An Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr. Olufunke Adeyeye has charged celebrities and other young people to desist from endorsing tobacco products. This charge is in commemoration of the World No Tobacco Day tagged, “Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine …

Philip Shaibu, deputy governor of Edo state, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the crisis rocking the Edo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking with journalists on Friday, Shaibu accused Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party, of being bent on destroying the president’s anti-corruption legacy. He said rather than …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is investigating alleged cases of corruption in the management of COVID-19 funds and palliatives. The commission’s Director of Operations, Akeem Lawal, disclosed this during a virtual meeting of stakeholders on the topic, “COVID-19 Funds Management and Monitoring”, on …

Baru The immediate-past managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, is dead. The current GMD of the corporation, Mele Kyari, confirmed the death on his verified Twitter handle, saying he died last night. “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD of NNPC died late last night. …

Lagos, Nigeria, 25th May 2020: As part of its efforts to curb the spread of the Corona Virus and to show appreciation for the efforts of the Nigerian Police in keeping Nigerians safe, the management of Max.ng, Nigeria’s frontline bike hailing and delivery logistics service providers have embarked on a …

Etang The acting Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Niger Delta Development Commission, Ibanga Bassey Etang, is dead. A source within the NDDC who spoke on condition of anonymity said the senior official died on Wednesday night after a brief but undisclosed illness. He is reported to have been absent …

Prioritise SMEs Development Advocate Partnerships between Private Sector and Government African thought leaders and great minds have noted that the development of homegrown solutions and adequate investment in human capacity building and agricultural expansion are key steps that will help to rebuild Africa and put the continent on a stronger …

The Police Special Fraud unit (PSFU), has dragged Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc and two others before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged $667, 000 USD, fraudulently lodged with the bank. Others joined with GTB Plc in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/586/2020, are: Albert Austine Ugochukwu and a limited liability …

The Federal Government says it is thinking of sectionalising classes for primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in the country ahead of school reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Wednesday during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in …

The federal government says it will soon roll out guidelines for the reopening of schools across the country. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, disclosed this during a briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. I wish to inform Nigerians that the Federal Ministry of Education will roll …