Philip Ibitoye 
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Five Billion Series 1 of the 30 Billion Eko Rice Contracts Programme has launched on the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE). The commodity was launched on the exchange at the UAC Building, Marina, on Wednesday, in the presence of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, … Read more
The Rotary Club of Lagos facilitated the construction of six classrooms at the Ilara Model Primary School in Epe. The Bank of Industry (BoI) provided the funding for equipping a library at the school. The Rotary club is set to commission the projects. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Rotary Club of Lagos has announced … Read more
On Tuesday night, the rumour mill was filled with speculations that a former commissioner of police in Lagos State, Rt. AIG Hakeem Odumosu, had been appointed as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A statement circulating on social media claimed that President Bola Tinubu made the appointment on Tuesday. EDITOR’S … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested seven suspected traffic robbers, including an ex-convict released three days ago from the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the arrest on Tuesday. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu Retires ALL Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones Is It Safe To … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), through the Livelihood Delivery Platform (DLi 1:3) under the Nigerian COVID-19 Action Recovery Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme, says it has embarked on soft skills training of 400 vulnerable and indigent beneficiaries in Lagos. The programme is aimed at ensuring … Read more
By Judith Ukoh Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has called on judges in the country to desist from corrupt practices such as accepting gifts. The CJN made the call while swearing in six new judges of the National Industrial Court in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu Retires … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Chelsea have announced the signing of French International, Christopher Nkunku, from RB Leipzig ahead of the 2023/24 season. According to a club statement issued on Tuesday morning, the 25-year-old, who has been capped 10 times by France, has agreed a six-year contract, which will begin on July 1, 2023. In his … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a team of officials of the Bayelsa State Due Process Bureau recently embarked on a two-day study tour of the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency. During the visit, the Bayelsa officials commended their Lagos counterparts for the “giant milestones” they have attained in the public procurement process. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has advocated the safe conversion of petrol for domestic use in the wake of the subsidy removal leading to the increase in the price of petrol in the state and country at large. The government made the advocacy through a statement issued by the Director-General of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies. The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation made the disclosure in a statement issued by its Director of Information, Willie Bassey, on Monday might. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has retired all service chiefs, the inspector-general of police, and the comptroller general of customs. The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation made the disclosure in a statement by its Director of Information, Willie Bassey, Monday evening. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu Dissolves Boards Of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested Salisu Sani, the manufacturer of sacra herbs popularly known as Baban Aisha herbal medicine. The NAFDAC director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the disclosure at a press conference on Monday. EDITOR’S PICKS Mother, Baby, Others Feared Killed As Flood … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that an Area Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Monday, sentenced a 24-year-old butcher, Mathew Danjuma, to one-year imprisonment for stabbing his colleague. However, the judge, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, who jailed Danjuma after he confessed to the crime, gave him the option of a N50,000 fine. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a yet-to-be-identified man has been accused of impersonating one of the policemen attached to the Idimu Police Station in Lagos State. According to Punch, the alleged impersonator did not only assume the identity of a policeman, but he also used the con to steal the mobile phone of an artisan, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that at least eight people, including a yet-to-be-identified mother and her baby, are reportedly missing in the Agege area of Lagos State after flood induced by a heavy downpour was said to have washed them away. According to Punch, the heavy downpour occurred on Thursday with flood overruning a canal around … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the restriction on cash deposits into domiciliary accounts. The apex bank made the disclosure in guidance to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) after a meeting with the bankers’ committee on Sunday. The meeting was meant to provide further guidance to DMBs on the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested Qatar-based “drug kingpins”, Eyah Celestine Nnamdi, alias Murphy, and Ugwuoke Peter Oluchukwu. The NDLEA made the disclosure in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu Appoints Dele Alake, Wale Edun, Ribadu, Others As … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied declaring Bello Matawalle, the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, wanted. Earlier on Sunday, a national newspaper quoted an anonymous security source as claiming that the anti-graft commission declared the former governor wanted over N70 billion contracts. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu Appoints … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command has arrested Ayo Olamide, an 18-year-old, for stealing iron fasteners from the Agege railway track in Lagos. The police spokesperson in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the suspect was arrested by police officers from Elere Division around 5am on Saturday. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has confiscated alcoholic drinks worth N2 million in parts of the state. The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, made the seizures during the week as “part of efforts to rid garages, parks, roadsides in Lagos from illegal liquor sales and consumption by … Read more