A group identified as the “Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism,” has berated a report by President Donald Trump‘s the United States, which placed Nigeria under a special watch list of countries. Ekohotblog had reported earlier a statement by Michael Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, had explained that Nigeria was placed on the list for … Read more
Secretary to the Lagos State Safety Commission on legal matter, Ms Tola Sanusi has highlighted issues of safety as a critical tool for the development and protection lives and property. READ ALSO: Safety Regulation Key For Effective Judiciary – Lagos Attorney General Ekohotblog reports that Ms Tola Sanusi gave the highlights during her presentation at … Read more
….Graduates 509 Officers The Nigeria Immigration Service has mandated all its officers to undergo drug tests to ensure proper handling of weapons. The Comptroller General of the NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, disclosed this in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James, on Saturday in Abuja. He warned officers and men to … Read more
Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it expected to write down up to $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter, the latest major energy company forced to shrink estimates for sector values due to a weaker economic outlook. In a trading update ahead of full year results, Shell also lowered its oil products sales forecast, pointing … Read more
The House of Representatives has approved the budget of the Federal Capital Territory for 2020, totalling N278,355,365,947. Out of the figure, N55,878,241,095 is set aside for personnel cost and N62,343,723,435 for overhead cost, while the balance of N160,133,401,417 is for capital expenditure. The approval followed the adoption of the report by the Committee on FCT … Read more
The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman has revealed that Nigerians will start paying more on electricity supply as the Federal Government plans to boost power supply. According to Mamma, improvement in electricity supply necessitated the need to increase the electricity tariffs. Already, there is ongoing tariff reform in the power sector for the eleven power … Read more
Donald Trump, the President of the United States, has placed Nigeria on a special watch list of nations involved in or tolerated religious persecution. Ekohotblog reports that this was made known in a statement on Friday. December 20 by the Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. This online news medium understands that Nigeria was added to … Read more
Eleven Nigerian governors on Friday stormed the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lekki, Lagos to have on the spot assessment of the massive project. The governors are Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (Kwara), Prince Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), … Read more
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has received double honours at the HR Best Practice Awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). The event took place at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos recently. The foremost financial institution emerged as the winner of the ‘Most … Read more
By Ayodele Omoniyi ( correspondent) Few seasons witness the mass movement of people, over a sustained long period, as Christmas time. Defiant of economic depression, the months adjacent to Christmas season, fatally dubbed as ember months, always have been characterised by millions of crisscrossing commuters in pursuit of business interests, social engagements, family reunions, and … Read more
The Federal Government has approved registration and release of a new Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea variety for commercialization. The approval was granted by the National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties, chaired by Mr. Oladosu Awoyemi.The meeting held in Ibadan, Oyo State. The new cowpea variety, SAMPEA 20-T, was developed by … Read more
At least 12 persons were feared dead and 18 others hospitalised on Thursday following a communal clash between the Ebom and the Usumutong in the Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. It was gathered that the clash started around 5am and resulted in the burning of several houses. It was alleged that the … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned 14 persons before a mobile court for violating traffic laws in the state. The spokesperson for the command, Bala Elkana, also said 16 vehicles had been impounded, adding that the clampdown on traffic law violators in the state was to restore sanity to Lagos roads. He identified the … Read more
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old man, Taofeek Oyeyemi, for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old daughter. It was gathered that Oyeyemi took the victim to a quack doctor to procure abortion after discovering that she was pregnant for him. The suspect is said to be a father of 17 children from … Read more
The Assistant Director, N-Power Job Creation Unit, Mr Nsikak Okon, has said it is unfortunate that some of the beneficiaries of the scheme are conniving with their school principals to be absent from their duty posts. Okon, said this in a statement on Thursday, while reacting to a story published in the December 17, 2019 … Read more
The Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, has stressed the need for public servants in the state to imbibe safety culture so that they can live long. Lanre Mojola spoke at the 2019 Safety and Health Sensitization for the state’s public servants at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Mojola … Read more
IOSH Nigeria Network Group (INNG), over the penultimate weekend held her 2019 annual dinner and awards at the Grandeur Events Centre, Lagos. The event which was well-attended by HSE Professionals across the various business sectors turned out to be a night to unwind and network. Chairman of the planning committee, Mr.Wale Bakare in an interactive … Read more
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour’s most successful election winner, on Wednesday urged moderates in the party to grab back control from leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose brand of “quasi-revolutionary socialism” had failed. “The takeover of the Labour Party by the far left turned it into a glorified protest movement with cult trimmings, utterly incapable … Read more
Pope Francis has abolished the “pontifical secret” used in clergy sexual abuse cases, after mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality has been used to protect paedophiles, silence victims and keep law enforcement from investigating crimes. In a new document, the Pope decreed that information in abuse cases must be protected by church leaders … Read more
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has served a seven-day notice to tax defaulters across the country. The Head, Communications and Servicom Department, Wahab Gbadamosi, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Gbadamosi said the Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS, Abiodun Aina, announced this in a notification letter to taxpayers on … Read more