GRI in conjunction with The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Ernst & Young (EY) will host a seminar themed ‘Sustainability and Corporate Governance: Building Long Term Value’on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at EY Nigeria office, Marina, Lagos. The event will bring together C-level executives, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability experts, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders to an interactive session where …

Tayo Olanipekun The Lagos State Government has urged motorists plying under the bridge in Otedola to cooperate with traffic officials as traffic under the bridge will be narrowed to a single lane for four days starting from Wednesday, 15 March, 2017, when excavation work of the on-going construction of Omole Jubilee Estate/Agiliti drainage channel commences. The excavation work is to …

Tayo Olanipekun Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said his administration would require about N60billion to give public schools in the state a befitting facelift as well as set up new schools, especially in the riverine areas. The Governor, who stated this on today, said though his administration had spent about N10billion in the last 22 months to boost the …

The support of the National Assembly is very critical to the successful implementation of the Economic Recovery and GrowthPlan (ERGP), the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma UdoUdoma, has told members of the House of Representatives Tactical Committee onRecession. Members of the Committee were at the Ministry on Tuesday to further discuss ways of speedily getting the economy …

Men sometimes complain that their wives usually develop headache around bedtime, leaving them with no choice than to allow madam have her deserved rest. However, researchers have said that the best cure for headache is that three-letter word, S-E-X! And it is as natural as it comes! Far from using a headache as an excuse to skip sex, researchers at …

Ecobank Nigeria staff at the weekenddonated various items to Hearts of Gold Children’s Hospice, Lagos as part ofactivities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD). According to Omoboye Odu, member,Organising Committee, IWD, Ecobank Nigeria, the kind gesture is borne out of adesire to touch the lives of the children by assisting to shape their future,education and lifestyle in a …

The Minister ofFinance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) toextend Bank Verification Number (BVN) requirement to account holders inMicrofinance Banks (MFBs). She saidthis would facilitate the detection of bank accounts which might have beenopened and operated in such banks by ghost workers and other syndicates. A statement by the ministry’s Directorof Information, Mr. Salisu Dambatta …

Aliko Dangote is now a coal miner as Tanzania hasoffered his Dangote Cement Company in the southeastern town of Mtwara, land tomine coal for its operations. Tanzania’s Ministryof Energy and Minerals at the weekend handed a 10-square-kilometre plot of landto the $500 million cement factory set up in 2015 by Aliko Dangote, Africa’srichest man. The factory has an annual capacity …

The Central Bank ofNigeria (CBN) has disclosed plans of positioning the Nigerian insuranceindustry among the 15 largest in the world come year 2020. The apex bank said a lot of transformation was going on in the sector, as enshrined in itsFinancial System Stability 2020 (FSS 2020) aimed at revamping the sector,adding that it was working with the National Insurance Commission to achieve this  …

As part of itsthree-year Bus Reform Initiative, the Lagos State Government is to introduceover 5000 air-conditioned buses to replace the yellow commercial buses,popularly called Danfo. Under the arrangement,the State Government is to launch  public transportation infrastructurebond of N100 billion that would span between seven and 10 years. Speaking at theweekend in Lagos, the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambose said: “You are …