Minister Ngige: Medical Doctors can leave, Nigeria has enough
A day after inviting the anger of stakeholders who decried brain drain in the health sector, Labor and Employment Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige, has double-down on his provocative comments that…
Fallout from Onnoghen`s trial and conviction
Walter Onnoghen’s nearly 100-day suspense-packed thriller with the Code of Conduct Tribunal finally came to a conclusion on April 18 2019. He was found him guilty of not declaring some…
Lagos locked down as Buhari commissions uncompleted projects
After the respite of the Easter holiday, traffic jam, the feared menace on Lagos roads, was at its height yesterday during President Muhammadu Buhari’s one-day official visit to Lagos state…
Health Minister Unfazed at Mass Exodus of Nigerian Doctors
In spite of an appalling doctor-patient ratio, Nigeria’s labour minister said he is not worried about how medical doctors are leaving the country in droves. Chris Ngige, himself a medical…
Senate Postpones Passage of 2019 Appropriation Bill to Tuesday
The Senate on Wednesday stood down the consideration of the 2019 budget report due to the absence of the Chairman of its Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje. The chairman,…
UBA Shareholders Approve N29bn Diviend,Applaud Performance
Shareholders of pan-African Financial United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc yesterday approved the N29.9 billion paid for the 2018 financial year, while hailing the consistent strong performance of the group.The…
Olam to Acquire Dangote Flour Mills for N130 billion
Olam International Ltd, a Singaporean agro-allied company, yesterday offered to acquire Dangote Flour Mill (DFM) Plc. Olam, through its subsidiary Crown Flour Mills currently, owns over five million shares of…
Oyo Polytech Council Suspends Rector, Others
The Governing Council of Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Oyo State, has suspended all principal officers of the institution over alleged financial mismanagement. The officers suspended were the Rector of the institution,…
EFCC arrests Galaxy boss over N7bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given an insight into how the Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy Transportation and Construction Services Ltd, Babagana Dalori, built a N7billion Ponzi…
Rep says only members will determine National Assembly Leadership
The member representing Ezza North/Ishielu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Anayo Edwin Nwonu, has said only the lawmakers and not President Muhammadu Buhari, National Chairman of the All…