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The Federal Government has initiated the sale of subsidised milled rice to alleviate the ongoing food crisis in the country.Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, launched the sales in Abuja on Thursday.The subsidised rice will be sold at N40,000 per bag, with a limit of one bag per person.The launch on Thursday was intended for the public servants.Details later…

Interswitch, one of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies has been awarded the prestigious Fintech of the Year award at the African Fintech Summit (AFTS) Excellence Awards which took place recently as part of the African Fintech Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The Fintech of the Year award recognizes outstanding achievements in fintech, including product innovation, market impact, and overall contribution to the growth of the industry. Interswitch emerged winner in this category out of a pool of African fintechs, startups and ecosystem enablers all nominated for the position, highlighting its unwavering commitment to innovation, excellence, and its focus…

– increases capital expenditureThe Lagos State House of Assembly has amended the Appropriation Law of 2024 that has a size of N2,267,976,120,869.The reordering is sequel to a letter dated August 9, 2024 and sent to the House by the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.The House at plenary on Thursday gave the approval after the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Hon. Lukman Olumoh, presented the report and recommendations of the Committee which were adopted as the resolution of the House.Though the total budget size remains the same, the recurrent expenditure was reduced from N952,430,566,998 in the original…

Some Nigerians in the diaspora, under the auspices of the Diaspora Good Governance Watch (DGGW), have announced plans to lead massive protests demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of Mele Kyari, the Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC Ltd).The protests, scheduled to take place in London and at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, are in response to the NNPC’s recent admission that it owes $6.8 billion to petrol suppliers, after initially denying any debt.The DGGW described this as a “brazen lie” and a clear indication of the gross mismanagement, corruption, and impunity that…

…Calls for Arrest of Bandits’ SponsorsA coalition, Centre Against Banditry and Terrorism (CABT), has condemned Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, for allegedly financing banditry and illegal gold-mining activities in the state for personal gain. Speaking at a press conference, Executive Director, Yakubu Dauda, accused Governor Lawal of paying terrorists and subversive elements over N1.3 billion to sustain his profit from illegal mining activities.Dauda revealed that the funds were paid to notorious terrorist kingpins, including Kachalla Dogo Gide, Kachalla Bello Turji, and Ado Alero, among others, to unleash more mayhem on communities with gold deposits. The coalition demanded a full investigation into the…

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has pledged the support of the House for the Nigerian Army with the goal of sustaining the peace experienced in the State. Dr. Obasa gave the assurance on Thursday when he received Brigadier General Olawale Matthew Oyekola, 48th Commander of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, who visited the House of Assembly with his team. According to the Speaker, the State’s legislature with 40 lawmakers is committed to ensuring peace and stability in all the local government areas of Lagos and welcomes every support from the…

Fresh from the Bash in Berlin, WWE entertainment continues this Friday with a massive build-up to the premium “Bad Blood” event in October. This edition of Friday Night SmackDown could seal two big matches for Bad Blood. GOtv will air the action live from Edmonton, on the WWE Network Channel (GOtv ch 68), at 00:45 am on Saturday. Here’s a glimpse of the matchday card:Vinci Returns: After a nearly five-month absence, WWE has confirmed that the Italian, Giovanni Vinci, will return on SmackDown this Friday. He’s been away since an angle where he was attacked by Ludwig Kaiser and kicked…

The 26-year-old Atalanta of Italy player was shortlisted alongside 29 players for the coveted award.Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Ademola Lookman, has been nominated for the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or award.In the list announced by France Football Magazine on Wednesday, the 26-year-old Atalanta of Italy player was shortlisted alongside 29 players for the coveted award.He is the only African player in the list. Eight-time winner and current holder Lionel Messi is not listed for this years’s award as well as five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo.Lookman was in scintillating form as Atalanta won its first-ever European trophy last season, with the Nigerian…

Victor Olaiya, Commissioner for police, Kwara State Police command on Tuesday expressed a worrisome crime trend in his policing territory even though as he later acknowledged, their occurrences are strongly being stemmed.He mentioned these criminal activities as Cultism, unexplained homicidal streaks and kidnapping that leaves investigating officers confounded at the end of the day.The CP made this disclosure to a team of reporters under Guild of Digital Journalists, GDJ, who were at the state police headquarters to pay the police boss a visit.GDJ are professional journalists who having practiced in main stream media now work on various digital media platforms…

L – R: Executive Director, Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Adamu Lawani; Executive Director, Mr. Akin Ogunranti; Managing Director, Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Alhaji Abba Bello; Representative of the Governor of Lagos State, The Honourable Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade & Investment, Mrs. Folashade Ambrose-Medebem; Group Managing Director/Chief Executive, Zenith Bank Plc, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON; Secretary, National Action Committee, AfCFTA, Mr. Segun Awolowo; Executive Director, Mrs. Adobi Nwapa; Executive Director, Mr. Henry Oroh; and Executive Director, Mr. Louis Odom at the 9th Annual Edition of the Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar on Non-Oil Export held at the Civic Centre,…