Alumni of the International Association of Students in Economics and Commercial Sciences, AIESEC, in Nigeria will hold the 30th edition of the Michael Omolayole Management Lecture themed “Social Entrepreneurship as a Tool for National Economic Development” on Thursday, September 25. Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, will host the lecture, which will take place at NECA…
Building Collapse: Lagos Suspends Probe of Synagogue
The Lagos State government has suspended investigation into the collapse of a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations. Lateef Ibirogba, state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said the state would no longer proceed with the investigation following the decision of the federal government to set up a different committee to look into the…
Prosecute Joshua Now – Town Planners
This is not the best of times for Temitope Joshua, leader of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, as the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, NITP, has called on the Lagos State government to expedite action in making him face the law. At a news conference in Abuja, Steve Onu, national president, NITP, said the…
Lagos Trains 8,000 Teachers on Ebola
The Lagos State government has trained 8,000 public school teachers on the signs and symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD. Addressing teachers during a programme organized by the state ministries of Education and Health, Yewande Adeshina, special adviser to the Lagos State governor on Public Health, said aside from the information on enlightenment and…
Army Dispels Rumour Over Chibok Girls Release
Spokesman for the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Chis Olukolade, has rescinded rumour of the release of some of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls by member of the Boko Haram sect. There have been speculations that some of the girls have been released to military authorities but the Army spokesperson said there were girls in the military custody…
Court Rejects Suntai’s Bid to Stop Medical Panel
A High Court sitting in Jalingo has refused to grant the prayers of ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai, asking for an interim injunction to restrain the medical panel set up by the state House of Assembly to investigate his health status. Justice Silas Haruna, who ruled on an application filed by Suntai, explained that the relief seeking an order of…
Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law Jailed for Life
Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, has been sentenced to life imprison after being found guilty of terrorism by an American court. Abu Ghaith 48-year-old was convicted by a Manhattan federal jury. He was indicted for conspiring to kill Americans and to provide material support for terrorists. U.S. District Judge, Lewis Kaplan…
Ecobank Expands Card Facility to 28 African Countries
Ecobank Transnational has extended the usage of its MasterCard prepaid, debit and credit cards to customers in 28 African countries. The offer gives MasterCard holders access to more than 2,500 ATMs and allows them to pay for goods and services in over 20,000 shops, hotels, restaurants and other outlets across Africa. “Expanding MasterCard’s acceptance in…
Pirates Free American Journalist
American journalist, Michael Moore, held captive for more than two years by Somali pirates, has been freed. Marlis Saunders, Moore’s mother, said “We are just elated. It took a lot of work for us to get to this point. And to hear he is free, just joyful, I can’t describe it.” Ahmed Muse, the governor…
UN Climate Summit: China, US Pledge Action
China has pledged for the first time to take firm action on climate change, telling a UN summit that its emissions, the world’s highest, would soon peak. Zhang Gaoli, Vice-Premier also said China would make its economy much more carbon efficient by 2020. Also, Barack Obama, US President said climate change was moving faster than…