The Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Plateau chapter, Ayuba Barau, has emphasized that the world had gone past the analogue stage and that there was an urgent need to adopt modern trends in teaching children, hence the need for more instructional materials to facilitate that. He called for improvement in the supply … Read more
The Lagos State Government today commenced the sale of its popular brand of rice, Lake Rice, in preparation for the coming yuletide celebrations with the formal flag-off exercise by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal. Lawal noted that Lake Rice is available for sale in centres across the State including the Agricultural Development Authority … Read more
Two young men were said to have slumped during a marathon race at the ongoing recruitment exercise of the Ekiti State Nigerian Army. The race is one of the exercises put in place to ascertain the physical fitness of those expected to be enlisted into the Nigerian Army. Read Also: Reps Reject A Bill Seeking … Read more
The Ogun state House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of 17 out of the 18 commissioner-nominees sent to it by Governor Dapo Abiodun. The confirmation followed a motion moved by Yusuf Sherif, the Majority Leader, and seconded by Mr Sylvester Abiodun (PDP-Ijebu North 1). The majority leader had earlier read the report of the … Read more
Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that he would not compromise the electoral process to favour any politicians interested in contesting the 2023 general elections. President Buhari made this known on Tuesday morning when Secretary to Federal Government, Mr. Boss Mustapha, and some of his aides and assistants went to present a … Read more
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) in Sokoto state is currently investigating over sixty cases in Zamfara State. The Sokoto zonal head of the commission, Abdullahi Lawal,said: “The amount involved is over N200bn and several bank accounts connected to fraudulent activities in regards to this investigation have been frozen by the commission. “We are carrying out … Read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, has said that Nigeria has lost over $400bn to offshore havens. According to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Gwandu, Malami said that the money lost to illicit financial flows was “stolen and expatriated by corrupt … Read more
Special Adviser on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, has shared the discussion he had with Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, ahead of Nigeria’s presidential election. Adesina made the revelation in an article titled ‘PMB at 77: ‘Please tell Baba we are with him all the way’, in commemoration of the president’s birthday on … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 1. Ize-Iyamu Applauds Obaseki The former gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party PDP in 2016, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has applauded the administration of the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki. READ MORE 2. Teachers Gather To Review Senior Secondary School … Read more
Prince Adewale Oyekan was on Monday sentenced to death by an Ikeja High Court over the murder of a 62-year-old businesswoman and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaja Sikirat Ekun. The son of late Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, was convicted along with a domestic staff Lateef Balogun. Read Also: Buhari … Read more
Over 200 hundred teachers from various State Schools converged at the Education Resource Centre, Ojodu, to review the Lagos State Senior Secondary Schools Unified Schemes of Work. This was in order to actualize conformity with the present reality and the envisaged turn-around of the Education Sector. The ceremony, which was flagged-off by the Commissioner for … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned one Malik Wakili, at the Federal High Court, Lagos, for allegedly impersonating the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. He was accused of committing fraud using the minister’s name in March 2019. The EFCC told Justice C.J. Aneke that Wakili conspired with one Abdullahi … Read more
Lagos State Government has promised to provide the enabling environment and infrastructure needed to improve internet access and connectivity in making Lagos a 21st-century economy. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the year 2019 Science Camp held at the Civil Service Model College, Igbogbo, Ikorodu. Read Also: Lagos State College Of … Read more
The Lagos State College of Health Technology, Yaba has enrolled over 400 students into the institution during the 20th edition of its matriculation exercise held at the College premises. The State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, in his address to the students during the matriculation ceremony, urged them to support the State government in its quest … Read more
The General Manager of Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, Tpl. Funmi Osifuye has charged District Officers of the Authority in the State to update their knowledge with the new rules and regulations for effective service delivery. Osifuye stressed that they should spend their free time to familiarise themselves with the new law, compare and … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari will today sign the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law by 3:30pm. This is coming eleven days after the National Assembly passed the N10.594 trillion 2020 budget. Read Also: Lawan Says Hate Speech’s Fate To Be Decided By Nigerians The N10.59 trillion budget, which will be signed by the president is N264 billion … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Monday, December 16, 2019, arraigned one Malik Wakili before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a three-count charge bordering on impersonation, conspiracy and money laundering to the N3,106,216.00 (Three Million, One Hundred and Six Thousand, Two Hundred and … Read more
A 10-year-old boy, Caleb Obuba, on Monday said his dream was to impact the society positively with the right values and help to promote reading culture. Obuba, a pupil of Maryland Comprehensive Private School, said this while celebrating his 10th birthday with the launch of a book ‘Ifeanyi and John’, in Lagos. Read Also: APC … Read more
The three refineries owned by the Federal Government lost a total of N111.27bn from January to September this year, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said in its September report. The refineries posted a loss of N96.31bn in the same period in 2018, according to the NNPC data obtained by PunchNg on Monday. Nigeria, Africa’s top … Read more
A memorial service in honour of the late Lisa of Lagos, Chief Joseph Kosoniola Randle, is scheduled to hold at the Cathedral Church of Christ in Marina, Lagos on Tuesday, December 17 with reception at X KPMG House, One King Ologunkutere street, Park View Ikoyi, Lagos, (Opposite Astoria Hotel). Ekohotblog understands the event is adequately … Read more