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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) over its planned national unity campaign, describing the campaign as a ‘very patriotic move’ on the part of the association. Segun AdeyemiSpecial Assistant To The President (Media)Office of the Minister of Information and CultureLagos, made this known on 25 June 2021 ...
June, 2021
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25 June
President Buhari postpones London trip
The medical follow-up visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to United Kingdom earlier scheduled for today, Friday, June 25, 2021, has been postponed. A new date will be announced in due course. Femi AdesinaSpecial Adviser to the President(Media and Publicity) made this known today,June 25, 2021 Interestingly today, President Buhari received briefing from All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caretaker Committee in ...
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24 June
EFCC drags Ex-FIRS officials to Court over N4bn fake tours
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arraigned two ex-directors and top officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service on allegations of fraud. They were said to have pocketed huge sum meant for a tour that never happened. The EFCC re-arraigned the officials on Wednesday at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, who presided over the ...
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22 June
Heritage Bank criticized as staffs protest @ Andy Ubah’s residence over unpaid loans
Staffers of Heritage Bank, Abuja in their numbers on Monday converged on the residence of Senator Andy Ubah in Abuja to appeal to him to pay back undisclosed amount of loans he had allegedly owed the bank “over a couple of years.” Many are already throwing jabs at the Bank.. Saying : “They are not serious , was there no ...
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10 June
FG opens Koo account — days after suspending Twitter
The Nigerian government has opened an official account on Koo, an Indian microblogging platform. The move comes less than a week after the federal government suspended Twitter operations in Nigeria. The government had alleged that the microblogging site was being used to undermine “Nigeria’s corporate existence”. The Koo account, with the handle, “@nigeriagov” and username, “Government of Nigeria”, had over ...
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10 June
FG Declares Monday Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 14 June, 2021 as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration.The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on this occasion and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts at ensuring a United and prosperous Nation. Aregbesola ...
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9 June
Gbajabiamila bemoans war-like violence state of Nigeria
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the growing security crises across Nigeria can be likened to war, saying it appears like the country is living on borrowed time. Gbajabiamila said the recent Special Summit on National Security organised by the House would address some of the issues, especially relating to the clashes and rivalry between ...
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9 June
President Buhari receives made in Nigeria Phone
President Buhari with Minister of Trade and Investment Otunba Niyi Adebayo as he received ITF Mobile, an Android phone fully made in Nigeria, from locally sourced components, by the electrical/electronics technology department of the Industrial Training Fund’s (ITF) Model Skills Training Center (MSTC) in State House on 9th June 2021
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9 June
180 BDC Operators Accused Of Financing Terrorism Pay N900m Fine To CBN
At least 180 Bureau De Change (BDC) operators nabbed by security operatives for alleged link to terrorism financing paid N900 million in penalties before they returned to their businesses, Daily Trust reports. This comes as BDC operators and other traders rounded up by security agents in March, on suspicion of involvement in financing of terrorism have remained in detention, almost ...
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9 June
Bakers lament high cost of materials..30% price increase likely
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN), are lamenting the high cost of raw materials for bread production. Consequently, the association said there may be a 30 per cent increase in the price of bread in order to avoid the shutdown of bakeries. The Chairman AMBCN, Ishaq Abdulkareem, of Abuja Chapter said that the imminent increase in ...
