Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill tagged Budget of Economic Recovery to the state House of Assembly, noting that the budget is a chance for his administration to show its responsiveness to the current economic situation in the country. The Governor, who presented the N434,221,765,938.79 Budget Proposal to the House of Assembly presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, said his government has been proactive in responding to the hardship people face. He added that the administration has taken all the necessary steps to ensure that the 2024 Budget addresses the economic…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, 5 December, 2023, said the Opebi-Mende-Ojota Link Bridge and other arterial roads connecting the bridge will be ready for commuters by the Second Quarter of 2024. The construction of the bridge is in line with the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s commitment to the second pillar of the THEMES+ developmental agenda, which is Traffic Management and Transportation. Speaking with journalists at the Odo Iya Alaro area of the state, after an inspection tour of the Opebi- Mende- Ojota Link Bridge, on Tuesday, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the project conceived over a year ago is currently…
NNPC Ltd. has expressed its commitment to work with global partners in the march towards reducing methane emissions in oil and gas operations. On the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter was released. The Charter calls on the oil and gas sector to achieve the goal of reaching net-zero emissions for their own operations by 2050. It also includes commitments to achieve near-zero methane emissions and no routine flaring by 2030. Speaking on the development during a Panel Session…
The arraignment of a businessman, Chief Cletus Ibeto before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for an alleged N4.8 billion fraud was, again, stalled on Tuesday, December 5, 3023 due to his absence in court. Ibeto alongside Ibeto Energy Development Company and Odoh Holdings Ltd were to be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on 10-count charges bordering on allegations of obtaining by false pretences, fraudulent conversion of property, criminal breach of trust, forgery and deception to the tune of N4.8bn. Count one reads: “That Chief Cletus Ibeto, Ibeto Energy Development Ltd…
The Ogun State Government on Wednesday, 6 December, 2023, said it would provide a befitting accommodation for victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, when he received his wife and other women, who were on a road show as part of activities for the 16 days’ Activism Against Gender Based Violence in the state. The Governor, who acknowledged that gender violence has become pronounced among males and females in the country, assured that the state government would provide a befitting building to serve as a shelter…
By Temitope Ajayi The number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai otherwise called COP28 has generated a lot of controversies and strong social media conversations in the last 24 hours. It is important to set the record straight and provide some clarity. To begin with, the Summit is tagged COP which means Convention of Parties. The ongoing Summit in Dubai with over 97,000 delegates from more than 100 countries around the world is the 28th in the series since the issue of Climate Change and action took pre-eminent stage in global affairs. COP27 took place…
On Sunday, 3 December, 2023, Ilupeju Road witnessed the successful implementation of a programme orchestrated by the Rasak Ajala led Odiolowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area in collaboration with Smart Gas, a non-governmental organization. The initiative ensured the distribution of over a thousand cylinders and burners to the community, in exchange for refuse generated by the residents. The event unfolded on Ilupeju Road, Ilupeju, with many residents coming with their refuse packed into refuse bags. The bags are submitted in exchange for the gas and burner. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the LCDA, Hon Razaq Olusola Ajala remarked, “This…
Subsidiaries Come Top in Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Four Other Countries Africa’s Global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again demonstrated its prowess on the international stage as it clinched nine prestigious awards at The Bankers Awards 2023, organized by The Banker Magazine – a publication of Financial Times of London, the world’s leading business newspaper. The prestigious awards presented to the Bank at a ceremony in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, 30 November, 2023, included the highly coveted Bank of the Year Africa 2023, solidifying UBA’s position as the leading financial institution on the African continent. …
Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, has been re-elected for a second term in office. Akinsanya, Alhaji Sulyman Ojora, Deputy Chairman; Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle (Sego), Treasurer; and 20 other executive members were elected unopposed yesterday at the 10th Quadrennial State Delegates Conference held at the state union secretariat, Agege. They were sworn-in by Adejare Kembi, Principal, Excel Practitioners in the presence of the Acting National President of the union, Alhaji Aliyu Issa Ore; former National Secretary Kabiru Ado Yau; Controller, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Lagos…