It has been praise galore for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Board from the workforce over the implementation of a new and enhanced salary scheme. It will be recalled that in October 2023, the Chairman of the NPFL Board, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye had promised an upward review of the take-home packages of the staff by January 2024. This promise was again reaffirmed at the NPFL Board and Staff Retreat in Abuja late last year. Noting the implementation of the enhanced salary scheme in their January salary, a number of the staff have been sending messages of appreciation to the…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
In fulfilment of his promise and demonstration of love to market men and women on Valentine’s Day, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, 14 February, 2024, flagged off the distribution of N750million financial intervention scheme tagged “Lagos Market Trader Money” for 15,000 beneficiaries. The 15,000 beneficiaries, who received N50,000 each, were drawn from across all the six geo-political zones of Nigeria – South-West, South-East, South-South, North-Central, North-West and North East, but are all residents of Lagos. Speaking during the launch of the Lagos Market Trader Money held at De Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the gesture…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, 14 February, 2024, said the much-anticipated Red Line rail will be commissioned on Thursday, February 29 by President Bola Tinubu. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the announcement at the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) Stakeholders Forum themed: “Parking in Lagos, the journey so far – Assessing the social and economic impact of the industry” held at GRA, Ikeja. He said the Red Line rail, which runs from Agbado in Ogun State and terminates at the Oyingbo area of Lagos, is one of the integrated mass transit corridors in the state in line with his…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have commenced supervision of the banking sector to ensure the non-performing loan ratio remains below the maximum threshold set. The Managing Director, NDIC, Bello Hassan, told lawmakers during a retreat to inform the legislature on the activities of the corporation, with the theme, “Deepening Deposit Insurance Knowledge for Effective Legislative Functions.” According to Hassan, the Nigerian banking sector has exhibited great resilience, despite the difficulties facing the economy but has survived the onslaught. The NDIC boss noted that currently, the non-performing loan ratio remains…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, 14 February, 2024 announced the membership of a 43-man Constitution Review Committee from the Red Chamber. Akpabio, who announced this after the extended Plenary Session for the day, named the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau, as the Chairman of the Committee. He disclosed that the committee has all the Principal Officers as members, while one senator each was selected from each of the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and geopolitical zones. The principal officers on the membership of the committee are:…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Former Dutch international footballer, Quincy Promes, 32 has been sentenced to six years jail term for smuggling over 1,350kg of cocaine with a value of £65 million, Voetbal International reports. Promes, who currently plies his trade with Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow, was charged last May over his alleged involvement in drug smuggling. The two batches containing 650 kilos and 713 kilos of cocaine were intercepted in the port of Antwerp at the end of January 2020. According to Voetbal International, there is a ‘good chance’ the former Sevilla star will appeal against the imposed sentence.…
Ajegunle, the Lagos community noted for producing notable sports stars who have represented Nigeria in various sporting activities, played host to a youth basketball clinic organized by Jr NBA Coaches in conjunction with the National Basketball Association (NBA) Nigeria. According to the organisers, the youth basketball clinic was organised to boost the local basketball ecosystem as well as encourage greater youth engagement in the sport. The event commenced with a Coaches’ Clinic. This particular exercise was attended by 15 coaches and teachers from the following: Dorcas College, Highstone College, Ravens Basketball Academy, Topfield College, and the BE Programme. The participants…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested fourteen undergraduates of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State. They were arrested alongside 19 others in the early hours of Wednesday, 14 February, 2024 for suspected internet crimes. The suspects were arrested at different residential locations within Akure metropolis following intelligence on their alleged nefarious activities. Specifically, the sting operation that yielded their arrest was a response to strident calls to the EFCC by neighbours and parents around the locations, to save their children from being lured into internet-related activities by the…
Civil society organisations have demanded transparency and accountability in the implementation of the nation’s health budget. The organisation drawn from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), cluster members across the seven focal states of the project, key government agencies and the media, noted that the dwindling resources of government is a reason why stakeholders must demand for transparency and accountability in the implementation of the health budget. The Lead Director of the Centre for Social Justice, Barr Eze Onyekpere who welcomed everyone to the summit held in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that while the advocacy for more money to health…
The United Kingdom government is set to embark on the construction of a maritime headquarters for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Director Africa region operations of the United Kingdom Home Office International Operations, Mr. Richard Lloyd gave the hint on Wednesday, 14 February, 2024 during a visit to the national headquarters of NDLEA in Abuja, Lloyd, who described as amazing and impressive, the collaborations between the UK body and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) spread across arious drug law enforcement operations and projects jointly conducted, said the construction would commenced in June, 2024 to further…