by the Nigerian government in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 19, 2021. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) • Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kano, Kaduna top list of states with vaccinated persons • Lawyers divided over legality of forced vaccination […]
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Site of crude oil spill, in Basambri, Bayelsa State …yesterday Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, yesterday, assessed the oil spill site of Aiteo Eastern Exploration Company in Basambri, Bayelsa State. The minister, was joined on the inspection by Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the […]
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Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP A new research by Standard Chartered has projected that global exports will almost double from $17.4tn to $29.7tn over the next decade, with Nigeria topping the volume for Africa. At 9.7 per cent yearly growth rate, the report sees Nigeria’s export volume peaking at $112 billion by 2030. The […]
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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday, said the electoral body would ensure implementation of direct primary as passed by the National Assembly as soon as it is assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. The INEC boss, at an interactive meeting with senior journalists in Lagos, said he had the […]
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Petrol pump. Photo: Shutterstock Says no talk with FG on palliative, demands domestic refining Senate: No N5,000 transport allowance payment for 40 million Nigerians in 2022 budget FG to transfer transport subsidy payment digitally for at least six months Why labour opposes subsidy removal, by Esele HURIWA charges Nigerians to reject FG plan The Nigeria […]
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Governor Sanwo-Olu presents N1.39t 2022 budget proposal to State House of Assembly Education, infrastructure top priorities After a review of last year’s Budget of Rekindled Hope before the Lagos State House of Assembly, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday proposed a N1.39 trillion Budget of Consolidation to the lawmakers as 2022 Appropriation Bill. The governor announced a […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The official death toll in the Ikoyi building disaster early this month has been put at 45, a numbing figure no matter how we look at the incident. It is easy to see the trauma with which some of the 15 persons rescued must be grappling. Many of them must still be […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over allegation of forgery and manipulation of documents. It was learnt that the former minister was arrested yesterday to answer questions on possible forgery of hospital documents to hoodwink the court handling the case against him on money laundering […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, on Tuesday, inaugurated the International Centre For Yoruba Arts and Culture at the University of Ibadan. The Vice President, in his address at the event, said that COVID-19 and climate change were already disrupting life but said lessons to cope with these […]
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