Sources close to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) , Panti, Yaba, have disclosed that the Department is set to commission a 300-seater ultra-modern lecture theatre with office spaces for officers. According to the source, SCID had recently completed the lecture theatre and office complex project which started from the scratch in July 2019 mainly … Read more
…… Urged Stakeholders To Adhere To Safety Rules The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC), Executive Secretary, Mrs Funke Adepoju has urged table water producers to adhere to rules and regulations. Mrs Funke stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting with the executive members of the Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP). At the meeting tagged: … Read more
A Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official serving in Ebonyi State, Mr. Chiedera Orazurike, has escaped death by the whiskers following an assassination attempt on him. Daily Sun gathered that the gunmen trailed him to a filling station along Ogoja Road in Abakaliki, the state capital. On getting to the bus stop, the hoodlums, who … Read more
The National President of the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ), Chief Christopher Isiguzo, has stated that the Union was in support of unbundling of Mass Communication in Nigerian universities across the country. Isiguzo, who made the comment in Bauchi at the weekend while reacting to trending report that the National University Commission (NUC) had abolished studying … Read more
The controversy trailing Calabar-Itu-Ikot-Ekpene Road took a new dimension as Governor Udom Emmanuel told the Senior Special Adviser to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Niger Delta Affairs, Ita Enang, not to pry into the affairs of the state. Enang had in an interview some weeks ago asked the state government to use … Read more
Following the retirement of its erstwhile Managing Director, Mr Oye Hassan-Odukale after 30 years of service, Leadway Assurance Company Limited has appointed Tunde Hassan-Odukale as the organisation’s Managing Director/ CEO. The statement said, “During his tenure, Oye saw the business grow from a small regional company into one of Nigeria’s foremost insurance companies, attaining the … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, January 12th, 2020 1. “Brace Up For The Challenges Ahead” – Lagos Commissioner Tasks Staff The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako has tasked staff of the ministry and its agencies to brace up for the challenges ahead and … Read more
Mr. Olufemi Ajadi, a presidential aspirant, whose party is yet to be revealed has assured Nigerians sustainable development in 2023 if he is elected, noting that workable manifesto is on ground. Ajadi told reporters that the problems of Nigeria, especially the economic and political situations, have not yielded positive expectation because the people in charge … Read more
The Delta State Government has reached an agreement with the organised labour on the new national minimum wage of N30,000 for workers in the state. The Secretary to the StateGovernment (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, who is the Chairman of the Negotiation Committee disclosed this on Friday after signing the minimum wage documents on behalf of … Read more
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reportedly approved a new monthly allowance for corps members. Reports sighted on several online platforms, quoted the NYSC DG, Brig-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, to have confirmed the new approved NYSC allowance for corps members on Wednesday, January 8. Ekohotblog reports that the NYSC DG was quoted to have said … Read more
The traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, and author of ‘The Bottled Leopard’, Professor Chukwuemeka Ike has died at the age of 89. The Anambra State commissioner for information, Mr C Don Adinuba confirmed this in a short message. Several sources also confirmed that the monarch, author … Read more
An interdenominational Thanksgiving service was organised on Thursday for Associate Professor Nosiru Olajide Onibon to mark his two years in office as Provost of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Noforija, Epe. In his opening remarks during the thanksgiving service, Professor Onibon enumerated his achievements which have highly repositioned the college to achieve the aims … Read more
Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned Mohammed Babagana Alkali over alleged conspiracy and stealing of N45, 340, 500.00. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. One of the counts reads: ” That you, Mohammad Babagana Alikali, between June and August 2019 in Lagos … Read more
Nigerian Police Force said it has commenced an investigation to unravel the authenticity of the video where some persons in Police uniform were captured, allegedly with POS machine and demanding ATM card from a member of the public. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Nigerian Police Force on Friday. The statement added … Read more
Following its “Cash For Sanitation Initiative” launch in July 2019, Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara, on Thursday said N515m was spent on getting political thugs off the streets of Maiduguri metropolis. The governor disclosed this just when the United Nations Development Programme declared support for the initiative. The programme pays each political thug N30,000 … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, January 10th, 2020 1. Presidency Blast PDP Says, Worst Enemy Of Good Governance The senior special assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has berated the opposition Peoples Democracy Party PDP, describing it as the worst enemy of good governance. … Read more
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is partnering with the Federal Government and the Lagos State Safety Commission in Nigeria to run its first conference in West Africa. Ekohotblog understands that the event will launch a range of training opportunities in West Africa, including the NCFE IOSH Level 3 Certificate in Safety and … Read more
……. Nigerians Express Their Disgusts and Dislike Nigerians have voted for Globacom Nigeria Limited, a telecommunications company owned by billionaire Mike Adenuga, as the worst network provider of the decade. The management of the company, despite rolling out numerous creative adverts has failed to meet the basic expectations of millions of Nigerians as they keep … Read more
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has said that the priority of all tiers of government should be to ensure that victims of the Akesan Market fire get the needed assistance to enable them get back on their feet. He stated this in Oyo Town on Thursday when he visited the Palace … Read more
Facebook Inc said on Thursday, ahead of the U.S. presidential election that it was making some changes to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools. However, the updates stop far short of critics’ demands and what rival companies have pledged to do. The world’s biggest social network has … Read more