Damilare Abass 
Mobile telecommunications giant, Globacom, has offered to reconstruct the 64 km Ota-Idiroko road in 2022, using Federal Government’s Tax Credit Scheme. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, announced this on Wednesday during an inspection tour of the ongoing reconstruction of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. “From Ota to Idiroko, we don’t have a contract there, … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Sunday, September 19th 2021 1. [COVID-19] NCDC Confirms 336 New Cases, 5 Deaths The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 201,630 COVID-19 cases. READ MORE 2. Six States Oppose FG’s Compulsory … Read more
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has raised an alarm over the investigations into the October 20, 2020 shooting at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos State. He alleged that there was an attempt to frustrate the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS-related abuses and other matters, from reaching … Read more
Fellow Nigerians, where and how does one begin? Whenever you think you have seen it all in our dear beloved country Nigeria, something bigger, bizarre and sometimes even more dastardly occurs. Let me be honest, I have no problem with those decamping in droves from the opposition party PDP to the ruling party APC. As … Read more
Amid Federal Government’s concern over many Nigerians’ reluctance to take the Covid-19 vaccine and its plan to impose sanctions on those who refuse the vaccine when it is made available to all, some states have said they do not intend to force anyone to take the vaccine, The Publisher Nigeria gathered. The states, including Enugu, … Read more
Strong Indications have emerged that the attempt by the Federal Inland Revenue Service to have the exclusive powers to collect Value Added Tax(VAT) has stalled at the National Assembly. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the two chambers of the federal parliament would not debate the controversial issues of the Value Added Tax and Stamp … Read more
Forex companies share list of suspicious transactions with apex bank Amid desperate moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria to sanitise the forex market and halt the naira’s free fall, the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria says it has begun sharing suspicious transactions by its members with the apex bank. This followed … Read more
LASU School Fees for new students 2021/2022 Lagos State University can be accessed below. LASU School Fees 2021: Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s educational system has come a long way since her independence from the colonial masters. The country has recorded laudable achievements in the past as it has managed to have over 150 … Read more
The Caretaker Chairman of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Engr Musa Kida has advised interested candidates vying for elective positions into the Nigeria Basketball Federation Board to make their campaigns issue-based rather than personality attacks. An astonished Kida expressed shock over the charged atmosphere with personal attacks flying around with the impending NBBF elections which will … Read more
The Ogun State Government says it is set to present staff of office to HRH Oba Abdul-Ganiyu Awokoya Yesufu as the first Onirete of Irete-Ijebu, in Odogbolu Local Government Area of the State. According to the Coronation Planning Committee, the Coronation event will take place on Saturday 2nd October, 2021 at the Open Field of … Read more
United Airlines is adding Lagos, Nigeria, to its international itinerary from Dulles International Airport, with the only nonstops from the D.C. region to Lagos. United will schedule the flight three days a week with departures from Dulles on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays starting Nov. 29. It will operate the 10 hour flight with Boeing 787 … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday charged religious leaders to pay their ‘Pentecostal tax,’ which will tell their stories, achievements and life experiences in the Ministry to affect generations. Prof. Osinbajo gave the charge on Friday at Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos during the Public Presentation of the biography of the founder … Read more
The UK Government through its Africa Technology and Innovation Partnership (ATIP) programme and the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has expressed its commitment to supporting the Nigeria Start-up Bill (NSB); a joint initiative by Nigeria’s Tech Ecosystem and the Presidency, driven by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. ‘We are really excited to be supporting this … Read more
Popular businesswoman and socialite, Blessing Osom has shared a screenshot of a throwback piece allegedly written by Chief Femi-Fani-Kayode (FFK) in which he called Senator Godswill Akpabio a ‘coward and a traitor for defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Osom share the report today, a day after the former Aviation Minister defected to … Read more
Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq, National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, and a chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, is dead. Bamgbose died in the wee hours of Friday after a brief illness One of his close friends and associate, Steve Ikechi, confirmed the sad news. Bamgbose was the Principal Head, God’s … Read more
After nine long years of legal battle, the Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted two women, Prophetess Edina Lovelyn-Worlu and Ms. Onyema Bright-Worlu, over the death of one Israel Georgewill. The court, consequently, sentenced the duo to life imprisonment. Lovelyn-Worlu, a prophetess with a spiritual Church in Rumuche Community, Emohua Local Government … Read more
Big Brother Naija season six housemate, Queen, got ribs cracking Thursday as she narrated how she cheated on her boyfriend because she didn’t like his private parts. In a conversation with Cross, the light-skinned housemate disclosed that she had a Lebanese boyfriend but that didn’t stop her from having a romantic affair with another man. … Read more
Football legend Pelé has re-entered an intensive care unit at São Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital, ESPN Brasil reported, in an apparent deterioration of the three-time World Cup winner’s health after he left the unit earlier this week. ESPN Brasil said Pelé was readmitted to the ICU due to acid reflux. The 80-year-old had a colon … Read more
Troops of the Nigerian Army, Airforce and other security agencies have rescued Maj. Christopher Datong, the officer abducted at the permanent site of Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, on Aug. 24. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Col Ezindu Idimah, said in a statement issued in Kaduna that the officer … Read more
Eko Hot Blog As part of its plans to further enhance the access of Lagosians, especially mothers and children to quality Medicare, the Lagos State Government is set to launch the Mother, Infant, and Child (MICH) program. An initiative of the Office Civil Engagement, MICH is designed to take care of indigent pregnant women and … Read more