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Day: January 23, 2021

Ilorin : Driver Goes To Prison Over N2m Credit Alert

A 45-year-old driver, Adetunji Tunde Oluwasegun, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for fraudulently converting to personal use a sum N2million that was erroneously transferred into his account. The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Monday, January 18, 2021 arraigned Oluwasegun on one-count charge bordering on stealing […]

Malami Cautions Journalists Against Fake News, Sensationalism

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Thursday urged media practitioners to refrain from fake news, axe-grinding and sensationalism in their reportage of issues and events in the country. Malami, who stated this in a keynote address at the 2021 National Conference of the National Association of […]

Kebbi : EFCC Arraigns Oshome For N44,800,000 Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Zonal Office  today arraigned  one Andrew Oshome before Justice Shuaibu B Shuaibu of the Kebbi State High Court sitting in Birnin Kebbi on one count charge of misappropriation to the tune of N44,800,000 (Forty-four Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira ) The defendant was arrested by operatives of the Commission […]

Wemy Industries Donates PPE To LASUTH

Wemy Industries, the makers of Dr. Brown’s diapers, wipes, sanitary pads and Nightingale range of products, has donated some Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. The Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo, who received the donated items on behalf of the hospital, commended the gesture of Wemy […]

LASG Signs MoU With UK Funded ACE-TAF To Improve Energy Access In Lagos

Lagos State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with the British Government-funded Africa Clean Energy Technical Assistance Facility (ACE TAF) programme – a four-year programme being implemented by Tetra Tech International Development and funded by the UK Government Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) – with a view to improving off-grid energy […]

COVID-19: FG Releases N6.45bn For New Oxygen Plants

The Federal Government has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of COVID-19 patients who need oxygen. As was published in Channels Television,  this disclosure emerged at the first National Economic Council meeting of the year presided over by Vice President […]

COVID-19 : Africa In Danger Of Being Left Behind In Rollout Of Vaccines -WHO

Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries in other regions strike bilateral deals, thus driving up prices, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. According to press release by WHO, Although vaccines have been administered in 50 wealthier nations, Guinea is the sole low-income country […]

Google Threatens to Withdraw Search Engine from Australia

Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation’s attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers.  Australia is introducing a landmark law to make Google, Facebook and potentially other tech companies pay media outlets for their news content. But the US tech giants have fought back, arguing […]

Nasarawa State University Considers Expunging 2019/2020 Academic Session

Management of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi may be forced to expunge the 2020/2021 academic session, as the school is yet to conclude its admission for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 sessions following the nine-month shutdown of the school due to the Academic Staff Union of Universities strike and the coronavirus pandemic fears. Nasarawa State University […]